Dr. Sunil Kumar Vuppala is the Director – Data Science, Ericsson Global AI Accelerator (GAIA), Bangalore. Sunil is a recognized AI thought leader with 16+ years of industrial and research experience in Machine learning, Deep learning, Analytics, Internet of Things, and Automation. He worked in Oracle, Infosys R&D, and Philips Research before joining Ericsson. Sunil is a lead inventor of 23+ patents (6 US granted and 17+ pending applications). He has published 30+ papers in both international journals and conferences and delivered 100+ guest lectures. He is a senior member of ACM, IEEE and a fellow of IETE. He is one of the Top 10 data scientists in India for 2019, recipient of Zinnov Technical Role Model in Emerging Technology award in 2020, and ACM distinguished speaker. He is a qualified Independent director from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. He is a co-chair of industry engagement in the IEEE Bangalore section, and speaker in top AI forums. He is an alumnus of IIT Roorkee, IIIT Bangalore, and IIM Ahmedabad.