Team Awards
The ‘Engineering The Change' category under the Digital Engineering Awards recognizes the collective genius of the incredibly ingenious engineering teams who have risen to the futuristic challenges of today’s digital world.
Digital Transformation of the Year
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Maharashtra Cyber
Maharashtra Cyber Security Project
Maharashtra Cyber
The Maharashtra Cyber Security Project marks a significant shift in how cybersecurity, citizen services, and cybercrime investigations are handled across the state. Developed as a unified, technology-led ecosystem, it brings together advanced infrastructure, AI-driven intelligence, skilled personnel, and citizen-facing services to create a safer and more responsive digital environment. Comprising a 24X7 Command and Control Centre to AI-enabled investigation units, CERT-MH, a Security Operations Centre, and a Centre of Excellence that has trained over 5,000 personnel, the initiative integrates every critical function into a single, coordinated framework. Operating across 51 cyber police stations and 50 district cyber labs, the project has strengthened fraud prevention, improved investigation outcomes, and enhanced statewide cyber resilience.By combining technology, governance, and public engagement into one cohesive delivery paradigm, Maharashtra Cyber has set a new benchmark for secure, accountable, and human-centered digital governance, and is recognized as a Digital Transformation of the Year.
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Estée Lauder Companies
Digital Transformation of the Factory of the Future: A Scalable, Endto-End Manufacturing, Packaging, and Engineering Agenda at The Estée Lauder Companies
Estée Lauder Companies
The digital transformation initiative at The Estée Lauder Companies is a comprehensive, enterprise-wide initiative to modernize manufacturing, packaging, and engineering through a connected and intelligent “Factory of the Future.” The program is structured around four core pillars – Digitization and Controls, Automation, Vision and Sensors, and Data & AI – supported by robust IT/OT foundations, data availability, and talent development. By integrating MES, digital twins, advanced vision systems, robotics, and AI-driven analytics, the initiative establishes a scalable, end-to-end digital ecosystem that connects shop-floor operations to enterprise systems and standardizes best practices globally. Delivering significant impact, the transformation has improved quality, productivity, safety, and decision-making while accelerating engineering innovation and reducing cost and waste.With its repeatable global model and potential for significant savings, The Estée Lauder Companies’ Factory of the Future is recognized in the category of Digital Transformation of the Year.
Tenneco
Anti roll Bar Bracket Digital Twin
Tenneco
The Anti-roll Bar Bracket Digital Twin by Tenneco reimagines engineering development and validation by shifting from slow, prototype-heavy processes to a data-driven, digitally integrated approach. Connecting simulation (SPDM), testing (TPDM), and PLM systems into a single ecosystem, the digital twin enables engineers to access validated performance data, standardized component classifications, and reusable design insights. By calibrating simulation results with real-world test data, the initiative helps create accurate digital twins that allow faster validation, rapid design selection, and reduced reliance on physical prototyping. Consequently, development and validation timelines have been reduced by 8–12 weeks, while costs have dropped by nearly 50% through reuse of validated components and fewer design iterations. Engineers can quickly identify proven designs that meet customer requirements, improve quotation accuracy, and accelerate time-to-market.For transforming component validation through integrated digital engineering and scalable digital twin capabilities, Tenneco’s Anti-roll Bar Bracket Digital Twin is recognized in the category of Digital Transformation of the Year.
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AGCO
Driving Digital Transformation: AGCO Parts Shop B2B Initiative
AGCO
The AGCO Parts Shop B2B initiative is a flagship digital transformation program designed to unify and modernize dealer parts ordering across global markets. The initiative has replaced fragmented legacy systems with a scalable, integrated platform that delivers a seamless dealer experience across 96 countries live, among them Africa, South Africa, Pacific, Asia, Europe, UK, Middle East, Far-East, now Americas with MEX and growing exponentially. Developed on a global architecture integrating multiple ERPs and complex business rules, it emphasizes usability, adoption, and continuous improvement, with features such as Dealer-to-Dealer collaboration introduced through direct stakeholder feedback. The program has driven measurable business and operational impact, including over 1.44 million order lines processed, onboarding of 650+ dealers, and a projected $300 million in B2B eCommerce revenue for FY25.For redefining user engagement through a scalable, resilient, and customercentric digital ecosystem, AGCO’s initiative is recognized in the category of Digital Transformation of the Year.
Mondelez India
Connected Shopfloor Leaders: Empowering Autonomous Decision Making
Mondelez India
The Connected Shopfloor Leaders initiative at Mondelez represents a holistic digital transformation of its manufacturing and supply chain operations, focused on empowering frontline teams with autonomous, data-driven decision-making. Developed on a connected worker framework, intelligent processes, and a cloudnative data strategy, the program equips shopfloor leaders with real-time insights through digital scorecards, IoT-enabled systems, and intuitive applications. Embedding access to safety, quality, delivery, cost, and sustainability metrics directly at the point of action, the initiative transforms employees into true cost owners, driving accountability, agility, and continuous improvement across plants. The impact is evident across significant reduction in conversion costs, 13% yearon-year decline in quality complaints, and lower energy consumption improving people productivity.By seamlessly integrating technology, data, and culture at scale, Mondelez’s initiative has set a new benchmark for human-centric, autonomous manufacturing, and is recognized in the category of Digital Transformation of the Year.
Rockwell Automation
Simplifying Automation System Deployment with DeviceTools™
Rockwell Automation
The DeviceTools™ initiative by Rockwell Automation represents a fundamental shift in how industrial automation systems are configured, deployed, and maintained. Designed as a mobile-first engineering companion, DeviceTools™ moves critical workflows from tethered, PC-based environments to an intuitive handheld experience. Leveraging Near Field Communication (NFC), the platform enables instant device configuration and product registration, even when hardware is unpowered and still in the box. Embedded AI assistance delivers contextual guidance and recommendations to streamline decisions and reduce downtime. By simplifying complex engineering tasks, the solution democratizes technical capability and accelerates consistent deployment across the plant floor. The impact from the initiative is evident across optimized device configuration, rapid commissioning of entire device banks through tap-to-configure workflows, and one-tap IP auto-increment.For enabling parallel workflows and mobile-first operations with new levels of speed, agility, and reliability and setting a benchmark for digital engineering in industrial automation, DeviceTools™ from Rockwell Automation is recognized as a Digital Transformation of the Year.
Top Sustainability Initiative
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HPE Professional Services Delivery
HPE Adaptive Green AI: Reducing AI's Environmental Footprint
HPE Professional Services Delivery
HPE's Adaptive Green AI marks a major advancement in sustainable enterprise AI by addressing the inefficiencies of static, over-provisioned inference workloads. Instead of defaulting every request to the largest model, the solution embeds a real-time, energy- and carbon-aware decision layer into the inference pipeline, dynamically selecting the most efficient model based on request complexity, GPU load, and grid carbon conditions. This transforms AI inference into a sustainability-aware process that reduces energy consumption and emissions without compromising performance or response quality. Deployed within HPE's internal data center operations, the initiative has delivered measurable impact, including up to a 35% reduction in average GPU utilization, approximately 30 MWh lower monthly electricity consumption, a 12% reduction in carbon emissions, and a 15% reduction in infrastructure costs.Model-agnostic, transparent, and designed for broad interoperability, the solution embeds sustainability directly into engineering workflows and promotes industry collaboration through open practices and shared learnings. For advancing SDGs 7, 12, and 13, and setting a new benchmark for responsible AI deployment, the Adaptive Green AI initiative from HPE is recognized in the category of Top Sustainability Initiative.
