Your Instructor

Dr. Prahlad G. Menon

Carnegie Mellon PhD · 6x University Professor · 100+ Publications · Private Pilot (PPL) · Part 107 Remote Pilot

Teaching Philosophy

Theory Meets Practice

After 15+ years spanning academia and industry — from publishing in The Lancet and Radiology to delivering $50M+ in EBIT impact for Fortune 500 companies — I've learned that the best teaching connects theory to real problems.

Every concept I teach comes with context: why it matters, where it's used in practice, and what the common pitfalls are. I don't just explain algorithms — I show you how they behave on real data, how to debug them when they fail, and how to present results to stakeholders who don't speak "data science."

My goal is not to create dependency but to build your confidence and independence. After our sessions, you should be able to tackle similar problems on your own, ask better questions, and know where to look when you're stuck.

Education

  • PhD, Biomedical Engineering — Carnegie Mellon University
  • MS, Biomedical Engineering — Carnegie Mellon University
  • BE, Mechanical Engineering — University of Pune, India

Certifications

  • NVIDIA-Certified Associate: Generative AI LLMs — NVIDIA
  • Google Cloud Certified: Agent Development Kit (ADK) — Google
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) — PMI
  • Private Pilot (PPL), FAA — FAA
  • Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate — FAA

Research Impact

100+
Publications
1,628
Citations
3
Patents
Academic Appointments

6 Universities, Dozens of Courses

Adjunct faculty positions across top institutions, teaching courses in biomedical engineering, data science, machine learning, statistics, and computational methods.

Carnegie Mellon University

Adjunct Faculty — Biomedical Engineering

Computational Bioengineering
Medical Image Analysis

University of Pittsburgh

Adjunct Faculty — Bioengineering / Computational Modeling

Computational Methods
Biofluid Mechanics

Duquesne University

Adjunct Faculty — Data Science

Introduction to Data Science
Machine Learning

Carlow University

Adjunct Faculty — Data Analytics

Data Analytics
Applied Statistics

University of Maryland Global Campus

Adjunct Faculty — Data Analytics

Data Analytics
Statistical Methods

University of Texas at San Antonio

Adjunct Faculty — Data Science

Data Science Foundations
Applied Machine Learning
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Academic Profiles & Research

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