Som Dutta

Group Vice President – Data Sciences DP World

Som Dutta leads AI at DP World where he and his team are leveraging Agentic LLM (Large Language Model) workflows to streamline operations across the company’s core business units.

Key focus areas are: Enterprise Intelligence, with a focus on developing AI Agents for enterprise workflows, AI-powered Analytics and Document Reasoning frameworks, as well as Ports & Terminals where his team is building AI-powered Yard Optimization using Deep Reinforcement Learning, Predictive Maintenance solutions, and KPI tracking models to enhance port operations and terminal efficiency.

Som brings over 19 years of expertise in using the power of AI and Data Sciences to transform businesses across various sectors. Prior to joining DP World, he was the Head of AI and Data Sciences for the Ola Group, across all their verticals including Electric Vehicles, Maps, Mobility and Ola Financial Services.  In his long career, Som has helped drive AI transformations that resulted in substantial and sustained growth, and has fostered customer-centric cultures. 

He holds a Ph.D. degree in Theoretical Physics from The University of Rochester, New York.