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Delta Flight Products (DFP)
Aircraft Water Volume Monitoring
Delta Flight Products (DFP)
Delta Flight Products' Aircraft Water Volume Monitoring initiative marks a significant step forward in sustainable aviation operations. By introducing the IoT-enabled "Remote Head" to continuously monitor potable water levels using existing aircraft instrumentation, the solution enables precise, data-driven provisioning and eliminates the need to carry excess water. This reduces aircraft weight, lowers fuel burn, and cuts associated carbon emissions while improving operational efficiency. Applicable across Delta's mainline fleet of 17 aircraft types, the initiative has the potential to save up to 10 million gallons of fuel annually, resulting in substantial cost savings and thousands of metric tons of CO₂ emissions reduction. By automating water level reporting and provisioning, it minimizes manual intervention and human error, while freeing payload capacity for additional cargo or passengers.Leveraging legacy systems with modern IoT integration, edge intelligence, and enterprise analytics through SkyPulse, the solution is retrofit-friendly and scalable across fleets. Supporting UN SDGs 9, 12, and 13, the initiative sets a practical blueprint for sustainable aviation operations and is recognized in the category of Top Sustainability Initiative.
Stanley Black & Decker
DEWALT Batteries Sustainable Packaging
Stanley Black & Decker
Stanley Black & Decker's DEWALT Batteries Sustainable Packaging initiative marks a significant step in advancing circular design within the power tools industry. By transitioning all North American DEWALT battery packaging from PVC blister packs to corrugate cardboard, the company has replaced a difficult-to-recycle material with a 100% recyclable alternative. Implemented across more than 50 SKUs and three global plants, the initiative supports global distribution while improving sustainability, usability, and logistics performance – removing approximately 844,000 pounds of PVC annually. It also contributes toward enhancing consumer experiences through frustration-free unboxing and high-quality product imagery, while enabling more efficient shipping and reduced environmental impact.By balancing sustainability with safety requirements for lithium-ion battery transport and challenging long-standing assumptions around packaging visibility, the initiative sets a new benchmark for responsible packaging in the tools sector and advances SDGs 12, 13, and 15. For demonstrating scalable and practical innovation the DEWALT Batteries Sustainable Packaging initiative is recognized in the category of Top Sustainability Initiative.
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Dow Inc.
Formulation-Level PCF Calculator for Coatings: Empowering Data-Driven Sustainability
Dow Inc.
Dow's formulation level Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Calculator marks a major advancement in sustainable product development for the coatings industry. Designed for architectural coatings and waterborne traffic paints, the TÜV certified tool enables rapid cradle to gate carbon assessments, allowing technical teams to simulate ingredient changes, compare raw materials, and quantify environmental impact early in the formulation process. By integrating internal database values with licensed background datasets, a broad and formulation relevant set of ingredient PCF references has been aligned with ISO 14067 and TfS guidelines, enabling the calculator to deliver scientifically robust results in seconds and replacing manual processes that previously took weeks. Embedded within Dow's global innovation workflows, the tool has accelerated the development of low carbon coatings and transformed sustainability into a routine part of R&D decision making. It supports Scope 3 reporting, Environmental Product Declarations, and customer net zero initiatives while broadening access to certified carbon data across technical organizations. Internal use has already identified opportunities such as reducing the carbon footprint of waterborne road marking paint by up to 27%.Advancing SDGs 9, 12, and 13 and setting a new benchmark for formulation-level carbon intelligence, the formulation-level PCF calculator for coatings from Dow provides a scalable blueprint for sustainable innovation and is recognized in the category of Top Sustainability Initiative.
Honeywell
Honeywell EMS & Ionic™ BESS: Accelerating Sustainable Energy Transformation for Island Communities
Honeywell
Honeywell's Energy Management System (EMS) integrated with the ionic™ Modular Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) marks a significant milestone in enabling sustainable, resilient energy for island communities. Deployed across the U.S. Virgin Islands, the initiative integrates approximately 140 MWDC of solar generation with 124 MWh of battery storage, enabling seamless renewable integration, optimized energy flows, and autonomous microgrid operations. By reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and stabilizing renewable intermittency, the solution delivers reliable, clean power while strengthening grid resilience, and is among the largest island-scale EMS and modular BESS programs in the Americas. The solution has helped improve operational efficiency by about 10%, reducing unexpected plant trips by 60%, shortening commissioning time by 25%, and enhancing utility revenues while lowering fuel dependency and emissions.Developed through collaboration with utilities and government agencies, the modular, scalable architecture enables replication across island and remote grids globally and provides a practical blueprint for clean, resilient energy transition. It is recognized as a Top Sustainability Initiative.
Vestas
Vestas R&D – Component Net Weight Corrections in PLM Operations – Enhancing Sustainability Accuracy through AI Driven
Vestas
Vestas' component net weight identification and correction initiative marks a foundational step in strengthening sustainability reporting and operational efficiency across a global value chain. By addressing inaccuracies in component weight data, the program established a reliable baseline for sustainability calculations, logistics planning, and lifecycle assessments. Through a rigorous multi-source validation process, combining engineering documentation, warehouse measurements, and supplier confirmations, the project team verified accurate net weights for approximately 48,000 materials across the supply chain. This large-scale data correction effort has significantly improved the precision of Vestas' environmental footprint tracking and operational planning, surpassing its 2025 target by correcting 8.6 million kg of component weight. The corrected data supports better transportation planning, warehousing efficiency, and lifecycle impact assessments, contributing to a more sustainable operational model.By strengthening the integrity of sustainability data and enabling more responsible operations, the initiative from Vestas establishes a critical industry benchmark and is recognized in the category of Top Sustainability Initiative.
Digital Engineering Project/ Program of the Year
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Santos
Santos next-generation Integrated Production Model (IPM)
Santos
Santos’ next-generation Integrated Production Model (IPM) is a world-first digital engineering initiative that delivers fully autonomous, real-time production optimisation at basin scale. Deployed across Australia and Papua New Guinea, the IPM integrates thousands of wells, pipelines, and facilities into a single, live digital twin. By combining physics-based reservoir and network models with AIdriven analytics, the platform continuously ingests millions of telemetry points, autonomously calibrates models, detects production losses, and recommends optimisation actions in seconds – eliminating manual workflows and fragmented analysis.Delivering significant impact, the IPM is projected to generate up to 1.5 million barrels of oil equivalent per year in production uplift, while removing thousands of hours of manual engineering effort. With faster decision-making, improved asset utilisation, and reduced emissions intensity, Santos’ IPM sets a new global benchmark for intelligent, scalable, and sustainable upstream operations and is recognized as a Digital Engineering Project/Program of the Year.
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IOGP
Digital Data Hub for IOGP standardized parts and equipment (HIPE) specifications – Low Voltage Motor data MVP
IOGP
The Hub for IOGP Parts and Equipment (HIPE) specifications program is a pioneering digital engineering initiative that redefines how equipment specifications are created, shared, and validated across the global energy sector. Developed as a joint industry effort, HIPE replaces fragmented, document-based processes with a single, trusted digital platform that standardizes equipment requirements as structured, interoperable data products. By integrating industry standards, including, JIP33, JIP36 (CFIHOS), and the Material Digital Passport, and leveraging distributed ledger technology, HIPE ensures traceability, compliance, and secure data exchange across the supply chain.With the successful MVP deployment for Low Voltage Motors data involving multiple global operators, EPCs and OEMs, HIPE has established the foundation for an open, standardized data marketplace for equipment specifications. By improving efficiency, collaboration, and transparency, HIPE sets a new benchmark for digital engineering excellence in the energy industry and is recognized in the category of the Digital Engineering Project/Program of the Year.
