I have been in software development, mostly web applications and recently cloud- and data-related systems, for almost 17 years and I’m still a keen and enthusiastic programmer. While I’ve done Java for more than 10 years, I’m a born-again Ruby convert, actively programming in Ruby for the past 6 years and have recently started with R for about a year. Most of my professional work as well as personal projects involve the Internet and more recently cloud and big data related technologies such as Hadoop. I am active in the local developer communities, especially in the Singapore Ruby Brigade. In April 2011, I co-organized the first and largest Ruby conferences in Southeast… Asia, the RedDotRubyConf. I have published 2 books, the first was in 2008, titled “Ruby on Rails Mashup Projects” and the second was in 2010, titled “Cloning Internet Applications with Ruby”. Both books were published under Packt Publishing. I am currently the Director of Applied Research in HP Labs Singapore, with research focusing on cloud computing and big data. My previous roles include a stint as the CTO of a popular online gaming company and Director of Engineering for Yahoo! Southeast Asia. More detailed information about me can be found from http://www.saush.com/profile .