THE IMPACT MAKERSOF INDIAN ER&D
Winners of the first editionof NASSCOM Engineering &Innovation ExcellenceAwards 2021
June 2021​

KNOWLEGDE PARTNER

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India has emerged as
the hub for digitalsolutions acrosstechnology and ER&D

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, India has shown to the world
its resilience, determination, adaptability and empathy. The crisis has unveiled many
unexpected heroes who rose to the challenge to help the country deal with thispandemic effectively.
I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to all the COVID warriors and frontline
workers and every individual who is helping the country get through such toughtimes.
The pandemic also accelerated digital adoption manifold and every business isbuilding its roadmap to be digital first through partnerships and collaborations. India
has emerged as the hub for digital solutions across technology and ER&D.
The Indian ER&D landscape is recognized globally for the ingenuity, innovation andcollaboration of its constituents. The efforts of the ecosystem have propelled India
as the destination of choice for global enterprises. Even when the pandemic was at
its peak, the industry continued to drive impact and create value for its customers
and parent organizations. The entire ER&D ecosystem stood united to assist andsupport their employees, community and the country in multitude of ways to deal
with this pandemic.
I am proud to launch the inaugural edition of the NASSCOM Engineering &Innovation Excellence Awards 2021. Through these awards, we seek to celebrate
and felicitate India’s successes in the Engineering R&D space. These awards will
provide a platform for Indian ER&D community to showcase its exceptional
capabilities to the world. These awards will also serve as a testimony to theinnovation, strength, adaptability, resiliency and indomitable spirit of the IndianEngineering R&D ecosystem.

Debjani GhoshPresident, NASSCOMHeartiest congratulations to all the winners for this spectacular achievement andsincere appreciation for their contribution to take Indian ER&D industry to newheights. And, special thanks to our knowledge partner FutureFactor360 and eminentjury members.

Awards Overview
Celebrating India’s technical prowess, inspirational
leadership and futuristic innovation
The first edition of NASSCOM ER&D Engineering & Innovation Excellence Awards 2021 seeks to recognize andhonor the Stellar performances and the “Pioneers and Changemakers” of the Indian ER&D industry.

Futuristic
Innovation
The awards recognize the ingenious &breakthrough solutions developed by
the Indian ER&D industry

Inspirational
LeadershipTechnical
Prowess

The awards honor innovative,
disruptive and bold leaders who havespurred the continuous evolution andtechnological advancement of theirenterprise

The awards recognize the technicalcapabilities of both emerging andwell-established Indian firms

Key Highlights
Segment Wise Nominations Received
8%

Next-Gen Product of the Year

5%

15%

Global Capability Centers (GCCs)

40%
47%

Award Category Wise Nominations Received

Engineering Service Providers (ESPs)
Start Ups
Indian Manufacturing Companies

28%

Engineered in India Product of the Year

12%

Service Delivery Excellence of the Year

5
%
17%

ER&D Organization of the Year
Woman Role Model in ER&D

23%

Social Impact Solution of the Year

Industry Vertical Wise Nominations Received
Aerospace & Defense

300+

Nominations Received

14%

7%

Automotive

14%

24%

105+

Unique ER&D Organization
Nominations

Computing Systems
Consumer Electronics

10%

Industrial & Energy

7%7%

Medical Devices

17%

Semiconductor
TelecomEvaluation Methodology

Initial Validation

First Jury Round

Final Jury RoundApplications were received from
GCCs, ESPs, Start-ups and India
based manufacturing companies
for the NASSCOM Engineering &Innovation Excellence Awards
2021, based on a predefinedquestionnaire template

The eligible applications foreach award category were
evaluated by our eminentjury members

The shortlisted applicants
were asked to present anelevator pitch to a panel ofjury

The applications were
evaluated and rated acrossdifferent key
parameters based on aframework designed by
NASSCOM and
FutureFactor360

The final winners of the
NASSCOM Engineering &Innovation ExcellenceAwards 2021 were chosen
based on the rigorous
evaluation and ratings of thejury

The applications received foreach award category werevalidated for eligibility by
FutureFactor360 and NASSCOM
against a set ofpredefined guidelines

Note: There was no final jury round for the Social Impact Solution of the Year and Woman Role Model in ER&D award categories

Meet our Jury Members

Dr. BVR Mohan
Reddy
Founder, Chairman &Board member
CyientHarish Mehta
Founder &Executive
Chairman
OnwardTechnologies
LimitedDr. Keshab Panda
Non-Executive
Director on the Board
L&T Technology
Services

Murugappan MM
Chairman,
Carborundum
Universal

Dr. Aloknath De
Corporate VP & CTO
Samsung R&D
Institute India

Anand Singh
CEO , Advanced
Communication Services
iLink Digital

Dr. Bala Bharadvaj
Aerospace Expert &former Boeing
Executive

Bala Girisaballa
Managing Director
Vista Equity Partners

Naresh Shah
Former President,
India R&D
Hewlett Packard
Enterprise

Dattatri Salagame
Managing Director
Robert Bosch Engineering &Business Solutions

Meet our Jury Members

Dileep Mangsuli
Head, Development
CenterSiemens
Healthineers

GH RaoPresident,
Engineering, R&D
Services (ERS)HCL

Dr. Gopichand
Katragadda
Founder & CEO
Myelin FoundryK S Viswanathan
VP, Industry
Initiatives
NASSCOM