Kaynes Semiconductor
Digitally Engineering India’s Semiconductor Future
Kaynes Semiconductor
Kaynes Semiconductor’s Digital Engineering Program aims at developing India’s first end-to-end, digitally native OSAT/ATMP facility. Designed as a fully connected and intelligent manufacturing ecosystem, the program integrates digital twins, AI-driven automation, IoT-enabled equipment, and real-time analytics to optimize semiconductor assembly and testing. Its centralized data platform enables endto-end traceability, predictive maintenance, and continuous yield optimization, while cloud-enabled collaboration accelerates engineering innovation with global partners. Sustainability is embedded by design, with energy-efficient robotics and data-led optimization reducing energy consumption and material waste.The initiative has improved production efficiency by 20%, reduced defects by 30%, and lowered downtime by 25%. With its focus on inclusive talent development and digital skills at scale, the program from Kaynes Semiconductor’s program sets a new benchmark for future-ready, resilient semiconductor manufacturing and is recognized as a Digital Engineering Project/Program of the Year.
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Fiserv
API Hub: Engineering Scalable Digital Impact
Fiserv
Fiserv’s API Hub is a flagship digital engineering initiative that reimagines enterprise API delivery as a scalable, self-service, and value-driven platform. Designed to eliminate dependency on specialized API skills, the gateway-agnostic platform automates API design, deployment, governance, and compliance through standardized templates, embedded CI/CD pipelines, and policy enforcement by design. API Hub enables teams to move APIs from concept to production in minutes, while also packaging APIs as monetizable digital products with configurable rate plans, usage-based billing, and revenue visibility.For seamlessly onboarding 1,488 developers, enabling 6,502 API proxies, executing 7,357 deployments, and launching 75 monetized API products globally – setting a new benchmark for digital engineering excellence – Fiserv’s API Hub is recognized as the Digital Engineering Project/Program of the Year Digital Engineering Project/ Program of the Year.
McNeilus Companies
Model-Driven Digital Assembly: A Scalable Industry 4.0 Approach for Connected Manufacturing
McNeilus Companies
McNeilus Companies’ Model-Driven Digital Assembly program is a transformative Industry 4.0 initiative that redefines how highly configurable refuse vehicles are engineered and built at scale. Moving beyond document digitization, the program establishes a model-driven digital architecture where engineering data directly governs manufacturing execution, quality enforcement, and line sequencing. Configuration-driven CAD models, engineering-authored digital work instructions, and MES integration ensure consistent, traceable execution across thousands of product variants. Digital twins and 3D factory simulations are used to validate work content, station balance, and production changes before physical deployment, significantly reducing launch risk.Delivering enterprise-wide impact, the initiative supports over 4,000 configuration options on a single flow-based assembly line, the program improves first-time quality by 55%, enhances throughput stability by 75%, and achieves approximately 10% manufacturing cost savings. For embedding engineering intent as the system of control – creating a scalable digital blueprint for connected manufacturing – the Model-Driven Digital Assembly program from McNeilus Companies is recognized in the category of Digital Engineering Project/Program of the Year.
Shell
NextGen IM – Integrated Digital and Information Management Program for Capital Projects and Assets
Shell
Shell’s NextGen IM is a large-scale digital engineering transformation initiative that drives a shift from fragmented, manual, resource-based approaches to a unified, outcome-driven paradigm, standardizing document and data control, digital twin readiness, and analytics within a single global operating model. By integrating AIpowered automation, standardized digital workflows, and system connectivity across engineering platforms, the NextGen IM delivers predictable, high-quality information flows with real-time visibility, governance, and compliance by design. The program has reduced information management costs by 20-30%, shortened document cycle times by 30-40%, improved first-time-right quality by up to 40%, and significantly lowered manual reporting effort.Creating a scalable digital backbone for projects and assets, NextGen IM sets a new benchmark for efficient, resilient, and future-ready engineering information management and is recognized as a Digital Engineering Project/Program of the Year.
Engineering Product of the Year
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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, R&D Centre
OmniHub- IoT Terminal
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, R&D Centre
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) OmniHub is a next-generation IoT terminal engineered to ensure reliable connectivity across remote, powerconstrained, and harsh environments. Designed for utilities, infrastructure, and asset-intensive industries, OmniHub unifies satellite, LTE-M, NB-IoT, LoRaWAN, WiFi, and Bluetooth in a single rugged, ultra-low-power device. Its intelligent hybrid connectivity automatically switches networks to ensure uninterrupted data transmission, while multi-sensor interfaces replace multiple gateways with one scalable solution. With open data routing and seamless integration into existing IoT and cloud platforms, OmniHub enables continuous, secure data flow even where terrestrial networks fail. With its multi-year, battery-powered operation, the solution significantly reduces hardware complexities, maintenance efforts, and connectivity costs.For redefining resilient IoT communication through unified connectivity, low-power design, and global coverage, the OmniHub from Dubai Electricity and Water Authority is recognized as an Engineering Product of the Year.
Challenger
Epiroc
LinkOA
Epiroc
The Epiroc LinkOA platform enables open, OEM-agnostic autonomy across surface mining operations by unifying drilling, blasting, and haulage under a single intelligent control layer. Designed as a modular and retrofit-ready solution, it allows mines to integrate equipment from multiple manufacturers and generations into one autonomous ecosystem, eliminating the need for costly fleet replacement. By providing a centralized command-and-control interface, it helps improve operator awareness, removes personnel from hazardous environments, and enables real-time, data-driven decision-making across mixed fleets. Delivered at industrial scale, powering the world's largest autonomous mixed haulage fleet, LinkOA is reshaping how mines automate and deliver safer operations, higher productivity, and scalable autonomy without vendor lock-in.Offering a flexible, software-defined approach to fleet-level automation, LinkOA from Epiroc is our Engineering Product of the Year.
Komatsu
Komatsu WXO4B - Battery-Electric LHD with Ground-Level Swap and Class-Leading Energy Density
Komatsu
Komatsu's WXO4B represents a significant advancement in underground mining electrification by enabling zero-diesel operations in narrow vein hard-rock environments without sacrificing productivity or availability. Developed on the proven WXO4 platform, the battery-electric LHD combines class-leading battery energy density, an integrated battery thermal management system, and the first true ground-level, crane-free battery swap in its class - allowing fast, predictable swaps and multi-hour runtime under real mine conditions. By eliminating diesel emissions, reducing heat, noise, and ventilation demands, and supporting safer operation through remote control and human-centric safety interlocks, the WXO4B delivers measurable improvements in operator safety, mine efficiency, and infrastructure cost reduction while accelerating decarbonization goals.Representing a practical, scalable approach to battery-electric underground mining, the WXO4B from Komatsu is recognized in the category of the Engineering Product of the Year.
