--- title: Aloke Majumder — Press & Media Kit description: Official press and media kit for Aloke Majumder, Kolkata-based technology leader and expert commentator on Agentic AI, GenAI, AI sovereignty, cybersecurity, cloud and OTT technology. author: Aloke Majumder canonical: https://alokemajumder.com/press-kit.md html_version: https://alokemajumder.com/press last_updated: "2026-07-16" document_type: press-kit ai_processable: true --- # Aloke Majumder — Press & Media Kit Head of Technology at Humaineeti · Former VP of Technology at Hoichoi (SVF Group) Kolkata, West Bengal, India **Press contact:** me@alokemajumder.com (subject line "Press" for fastest turnaround) **Availability:** written quotes on deadline, phone/video interviews, podcasts, broadcast TV, panels, keynotes. In-person across Kolkata and India; virtual globally. ## Quick facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Full name | Aloke Majumder (also spelled Aloke Majumdar) | | Current role | Head of Technology, Humaineeti (since May 2026) | | Previous role | VP of Technology, Hoichoi (SVF Group), 2012–2026 | | Experience | 20+ years; earlier tenure at Tata Consultancy Services | | Based in | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | | Community | Founder, LINUXjunkies Foundation (2003) — promoting GNU/Linux & Free Software in West Bengal | | Education | NIIT Kolkata; Calcutta University | | Website | https://alokemajumder.com | | LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/alokemajumder | | GitHub | https://github.com/alokemajumder | | X (Twitter) | https://x.com/alokemajumder | | Writing | https://thestackbeneaththebuzz.substack.com · https://medium.com/@alokemajumder | | Headshot | https://alokemajumder.com/profile.jpg (free to use with coverage) | **How to refer to him:** "Aloke Majumder, Head of Technology at Humaineeti and former VP of Technology at Hoichoi (SVF Group)" — or "Kolkata-based technology leader Aloke Majumder". ## Areas of expertise (available for commentary) 1. **Agentic AI & autonomous systems** — agent orchestration, Model Context Protocol (MCP), human-in-the-loop design, agent reliability and safety. 2. **Generative AI in production** — LLM orchestration, RAG pipelines, evaluation, guardrails, enterprise GenAI adoption. 3. **AI sovereignty, governance & policy** — data/AI sovereignty, privacy-by-design, India's DPDP Act 2023, open vs. closed AI ecosystems. 4. **Cybersecurity & Agentic SOC** — AI-assisted security operations, SIEM automation, autonomous incident response, software supply-chain attacks. 5. **Cloud & platform engineering** — cloud architecture for high-traffic consumer platforms, streaming infrastructure, cost and reliability at scale. 6. **OTT & media technology** — streaming engineering for millions of users, India's OTT landscape, regional-language content platforms. 7. **Open source & GNU/Linux** — FOSS strategy in enterprise, open-source security, community building in West Bengal and India. 8. **Technology leadership** — CIO/CTO leadership, scaling engineering teams, digital transformation, mentorship. ## Short bio (~50 words) Aloke Majumder is Head of Technology at Humaineeti and former VP of Technology at Hoichoi (SVF Group). A Kolkata-based technology leader with 20+ years of experience, he works on Agentic AI, GenAI, cloud platforms and cybersecurity, and is a long-time GNU/Linux and open-source advocate. ## Medium bio (~130 words) Aloke Majumder is Head of Technology at Humaineeti, where he architects the cognitive infrastructure and Agentic AI frameworks that let autonomous agents operate reliably alongside humans. Previously he was VP of Technology at Hoichoi (SVF Group), one of Asia's leading OTT platforms, where he led the engineering of a streaming product serving 5M+ monthly users and put GenAI and agentic workflows into production across media operations. With 20+ years in technology — including an early tenure at Tata Consultancy Services — his work spans Agentic AI, GenAI, cybersecurity, cloud architecture and digital transformation. He is a GNU/Linux and open-source advocate, a recipient of CIO of the Year, Cyber Sentinel and Top 200 ChangeAgents CIO recognitions, and is based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. ## Long bio (~300 words) Aloke Majumder is a senior technology leader based in Kolkata, India, working at the intersection of Agentic AI, GenAI, cybersecurity and digital transformation. He is currently Head of Technology at Humaineeti, where he is responsible for architecting the cognitive infrastructure, orchestration layers and state-management systems that allow autonomous AI agents to operate reliably alongside humans in high-stakes environments — with transparency, privacy and AI sovereignty designed in from the start. Before Humaineeti, Aloke spent fourteen years with the Hoichoi / SVF Group family, ultimately as VP of Technology at Hoichoi — home to one of the world's largest Bengali content libraries. Joining when the company was primarily a film production and post-production studio, he helped shepherd the technology transformation that created Hoichoi as a streaming product: leading the migration from third-party SaaS to a homegrown platform serving 