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WANdisco announces new VP of Research
WANdisco announces new VP of Research.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 8039B WANdisco Plc 15 January 2018 \n\n15 January 2018\n \nWANdisco plc\n \n(\"WANdisco\" or the \"Company\")\n \nGaining momentum: WANdisco announces new position and hire of a VP of Research\n \nWANdisco (LSE: WAND), the Live Data company, announced today the addition of Ramki Thurimella Ph.D as VP of Research in the company's Silicon Valley headquarters. Ramki joins the company with extensive experience in algorithm design and information security. Prior to joining WANdisco he was Director of Cybersecurity and the Chair of Computer Science at the University Denver where he conducted sponsored research for the National Science Foundation in algorithms and cybersecurity.\n \nRamki will be working with Chief Scientist, Inventor and Co-Founder, Dr Yeturu Aahlad Ph.D, in Fusion Kernel, WANdisco's technology incubator, which looks at new use cases for the Company's patented Distributed Coordination Engine™ (DConE) and their transformation into successful commercial products.\n \nDavid Richards, CEO and Co-Founder of WANdisco said:\n\"I am delighted Ramki has joined WANdisco to explore new applications for our unique replication technology. With the growth of distributed ledger technologies such as Blockchain, I have no doubt that Ramki's background in encryption will be invaluable as we look to address challenges prevalent in new distributed computing applications.\"\n \nRamki Thurimella, VP of Research said:\n\"I'm joining WANdisco at a true industry inflection point where the potential of its patented Distributed Coordination Engine technology is only just beginning to be realized. I believe there are many other innovative products we can bring to market to complement the company's existing Source Code Management and Big Data and Cloud portfolios.\"\n \n \nFor further information, please contact:\n \n\n\n\n\nWANdisco plc\n\n\nvia FTI Consulting \n\n\n\n\nDavid Richards, Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chairman\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nErik Miller, Chief Financial Officer\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFTI Consulting\n\n\n+44 (0)20 3727 1137\n\n\n\n\nMatt Dixon / Harry Staight / Leah Dudley / Kwaku Aning\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStifel (Joint Broker and Nomad)\n\n\n+44 (0)20 7710 7600\n\n\n\n\nFred Walsh / Neil Shah / Ben Maddiso...