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Marelli
Zone Control Unit (EliteZone platform)
Marelli
Marelli's Zone Control Unit (ZCU), represents a significant advancement for zonal architecture by enabling a fully cross-domain, mixed safety level solution that addresses the cost, complexity, weight, and scalability limits of traditional distributed and domain-based architectures. By consolidating multiple vehicle domains into a single, high-performance ECU, the ZCU reduces wiring complexity, shortens harness lengths, and enables a service-oriented, software-defined vehicle architecture. Designed to support Ethernet, virtualization, hardware accelerators, and safety-compliant software, the platform provides OEMs with greater flexibility, modularity, and faster time-to-market across global vehicle programs.Representing a scalable and future-ready approach for automotive E/E architecture - enabling overall reduction of number of ECUs, up to 30% wiring weight reduction and improved variant management - the Zone Control Unit (EliteZone platform) from Marelli is recognized in the category of the Engineering Product of the Year.
Navico Group
Simrad® AutoCaptain™ Autonomous Boating System
Navico Group
Navico Group's Simrad® AutoCaptain™ represents a major advancement in marine autonomy by delivering true autonomous docking for premium recreational vessels, including docking, undocking, and short distance maneuvering. Designed to address one of boating's most complex and stressful maneuvers, AutoCaptain™ combines a six-stereo camera array, integrated GNSS, and a high-performance computing platform running advanced autonomy algorithms to perceive surroundings, calculate optimal paths, and command propulsion in real time. Fully integrated with Mercury Marine® propulsion and joystick systems and delivered through Simrad®'s intuitive display interface, the solution enables smooth, precise docking while compensating for wind, current, and obstacles, without the need for pre-mapped environments. Representing a future-ready platform aligned with Brunswick's ACES strategy, AutoCaptain™ therefore improves safety, reduces docking-related incidents, enhances the boating experience, and expands accessibility for new and experienced captains alike.For redefining autonomous maneuvering through deep system integration and scalable software architecture, Simrad® AutoCaptain™ from Navico Group is recognized in the category of the Engineering Product of the Year.
Vanderlande
SPOX - a revolutionary system that redefines parcel sortation
Vanderlande
SPOX is Vanderlande's revolutionary next-generation Line Sorter system. It is engineered to redefine parcel sortation by integrating multiple capabilities into a single flexible and sustainable platform. Designed to handle small, lightweight, irregular, and standard parcels within a compact footprint, SPOX addresses growing parcel mix complexity, space constraints at depots and rising operational costs.By combining intelligent parcel detection, adaptive gapping, smart controls, and closed-deck carrier technology, the system delivers high throughput, accuracy, and uptime - all while enabling smarter and more energy-efficient operations. Even in a smaller footprint. Representing a future-ready approach to parcel handling, SPOX improves system availability through the use of predictive diagnostics and by reducing maintenance through elimination of mechanical parts. It also supports circularity by being designed for remanufacturing of spare parts.
While originally designed for parcel operations, SPOX is highly adaptable to broader intralogistics environments, including hubs and fulfilment centers.
For consolidating multiple sorter functions into one scalable solution that lowers total cost of ownership while improving performance and sustainability, SPOX from Vanderlande is recognized in the category of the Engineering Product of the Year.
Excellence in Value Realization
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IKEA Retail (Ingka Group)
INGKA Group's Process Intelligence & Intelligent Automation Department: Engineering Value at Enterprise Scale
IKEA Retail (Ingka Group)
IKEA Retail (Ingka Group) tackles operational complexity at enterprise scale by bringing together fragmented automation efforts into one governed, value-driven capability across its global markets. By integrating process intelligence with intelligent automation, and using the ESSA framework - Eliminate, Simplify, Standardise, Automate - the department identifies inefficiencies and eliminates work that adds no value while enabling scalable optimisation across IKEA. A unified technology platform harmonises legacy and modern systems. The results are clear: 38x value realisation, business continuity at scale, unlocking new customer experiences and embedded real-time ROI measurement. IKEA Retail (Ingka Group) is recognised in the category of Excellence in Value Realisation for transforming automation into a sustained enterprise capability that delivers scalable efficiency and measurable business outcomes.Challenger
LivaNova
Essenz Affordability Initiative: Improving Access to Cardiopulmonary Care Worldwide Essenz
LivaNova
LivaNova's Essenz Affordability Initiative addresses global disparities in access to advanced cardiopulmonary care by reimagining the design, production, and delivery of the Essenz Heart-Lung Machine (HLM). Focused on emerging markets where access to cardiac surgery remains limited, the initiative integrates design optimization,global supply chain transformation,and cross-functional collaboration to make next-generation cardiopulmonary technology more affordable without compromising clinical performance or reliability. A software-defined, data- centric architecture enhances interoperability, real-time monitoring, and clinical decision-making, while simplified engineering and standardized components improve manufacturability and sustainability. The initiative has expanded access to life-saving cardiac procedures for hospitals in resource-constrained regions, supporting improved patient outcomes and addressing significant care gaps. Streamlined sourcing, material optimization, and process efficiencies have reduced costs and strengthened operational resilience, while sustainable design practices lower material usage and environmental impact.Driving affordability, innovation, and measurable global health impact while enabling broader access to critical cardiac care, LivaNova’s Essenz Affordability Initiative is recognized in the category of Excellence in Value Realization.
Sephora
Engineering the Next Generation of Scalable, Reliable, and Intelligent Retail Systems
Sephora
A landmark achievement of the initiative was the completion of full cloud migration ahead of schedule, accompanied by the decommissioning of four legacy data centers. This established a robust cloud-native foundation that now powers omnichannel customer experiences, microservices-based commerce, event-driven architectures, and AI-enabled personalization at scale. Complementing this, strengthened Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), DevOps practices, and zero-trust security frameworks have reinforced operational continuity, platform stability, and enterprise readiness — while enabling faster innovation and deeper global engineering collaboration.
The initiative has delivered compelling, measurable outcomes: a 40% reduction in infrastructure costs, zero downtime during peak seasons, and a 20–30% acceleration in time-to-market for new digital capabilities. Beyond performance gains, the program has meaningfully advanced Sephora's enterprise agility, matured its global operating model, and reduced its environmental footprint through data center consolidation — each contributing to stronger organizational resilience.
For transforming its digital infrastructure into a secure, intelligent, and scalable retail platform that drives operational excellence and customer-centric innovation, Sephora's initiative is recognized in the category of Excellence in Value Realization.
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Clear Correct
ClearCorrect: Redefining Value in Dental Care with Digital Engineering
Clear Correct
Clear Correct's ConnectCare Remote Monitoring System addresses critical gaps in healthcare accessibility by enabling continuous, patient-centric care beyond traditional facilities. By decoupling care from location, ConnectCare empowers providers to deliver timely interventions, improve chronic disease management, and enhance elderly care while reducing dependence on physical hospital visits. Integrating centralized data dashboards, automated alerts, and scalable deployment across clinics and hospital networks, the platform streamlines operations, supports proactive decision-making, and improves service continuity. Its subscription-based model unlocks new revenue streams while lowering operational costs through reduced readmissions, minimized administrative overhead, and optimized resource utilization.Delivering measurable cost savings, scalable adoption, enhanced patient outcomes, and new digital care pathways, ConnectCare from Clear Correct is recognized in the category of Excellence in Value Realization.
Interac Corp.
Customizable and future-ready verification solution - Interac Verified™ credential service
Interac Corp.
