The Digital Pioneer Award recognizes leaders who have helped the technology industry move forward in its vision to use digitization to address society's needs and solve business problems. One such leader is Professor S.Sadagopan, the Director of the International Institute of Information Technology, popularly known as IIIT-B. Professor Sadagopan's research work has appeared in several international journals. He also consults some of the largest private and public sector corporations in India in the areas of computing, communications, software, automotive, oil and power.