Mr. Kannan U. V. represents eye care industry on the Board of VISION 2020 INDIA. Mr Kannan is the Executive Director at Appasamy Group of companies, where he leads the IT operations and R & D division at Puducherry. He did his Bachelors in electrical engineering at College of Engineering, Guindy and Masters in Imaging and scientific visualization at University of Utah. During graduate school, he developed various image processing, machine learning and Computational Neuroscience tools to understand the Retinal connectome. Later at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Cold spring Harbor laboratory (NY), he developed patented computational imaging techniques that enabled whole mouse brains to be imaged at cellular resolutions. This patented technique was commercialized as Certerra Inc to screen the efficacy of psychiatric drugs. He has published several journal articles, posters and a patent for the same. Currently at Appasamy, his team develops next generation diagnostic and surgical devices with emphasis on imaging. This R&D facility also supports process improvement across the enterprise and enhancement of current products. He is also involved with technology transfers and academic collaborations.