Interac Corp.'s verification service establishes Canada's first reusable digital credential network, addressing critical challenges in identity verification across the digital economy. Designed to mitigate fraud, streamline compliance, and improve user experience, the solution integrates government-issued ID validation, bank authentication, and biometric checks into a single, secure credential that can be reused across services. This eliminates repetitive verification processes, accelerates onboarding, and strengthens trust across high-risk sectors such as real estate, financial services, and public programs. Built as scalable digital infrastructure, the platform enables seamless identity sharing across multiple stakeholders while maintaining privacy, security, and regulatory compliance. Early deployment through strategic partnerships have demonstrated faster transactions, reduced fraud exposure, and improved operational efficiency. The services' credential-as-a-service model further contributes toward lowering verification costs, simplifying workflows, and unlocking new revenue opportunities while supporting sustainability through reduced manual processing and paper-based documentation.Delivering a trusted, interoperable identity layer that enhances security, efficiency, and customer convenience at national scale, Interac's verification services is recognized in the category of Excellence in Value Realization.
Tele2
Intelligent Automation at Tele2
Tele2
Tele2's Intelligent Automation initiative transforms internal operations by embedding automation, and frugal engineering principles across enterprise workflows to improve efficiency, scalability, and customer experience. Addressing fragmented processes and manual workloads, the program leverages low-code platforms, reskilling, and discovery-led adoption to simplify workflows and automate critical processes across B2B, B2C, Finance and enterprise operations. The initiative has automated multiple end-to-end processes, and delivered recurring cost savings in millions of SEK while reducing cycle times by up to 70% in key workflows. The concurrent knowledge reskilling of over 1,000 employees and a pipeline of more than 100+ automation opportunities have helped accelerated adoption, improved governance, and enabled a paperless, resource-optimized operating model, strengthening operational resilience, sustainability, improving employee productivity, and enhancing customer experience.For embedding automation into everyday ways of working and delivering measurable efficiency, cost savings, and cultural transformation at scale, Tele2's intelligent automation initiative is recognized in the category of Excellence in Value Realization.
AI Impact of the Year
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Partex.Ai
Engineering AI That Delivers Measurable Enterprise Value — Partex.Ai's End-to-End Biomedical Intelligence Ecosystem
Partex.Ai
Partex.Ai delivers an end-to-end biomedical intelligence ecosystem designed to overcome the high costs and failure rates of traditional drug discovery. By transforming fragmented scientific data into decision-ready intelligence, the platform accelerates discovery and asset monetization across the pharmaceutical value chain.Powered by Ontosight® and Asset42, the solution connects over 400 million biomedical entities, enabling underutilized assets to be evaluated with unprecedented speed. Partex's AI-driven protein interaction mapping and virtual screening pipelines compress months of discovery into hours, drastically reducing experimental risk. With embedded responsible AI governance, Partex.Ai provides the scalable, trusted intelligence required for global pharma and biotech innovation — earning its recognition as the AI Impact of the Year.
Challenger
Collins Aerospace
Leveraging Generative AI to Transform Avionics Development Processes
Collins Aerospace
The Generative AI-enabled software verification solution from Collins Aerospace transforms avionics development in safety-critical, DO-178-certified engineering programs. Integrated directly into established workflows, the solution accelerates software verification and issue resolution while maintaining strict certification and quality requirements. By resolving a critical certification challenge that threatened a potential stop-ship scenario, the solution has already delivered USD 30 million in cost savings and accelerated program resolution by at least nine months. Developed and deployed under a robust Responsible AI framework with cross-functional governance, the solution continues to ensure transparency, safety, and trust while enabling scalable adoption of Generative AI across avionics engineering.With its focus on certified quality, efficiency, and responsible deployment, the use of Gen AI By Collins Aerospace to transform avionics development processes is recognized in the category of AI Impact of the Year.
Syntonym
Syntonym: Scaling Vision AI with Privacy by Design
Syntonym
Syntonym's Vision AI solution enables organizations to use camera-based AI systems without capturing or exposing personal data, addressing one of the most critical challenges in modern AI workflows, including balancing visual data utility with strict privacy and regulatory requirements. Its patent-pending, lossless anonymization technology irreversibly replaces faces and license plates with synthetic yet realistic alternatives, preserving key attributes such as expressions, gaze, and head pose. This allows visual data to be safely used for AI training, inference, and sharing across regulated environments including mobility, smart cities, robotics, and consumer devices. Designed for real-time, on-device and edge deployment, the solution further removes the trade-off between privacy and performance while reducing anonymization costs by up to 85% compared to in-house solutions.By unlocking compliant, scalable visual data pipelines, the solution from Syntonym enables responsible AI adoption at scale and is recognized in the category of AI Impact of the Year.
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AVEVA
AVEVA's Industrial AI: Efficient Engineering, Connected to Lifecycle Performance
AVEVA
AVEVA's Industrial AI is a comprehensive, lifecycle-connected engineering intelligence solution embedded within AVEVA Unified Engineering. The solution enables engineering teams to work on a shared, continuously updated model, transforming fragmented data and manual workflows into a connected design environment that supports confident decision-making from early concept through detailed design and handover. By integrating generative, predictive, and rule-based AI directly into established engineering workflows, it helps teams explore design options earlier, reduce uncertainty, and maintain alignment across disciplines. Industrial AI operates within governed engineering rules and human oversight, ensuring outputs are explainable, compliant, and trusted.Automating repetitive engineering tasks, accelerating access to information, preserving design intent across the project lifecycle, and enabling more stable designs and smoother transitions to construction and operations, AVEVA's Industrial AI initiative is recognized in the category of AI Impact of the Year.
AWS
AWS Automated Reasoning Checks
AWS
AWS Automated Reasoning Checks address one of the most critical challenges in Generative AI adoption – ensuring that AI-generated outputs are factual, verifiable, and free from hallucinations. With generative models increasingly in use across regulated and high-risk environments, traditional safeguards such as human review or post-generation validation introduce latency, cost, and inconsistency. Automated Reasoning provides a mathematically grounded approach to validating AI outputs, enabling organizations to move beyond probabilistic responses toward trusted, evidence-based results. Delivered through Amazon Bedrock Guardrails, Automated Reasoning Checks work to mathematically verify natural language outputs against defined policies, highlighting hidden assumptions, detecting inaccuracies, and explaining why statements are valid or invalid. The capability is embedded directly into managed AI workflows, ensuring transparency, auditability, and governance without disrupting development.Improzo
From Insight to Impact: Engineering Scalable AI for Life Sciences Outcomes
Improzo
The iZO platform from Improzo is an AI-driven, agentic execution layer purpose-built for Life Sciences, designed to transform fragmented clinical, medical, and commercial data into timely, compliant, and actionable decisions. Integrated seamlessly with existing enterprise systems, iZO moves organizations beyond static dashboards by continuously detecting signals, synthesizing insights, and proactively recommending actions across critical workflows such as Medical Science Liaison insight management, executive decision-making, and clinical risk identification. The platform delivers 60–80% productivity gains across key roles while reducing reliance on manual analysis and specialized analytics teams. Architectured with domain-specific intelligence and embedded responsible AI governance, iZO ensures transparency, auditability, and regulatory compliance at global scale.Supporting 100,000+ users across 130+ countries, the solution enables faster execution, improved decision quality, and measurable cost efficiency across the Life Sciences value chain, and is recognized in the category of AI Impact of the Year.
Physical AI Impact of the Year
Champion
Etihad Rail
Track Inspection with Locomotive - TrackEI
Etihad Rail
TrackEI from Etihad Rail is an AI-powered rail inspection system that embeds Physical AI directly into live railway operations. Deployed on a locomotive, TrackEI combines machine-vision cameras, laser profiling, inertial sensors, GPS, and onboard compute to capture high-resolution track data while in motion. Its AI models analyze rail conditions in real time, identifying rail surface defects, sand deposition, and missing components, helping transform routine inspection runs into continuous, data-driven monitoring. During Stage-1 trials, TrackEI inspected ~147 km of live track, processing nearly 400,000 images at speeds up to 100 km/h across day, night, and low-visibility conditions, and is expected to deliver significant OPEX savings through improved inspection consistency while reducing manual patrols.Designed as a decision-support tool with full traceability and legacy workflow integration, TrackEI from Etihad Rail is recognized in the category of Physical AI Impact of the Year.
