# Anandan Chinnalagu

> Anandan Chinnalagu is a PhD computer scientist and serial technology entrepreneur leading MindPro Technologies, an AI-focused software development firm headquartered in Karur, Tamil Nadu, India, with personal base in Sunnyvale, California. With over two decades of building enterprise software companies - from founding AC INFOTECH INC in 2003 to steering MindPro's 110-person team - he specializes in machine learning, natural language processing, and Google Cloud AI integrations. His academic research in sentiment analysis has been published in PeerJ Computer Science and IJACSA, while his products span educational platforms, IoT consulting, and notification automation under the CanString brand.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at MindPro Technologies
- **Organizations:** MindPro Technologies, AC INFOTECH INC, CanString AI Products (CrowdAround Inc)
- **From:** Tamil Nadu, India
- **Nationality:** Indian-American
- **Education:** Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computer Science, specialization in Machine Learning, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India, Master of Science (MS) in Computer Electronics and Applications, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
- **Known for:** Published peer-reviewed research in PeerJ Computer Science achieving 90.71% accuracy in ML sentiment analysis models, Founded and leads AC INFOTECH INC (est. 2003), a Santa Clara-based IT services firm running for 20+ years, Built MindPro Technologies into a 51-200 person enterprise spanning AI, IoT, mobile, and BI services

## Career timeline

- **2003** — Founded AC INFOTECH INC, an IT services company based in Santa Clara, California
- **2005-2008** — Consulting roles in enterprise software systems at Franklin Templeton Investments and Intuit
- **2008** — MindPro Technologies founded in Karur, Tamil Nadu, India
- **2017** — Became Chief Solutions Architect at CanString AI Products (CrowdAround Inc)
- **2019** — Assumed role of Chief Executive Officer at MindPro Technologies (July 2019)
- **2020** — Co-authored research on sentiment analysis for COVID-19 social media conversations (SMART-2020)
- **2021** — Published peer-reviewed paper in PeerJ Computer Science on ML-based sentiment analysis with 90.71% accuracy
- **2021** — Published fine-tuned BERT paper in IJACSA on transformer-based sentiment analysis
- **2024** — MindPro Technologies operating with 78-110 employees; expanding AI/ML/NLP product portfolio

## Achievements

- Published peer-reviewed research in PeerJ Computer Science achieving 90.71% accuracy in ML sentiment analysis models
- Founded and leads AC INFOTECH INC (est. 2003), a Santa Clara-based IT services firm running for 20+ years
- Built MindPro Technologies into a 51-200 person enterprise spanning AI, IoT, mobile, and BI services
- Holds PhD in Computer Science with Machine Learning specialization from Bharathidasan University
- Developed CanString platform - a multi-channel notification and AI sentiment analysis suite
- Co-authored three peer-reviewed publications on NLP and machine learning between 2020-2021
- Consulted for major financial firms including Franklin Templeton Investments and Intuit
- Built TimeBound BI platform with pre-configured enterprise analytics solutions
- Appeared on NewsX discussing the H-1B Visa Program and the future of the Indian skilled workforce

## Latest updates

- **2024-03** — MindPro Technologies operating with approximately 78-110 employees, with ongoing AI/ML product development
- **2021-12** — Published 'Context-based sentiment analysis on customer reviews using machine learning linear models' in PeerJ Computer Science (Vol. 7, e813)
- **2021-11** — Published 'Transformer based Contextual Model for Sentiment Analysis of Customer Reviews: A Fine-tuned BERT' in IJACSA (Vol. 12, Issue 11)

## Links

- Website: https://mindprotech.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anandan-chinnalagu-ph-d-3429666/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/mindprotechnologies

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