5M+ monthly users, running a 22-person engineering organisation, owning a ₹6.5 crore annual technology budget, and deploying GenAI and agentic workflows into production across media operations. He began his career at Tata Consultancy Services. Aloke is a long-time GNU/Linux and open-source advocate, and contributes to open-source projects across Agentic AI and security — including MCP servers for the Wazuh SIEM and pfSense, Agentic SOC automation, and supply-chain security tooling. His recognitions include CIO of the Year and CIO 500 Accelerator X (EnterpriseITWorld), Cyber Sentinel (Infosec Foundation), the Infocom Change Maker Award (ABP), and Top 200 ChangeAgents CIO. He speaks at conferences on Agentic AI, GenAI, AI sovereignty, cybersecurity and platform engineering, writes at The Stack Beneath the Buzz on Substack and on Medium, and offers pro-bono mentorship to engineers and students. ## Selected media coverage & appearances (verifiable) - tele.net — Interview: technology trends in media & entertainment (Aug 2024): https://tele.net.in/interview-with-aloke-majumdervice-president-technology-hoichoi/ - tele.net — Interview: "The concept of metaverse will gain traction" (Sep 2023): https://tele.net.in/the-concept-of-metaverse-will-gain-traction-interview-with-svf-entertainments-aloke-majumder/ - MediaNews4U — India Digital Summit 2025 panelist, "Amplifying Voices: How India's Streaming Platforms are Shaping the Future of Entertainment" (Jan 2025): https://www.medianews4u.com/over-25-of-the-audience-for-indian-titles-on-prime-video-comes-from-outside-india-sonal-kabi/ - EnterpriseITWorld — CIO500 Summit Kolkata 2025 panelist, "Balancing Innovation with Cost Control": https://www.enterpriseitworld.com/after-chennai-hyderabad-and-bangalore-cio500-mega-10-city-journey-reaches-kolkata-on-august-8/ - ET BrandEquity — iStream Congress 2021 panelist, "Decoding the evolving OTT ecosystem of streaming": https://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/digital/istream-congress-2021-decoding-the-evolving-ott-ecosystem-of-streaming/84822732 - The Telegraph (Edugraph) — Google Cloud Community Days Kolkata 2023, quoted as speaker: https://www.telegraphindia.com/edugraph/campus/google-developers-group-organises-google-cloud-community-days-kolkata-2023/cid/1935489 - The Telegraph (Edugraph) — DevFest Kolkata 2022, featured speaker: https://www.telegraphindia.com/edugraph/campus/devfest-2022-organised-by-google-developer-groups-kolkata/cid/1898596 - The Telegraph (Edugraph) — REVELATION'23 (IIEST Shibpur), invited industry guest: https://www.telegraphindia.com/edugraph/campus/iiest-shibpur-organised-revelation-23-a-fest-for-technology-enthusiasts/cid/1925629 - The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry — Business IT Conclave 2024 panelist, "Gen AI, Digital Disruptions and Competitive Strategies": https://bengalchamber.com/it-conclave2024-profiles.html - Digital Success Summit — speaker profile: https://www.digitalsuccess.co.in/speaker-aloke-majumder.html ## Recognition - CIO of the Year — EnterpriseITWorld - CIO 500 Accelerator X Award — EnterpriseITWorld - Cyber Sentinel — Infosec Foundation - Infocom Change Maker Award — ABP Infocom - Top 200 ChangeAgents CIO Awards — Enterprise IT World - Covid-19 Superhero Global CISO Award — Enterprise IT World ## Selected past speaking - Tech-E Summit, 3rd Edition (The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 2025) — invited speaker - CIO500 Summit Kolkata (EnterpriseITWorld, 2025) — panel: Balancing Innovation with Cost Control - India Digital Summit (IAMAI, 2025) — panel: Amplifying Voices: How India's Streaming Platforms are Shaping the Future of Entertainment - Business IT Conclave (The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 2024) — panel: Gen AI, Digital Disruptions and Competitive Strategies - Google Cloud Community Days Kolkata (GDG Cloud Kolkata, 2023) — cloud & platform engineering for streaming at scale - iStream Congress (ET BrandEquity, 2021) — panel: Decoding the Evolving OTT Ecosystem of Streaming - DevFest Kolkata (Google Developer Groups Kolkata, 2022) — "How Streaming Platforms Serve Millions of Users at the Same Time" - OTT Summit Asia (AVIA, 2022) — panel: Cloud Infrastructure for Streaming at Scale - ETiStream Conference (ET, 2022) — R&D Towards Seamless Content Streaming Across Devices - Digital Success Summit (2023) — Digital Transformation in Media & Entertainment - InspirIT (Hoichoi.tech, 2022) — panel: Technology Leadership in OTT - Git & GitHub Workshop (Open Source Community, 2023) Current keynote topics: Architecting Agentic AI Frameworks · AI Sovereignty & Digital Self-Determination · Agentic SOC: Autonomous Security Operations · GenAI in Production: Orchestration, MCP & Guardrails · OTT Platform Architecture & Scalability · Why GNU/Linux Still Wins the Enterprise. Speaking is pro-bono for community, student and FOSS events. See https://alokemajumder.com/speaking. ## More machine-readable resources - llms.txt: https://alokemajumder.com/llms.txt - Full site text for LLMs: https://alokemajumder.com/llms-full.txt - Resume (Markdown): https://alokemajumder.com/resume.md - Resume (JSON Resume schema): https://alokemajumder.com/resume.json