Challenger
NVIDIA
AI in Action: Scaling Robotics and Autonomous Care in Healthcare
NVIDIA
NVIDIA's Physical AI platforms enable real-time intelligence in healthcare robotics by tightly integrating multimodal AI with edge computing and robotic hardware. Deployed on GPUs leveraging key frameworks including Riva, NeMo, and Nemotron, its AI models process vision, language, and sensor data with low latency to support autonomous and semi-autonomous care workflows. Simulation-first development and reinforcement learning pipelines allow behaviors to be validated virtually before clinical deployment, ensuring predictable and safe performance in real-world environments, as demonstrated by robotic nursing assistants such as Nurabot-0. Across deployments over the past 12 months, the Physical AI-enabled solutions have reduced task completion times by 20–30%, accelerated OEM device deployment timelines by several months, and improved workflow efficiency and staff support across pilots in Asia, Europe, and the Americas.For advancing scalable, safe, and autonomous healthcare through Physical AI, NVIDIA is recognized in the category of Physical AI Impact of the Year.
Philips
Transcend Plus: AI-Driven Cardiovascular Ultrasound for Transforming Cardiac Care
Philips
The AI-powered Transcend Plus from Philips integrates intelligence directly into cardiovascular ultrasound hardware, unifying image acquisition, real-time analysis, and clinical reporting within a single system. Powered by 26 FDA-cleared multimodal AI applications, it automates cardiac view recognition, wall motion segmentation, ejection fraction analysis, and 3D flow quantification across 2D, 3D, Color Doppler, and PW Doppler modes, delivering accurate, reproducible results without external software or additional tools. Globally cleared across 237 countries, Transcend Plus delivers up to 50%-time savings on automated measurements, eliminates ECG dependency to save 5–10 minutes per exam, and achieves EF accuracy within ±3% of Simpson's Biplane.Ensuring seamless integration with legacy workflows and delivering unmatched safety, governance, and rapid adoption while enabling scalable, efficient, and high-quality cardiac diagnostics, Transcend Plus from Philips is recognized in the category of Physical AI Impact of the Year.
Commendable
AMD
Powering AI through MI Instincts
AMD
AMD's MI product enables organizations to run advanced AI workloads efficiently within existing data center infrastructure. By combining high compute capability with large, high-bandwidth memory, these accelerators allow large AI models, simulations, and complex datasets to run directly on the hardware. This reduces data movement, improves performance, and helps organizations process demanding workloads more efficiently.Designed for reliable, continuous operation, AMD’s MI supports long-running training, large-scale simulations, and production workloads with consistent performance. Built on open technologies and compatible with widely used software frameworks, they integrate easily into existing environments while supporting scalable, energy-efficient deployments and flexible infrastructure growth. AMD is recognized in the category of Physical AI Impact of the Year.
Autodesk
Project Atom: AI for 3D Scan-Driven Construction Progress Intelligence
Autodesk
The AI-powered Project Atom from Autodesk converts physical construction site scans into objective, real-time progress insights. Integrating data from laser scanners, drones, and reality-capture hardware — processed through Autodesk ReCap Pro's AI-powered mesh generation—with planned BIM models, Project Atom continuously compares planned versus as-built conditions. Its geometry-based analytics translate point clouds into measurable progress metrics, enabling early detection of missing work, deviations, and out-of-sequence activities—eliminating reliance on manual site walks and spreadsheets. Across pilot deployments, Project Atom has reduced manual progress-tracking effort by about 25%, optimized scan-to-report time, and saved engineering hours — improving project efficiency and reducing construction risk.Reducing hazardous site visits, ensuring consistent, evidence-based reporting, improving safety, quality, and governance, and enabling scalable, Physical AI-driven construction intelligence, Project Atom from Autodesk is recognized in the category of Physical AI Impact of the Year.
AutoStore
CarouselAI: AI Robotic Piece-Picking For Global Warehouse Fulfillment
AutoStore
The AI-powered CarouselAI™ from AutoStore brings Physical AI directly into global warehouse operations by combining machine learning, patented robotic hardware, and real-time vision within the AutoStore Grid. Unlike rule-based robotic arms, CarouselAI adapts dynamically to SKU variability, handling up to 90% of typical e-commerce items by learning from live sensor data, delivering consistent throughput of up to 650 picks per hour for 16+ hours without human intervention. Deployed across AutoStore's global footprint of 1900+ systems in 60+ countries, CarouselAI continues to help optimize labor dependencies, improve safety, and enable scalable fulfillment without warehouse expansion.For delivering scalable, reliable, and high-throughput Physical AI-driven fulfillment, CarouselAI from AutoStore is recognized in the category of Physical AI Impact of the Year.
Individual Awards
The ‘Engineer at Heart’ category under the Digital Engineering Awards recognizes the maestros of the engineering world and the harmonious melody they produce, that is sustainable change.
The Distinguished Digital Engineering Leader
Frank van Dijck
Vanderlande
Frank van Dijck
Frank van Dijck, Chief Technology Officer and Board Member at Vanderlande, leads the company's global R&D and digital transformation journey. As an engineering leader with over three decades of experience, he has helped shape Vanderlande's adoption of agile, data-centric development across its digital products and services portfolio. Driving the integration of software, IoT, AI, robotics, and digital twins across the operational spectrum, Frank's initiatives have enabled unmatched system-level optimization, real-time analytics, and predictive maintenance – significantly improving overall efficiency and customer outcomes.As the chief architect of Vanderlande's sustainability strategy, Frank continues to be a champion of digital engineering for the quantification and reduction of carbon emissions, embedding data-driven sustainability across product design and lifecycle services. He also serves as the President of the European Materials Handling Federation, promoting autonomous intralogistics systems and advances innovation across the European logistics ecosystem. For his leadership in agile transformation, digital innovation, sustainability engineering, and autonomy, Frank van Dijck is recognized as The Distinguished Digital Engineering Leader.
Keisuke Suzuki
Japan Lifeline
Keisuke Suzuki
Keisuke Suzuki, President and CEO of Japan Lifeline, has spearheaded the company’s evolution from a specialized medical trading firm into a leading manufacturer with a robust R&D and production backbone. A graduate of Meiji University, he has navigated the company through decades of medical advancement by integrating a unique "merchant-manufacturer" business model. This strategy combines deep clinical insights from the medical frontline with high-precision in-house engineering.Under his leadership, Japan Lifeline has delivered market-defining innovations across diverse therapeutic areas—including arrhythmia, vascular surgery, and gastrointestinal fields. Notable proprietary products include the "BeeAT" intracardiac defibrillation catheter, the "FROZENIX" hybrid graft, and a sophisticated lineup of gastrointestinal products. Today, Mr. Suzuki is steering the company toward the next stage of growth, focusing on expanding its multi-faceted product portfolio, strengthening its manufacturing capabilities, and accelerating its global reach to address unmet medical needs. For his commitment to enhancing patient quality of life through a hybrid model of distribution and innovation, Keisuke Suzuki is recognized as a visionary leader in the MedTech industry.
Prahlad Venkatapuram
Meta
Prahlad Venkatapuram
Prahlad Venkatapuram is a senior engineering leader at Meta who has driven large-scale digital transformation across custom silicon, hardware–software co-design, and hyperscale infrastructure platforms. Leading a global organization of more than 900 engineers, he has played a pivotal role in redefining how video, networking, and AI workloads are designed and operated at a global scale. His leadership spans foundational initiatives including the Meta Scalable Video Processor, which transformed video encoding and delivery across Meta's platforms, and FBNIC, a software-defined, custom network interface that set new benchmarks for performance, efficiency, and reliability in hyperscale data centers.He has also been deeply involved in the Meta Training and Inference Accelerator program, enabling a strategic shift toward in-house AI silicon optimized for Meta's recommendation and inference workloads, delivering significant gains in performance per watt and long-term cost efficiency. For his first principles, vertically integrated approach to digital engineering and his lasting impact on global-scale infrastructure innovation, Prahlad Venkatapuram is recognized as The Distinguished Digital Engineering Leader.
The Digital Engineer of the Year
Beena Anand
Intel
Beena Anand
Beena Anand is a senior engineering leader in Intel's Data Center Business Group, driving system- and customer-centric transformation across the company's next-generation Xeon platforms. She has led product definition, rack-scale validation, and hyperscaler co-engineering initiatives that shift Intel from component-led development to real-world, workload-driven engineering aligned with cloud and AI infrastructure needs. Working closely with hyperscalers, OEMs, and cross-functional architecture and validation teams, Beena translated customer requirements into actionable SoC, platform, and validation strategies – securing key design wins and accelerating adoption of next-gen Xeon. She has architected rack-scale validation for distributed and AI workloads, introduced segment-based validation aligned to customer environments, and led pre- and post-silicon co-engineering across firmware, DDR5, CXL, and HSI0 subsystems. Her work has enabled faster silicon adoption, earlier firmware readiness, improved first-pass validation success, reduced rework cycles, increased customer confidence, and accelerated time-to-market across hyperscaler deployments.For driving a multi-year shift to system-, rack-, and customer-first engineering while advancing AI-ready platforms, hyperscale validation, and industry collaboration, Beena Anand is recognized as The Digital Engineer of the Year.
Jonathan DeRocher
Dow Inc.
Jonathan DeRocher
Jonathan DeRocher is a digital engineering leader at Dow, advancing data-driven innovation, sustainability, and operational transformation across Dow Coating Materials. Over the years, he has led the design and deployment of enterprise digital platforms that connect laboratory data, formulation science, and customer applications – redefining how coatings are developed, validated, and delivered at scale. Jonathan has continued to play a central role in building digital infrastructure that integrates lab instrumentation, IoT connectivity, and cloud applications, enabling global researchers to digitize hundreds of test methods and generate large volumes of real-time measurements. Leading the development of a TÜV-certified Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) calculator for coatings, his work has enabled rapid, formulation-level carbon analysis in minutes rather than weeks, supporting eco-labeling, regulatory reporting, and low-carbon product development decisions. Jonathan's contributions have led to an accelerated product development journey at Dow, improved data transparency, strengthened customer collaboration, and enabled sustainability gains by making formulation level carbon footprint assessment fast, scalable, and actionable. By combining digital infrastructure, applied analytics, and culture-building initiatives such as training and mentoring, he has scaled digital adoption across teams and workflows.For transforming coatings innovation through connected data, sustainable engineering tools, and enterprise digital platforms that improve speed, insight, and customer value, Jonathan DeRocher is recognized as The Digital Engineer of the Year.
Pankaj Goel, Ph.D
ExxonMobil
Pankaj Goel, Ph.D
Pankaj Goel is a Digital Transformation Advisor at ExxonMobil, driving end-to-end automation, cybersecurity, remote and unmanned operations across some of the world's most complex energy projects. His leadership across major oil & gas projects such as Rovuma LNG and Guyana FPSOs has introduced new benchmarks for digital design, intelligent automation, and lifecycle engineering in upstream operations. Pankaj has led the development of enterprise frameworks that embed end-to-end digitalization from engineering through operations and decommissioning to manage Data, Documents, and Information (DDI). He has also pioneered CyLiFFE, a cybersecurity-by-design framework aligned with IEC 62443 for capital projects. His work integrates Artificial Intelligence (AI), automation, digital ecosystem, cybersecurity, and advanced analytics to strengthen process safety, operational resilience, and decision support. By collaborating with global vendors, and interdisciplinary teams, he has delivered scalable, secure solutions for remote operations, digital infrastructure for capital projects, and intelligent production systems supported by patentable innovations integrating filed devices and digital platforms. Pankaj's industry contributions through publications, standards engagement, and technology roadmaps – extend his impact beyond ExxonMobil to the broader energy industry.For pioneering lifecycle digitalization, automation, and cybersecurity frameworks that transform capital projects and operations at global scale, Pankaj Goel is recognized as The Digital Engineer of the Year.
The Woman Engineer of the Year
Dr. Marry Gunaratnam
Northern Credit Union
Dr. Marry Gunaratnam
Dr. Marry Gunaratnam has demonstrated exceptional engineering leadership by driving high-impact digital initiatives at the intersection of AI, cybersecurity, platform architecture, and governance within an over USD 2 billion regulated financial institution. She has architected and operationalized an enterprise AI governance framework aligned to the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, embedding explainability, privacy, and accountability directly into engineering workflows. Her leadership also enabled the modernization of a legacy digital banking platform through API-first architecture, positioning the organization for payments innovation, open banking, and AI-enabled services. Beyond platform transformation, Dr. Gunaratnam has contributed toward strengthening cybersecurity and disaster-recovery capabilities, converting audit findings into actionable engineering controls and improving organizational resilience. Her influence extends across the broader ecosystem through advisory roles, public advocacy for responsible AI, and mentorship that advances women and underrepresented engineers into decision-making forums. A champion of diversity as an engineering challenge, she continues to design inclusive systems, psychologically safe teams, and accessible technical frameworks that expand participation and innovation.Recognized through multiple national and global honors, Dr. Gunaratnam consistently raises standards for ethical, resilient, and inclusive digital engineering. For her ability to combine technical depth, governance leadership, and measurable organizational and societal impact, Dr. Marry Gunaratnam stands out as a role model and is a deserving recipient of The Women Engineer of the Year award.
Jyotika Athavale
Waymo
Jyotika Athavale
Jyotika Athavale has demonstrated exceptional leadership in advancing dependable engineering at the intersection of compute silicon, functional safety, and AI for next-generation autonomous systems. At Waymo, she leads the definition and validation of silicon-level safety architectures for self-driving platforms, enabling deterministic, reliable performance across complex perception and decision pipelines. Her work strengthens the safety and readiness of autonomous technologies operating in real-world environments. Across prior leadership roles at Synopsys, NVIDIA, and Intel, she has pioneered dependable AI architectures, silicon digital twins, and predictive maintenance frameworks for automotive and avionics platforms, helping accelerate reliability, lifecycle management, and time-to-qualification for safety-critical deployments. As Chair of the IEEE P2851 Working Group and former President of the IEEE Computer Society, she has also driven global standards, including IEEE 2851, the first interoperable framework for functional safety data exchange across the semiconductor ecosystem, improving compliance, auditability, and industry alignment worldwide.A committed advocate for inclusive engineering, Athavale actively mentors and sponsors women in STEM, builds multicultural global teams, and embeds diversity into hiring, design, and safety workflows. For shaping safer autonomous systems, advancing dependable AI, and championing inclusive digital engineering at a global scale, Jyotika Athavale is recognized as The Women Engineer of the Year.
Madina Doup
Shell
Madina Doup
Madina Doup has demonstrated outstanding leadership in advancing data-centric digital engineering across Shell's global Projects & Engineering organization, driving initiatives that integrate people, processes, and technology to improve capital efficiency across a USD 10 billion investment portfolio. As the Information & Digital Technology Manager for Data Excellence, she has led transformative programs spanning OT/IT convergence, secure interoperability, and AI-enabled data strategies, helping establish scalable reference architectures and standards that enable reliable, vendor-neutral industrial data flows across complex operational environments. Her leadership in OT security and monitoring has strengthened cyber resilience, while her work on data governance and AI-driven workflows has improved insight generation, safety, and compliance in capital project delivery. Beyond implementation, Madina has also helped shape global industry practices as Chair of the IOGP Information Standards Subcommittee, influencing digitalization and information security standards across the energy ecosystem.From modernizing operational technology foundations to advancing global data standards and inclusive leadership, Madina's work consistently delivers measurable business and societal impact. For combining deep technical expertise, strategic vision, and a commitment to inclusive innovation in complex industrial environments, Madina Doup is The Women Engineer of the Year.
The Innovator of the Year
Batuhan Özcan
Syntonym
Batuhan Özcan
Batuhan Özcan is the founder and CEO of Syntonym, where he is leading the development of a patent-pending lossless data anonymisation technology for camera-based AI systems. As visual data becomes fundamental to autonomous vehicles, physical AI & robotics, and world models, Syntonym replaces sensitive biometric identifiers and personal data, such as human faces and license plates, with synthetic yet utility-preserving alternatives for AI training and deployment. The platform is delivered across edge, on-premises, and cloud environments, enabling privacy-by-design at the data layer and empowering the scalable, compliant, and trustworthy deployment of human-centric and responsible AI.For his contributions toward ensuring unmatched privacy and data protection in real-world scenarios, Batuhan Özcan is recognized as The Innovator of the Year.
Dr. Rahmat Agung Susantyoko
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, R&D Centre
Dr. Rahmat Agung Susantyoko
Dr. Rahmat Agung Susantyoko is a Senior R&D Technologist at the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, where he leads digital innovation across additive manufacturing and energy storage. As the focal point for 3D-printed digital spare parts, he led a cross-functional team and delivered an integrated CAD, additive manufacturing, and digital inventory solution – producing 1,800 spare parts, reducing lead time to four days, and achieving AED 509,658 in cost savings. Dr. Susantyoko holds 4 granted patents and 18 additional filed applications across 7 patent families in 9 jurisdictions. Dr. Susantyoko's patented innovations in automated 3D printing systems, batteries, and supercapacitors strengthen asset reliability and advance DEWA's clean energy ambitions. By extending asset life, reducing costs, and enabling sustainable operations through digital engineering, his work sets new benchmarks in utility innovation.For his pioneering contributions to digital engineering and sustainable technology innovation, Dr. Rahmat Agung Susantyoko is recognized as The Innovator of the Year.
Gaurav Tripathi
Partex.Ai
Gaurav Tripathi
Gaurav Tripathi led the design and deployment of Ontosight.ai at Partex Ai, a GPT-style biomedical intelligence platform powered by a domain-specific life-sciences foundation model. Integrating large language models, graph neural networks, and federated learning, the platform unifies over 400 million biomedical data points to generate predictive, explainable insights across the life-sciences value chain. Under his leadership, Ontosight.ai has evolved into a trusted biomedical intelligence layer used by over one million researchers across 100 countries, reducing early-discovery timelines by up to 50% while preserving data privacy and sovereignty. Supported by 132 granted patents spanning explainable AI, biomedical knowledge graphs, and federated learning, his work sets new benchmarks for responsible, scalable healthcare AI.For these deep and transformative contributions, Gaurav Tripathi is recognized as The Innovator of the Year.
AI Trailblazer of the Year
Abhishek Trigunait
Improzo
Abhishek Trigunait
Abhishek Trigunait, Founder and AI Leader at Improzo, is renowned for advancing domain-led, execution-focused AI across life sciences and healthcare. As a pioneer in translating complex healthcare data into real-time commercial and clinical intelligence, he has led the creation of iZO – an AI Execution Engine designed as a strategic co-pilot for leadership, medical, and field teams. His innovations span GenAI copilots, predictive risk engines, automated feature engineering, and Next Best Action platforms that have transformed clinical planning, patient engagement, safety monitoring, and commercial strategy. Adopted by top and mid-sized pharma organizations and recognized by the Snowflake Accelerator, these solutions have delivered measurable impact with 35-37% cost savings, 60-80% productivity gains, 25-30% improvement in quality and experience, besides improving patient adherence and retention.Beyond enterprise deployments, Abhishek has shaped the broader AI ecosystem through publications, industry forums, academic collaborations, and global speaking engagements. For his leadership in building scalable, real-world AI systems, driving measurable healthcare outcomes, and accelerating AI adoption across the life sciences ecosystem, Abhishek Triguwait is recognized as the AI Trailblazer of the Year.
Deepika Manglani
Los Angeles Times
Deepika Manglani
Deepika Manglani, Vice President of Product and Program Management at the Los Angeles Times, is known for leading an AI-first transformation that bridges the publication's 144-year journalistic legacy with modern digital intelligence. As a driving force behind AI adoption in media, she has built product and program capabilities from the ground up while spearheading initiatives that preserve cultural heritage, enhance journalism, and optimize operations at scale. Her innovations include an AI-powered editorial archive platform that transforms millions of historical articles into a searchable, monetizable knowledge ecosystem leveraging OCR, LLM fine-tuning, metadata automation, and knowledge graphs – democratizing access to West Coast history while enabling new subscription and licensing models. In parallel, she has led the deployment of AI-powered virtual agents that automate subscriber support, freeing significant agent capacity, reducing handling times by about 40%, and delivering 24/7 personalized service. Deepika has also helped shaped industry conversations on ethical AI, digital media transformation, and human–AI collaboration through conferences, partnerships, and mentorship.For her leadership in applying AI to preserve journalistic heritage, modernize media operations, and create sustainable digital innovation at scale, Deepika Manglani is recognized as the AI Trailblazer of the Year.
Hari K. Kapparapu
Alcon
Hari K. Kapparapu
Hari Kapparapu, Associate Director at Alcon, is known for advancing AI-driven innovation in medical technology, integrating intelligent systems into surgical devices and embedded platforms to improve patient outcomes and empower healthcare professionals. His work centers on using machine learning and edge-based intelligence to address practical clinical needs and support surgeons in achieving consistent surgical outcomes. Hari's innovations include next-generation illumination systems powered by ML regression algorithms that optimize LED intensity during CAT and VIT surgeries, enabling greater surgical accuracy. He is also leading the efforts to introduce AI-enabled decision and interaction capabilities at the device edge, enabling more intuitive surgeon-device interactions and smoother operating room workflows. In parallel, Hari has played a key role in building enterprise AI/ML capability by mentoring embedded software teams and encouraging a design-thinking approach, resulting in a growing pipeline of applied AI concepts and solutions.For his technical excellence, leadership in AI-powered medical innovation, and sustained impact on patient care and clinical outcomes, Hari Kapparapu is recognized as the AI Trailblazer of the Year.