Dr. Krishna
Mikkilineni
General PartnerStartupXseed
Ventures LLP

Maneesh SharmaCountry Manager
GitHubManu Saale
Managing Director &CEO
Mercedes-Benz Researchand Development India

Raghav Gulur
SVP & Global Head,
IES
Tech Mahindra

Ravi Arora
VP, Innovation
Tata Sons

Ravi Narayan
CEO
T-Hub

Meet our Jury Members

Regu Ayyaswamy
Global Head - IoT,
Engineering &Industrial Services
TCS

Sangeeta Gupta
SVP & Chief
Strategy Officer
NASSCOM

Sindhu Gangadharan
SVP & Managing
Director
SAP Labs India

Sarv Saravanan
VP & Business Leader,
Modern Workplace
Solutions & Services
Microsoft

Dr. TSK Murthy
Engineer &Teacher

Siddharth Pai
Founder
Siana Capital

AWARDCATEGORIESACROSS FOURSEGMENTS
Global Capability Centers

Engineering Service Providers

Start-ups

Indian Manufacturing Companies

WINNERS

Meet the “Pioneers and Changemakers”

NEXT-GENPRODUCT OF
THE YEAR
Recognizing innovative products whichleverage futuristic technologies to delivercustomer value and impact
Global Capability Centers
Engineering Service Providers
Start-ups

WINNER

NEXT-GEN PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Global Capability Centers

Bosch Hemoglobin
MonitorHEALTHCARE

Bosch Hemoglobin Monitor is a patented, noninvasive, point-of-care solution powered withmachine learning algorithms, designed to
revolutionize the combat against the global burdenof anemia. It enables rapid, painless andsimple hemoglobin testing and delivers results
within 30 seconds.

WINNER

NEXT-GEN PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Global Capability Centers

NCS 1004 Multi-Haul
Transponder
TELECOM

NCS 1004 is industry’s first multi-haul coherent
transponder. This transponder allows highcapacity fibre-optic transmission among
data centers for metro, long-haul, and submarine
applications and is easy to deploy and manage.

WINNER

NEXT-GEN PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Global Capability Centers

Catalyst IE3400​ Rugged
SeriesNETWORK

Cisco Catalyst IE3400 is an Industry 4.0 readyrugged series switch. This switch provides
advanced high-speed gigabit ethernet connectivity
across industry verticals and can withstandharsh industrial environments.

WINNER

NEXT-GEN PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Global Capability Centers

AIROCTM

TELECOM

Infineon’s newly developed AIROC™ brand now
includes the industry’s first 1x1 Wi-Fi 6/6E andBluetooth 5.2 combo SoC for the IoT, enterprise andindustrial applications, and its first 2x2 Wi-Fi 6/6E andBluetooth 5.2 combo SoC for multimedia, consumer
and automotive applications.

WINNER

NEXT-GEN PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Global Capability Centers

McAfee® Secure Home
Platform
CONSUMER
ELECTRONICS

McAfee® Secure Home Platform (SHP) provides
seamless home network security for everything –and everyone – on a home network. It is there toprotect what matters most to consumers - theirfamily and friends.

WINNER

NEXT-GEN PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Global Capability Centers

Wiper NTAEROSPACE

Collins Smart Wiper NT is a reliable, safe, and costeffective system for cleaning aircraft windshields.
This system consists of a software-based controller
to attain dynamic control on sweep angle, speed,
and parking position. It also includes composite
arms and blades to meet aerodynamic conditions.

WINNER

NEXT-GEN PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Global Capability Centers

Compressed SENSEHEALTHCARE

Philips Compressed SENSE is a Magnetic
Resonance Imaging Reconstruction (MRIR)
solution. MRIR increases the productivity of thescanner by reducing the scan time and boosts thediagnostic confidence with an improvement in theimage quality. It avoids the need for a re-scan andhence enhances the patient’s comfort.

WINNER

NEXT-GEN PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

PowerStoreCOMPUTINGSYSTEMSPowerStore is a midrange infrastructure
platform developed to support traditional andmodern computing workloads for enterprises.

WINNER

NEXT-GEN PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

5G NR RAN and ViNGC

TELECOM

5G NR RAN and 5G ViNGC frameworks enable OEMs andglobal telecom service providers to accelerate their field
deployment of 5G. This product caters
to eMBB (Enhanced Mobile Broadband), URLLC (Ultra
Reliable Low Latency Communications),
Automotive/V2X, mMTC (Massive Machine Type
Communications) standards of 5G Technology.

WINNER

NEXT-GEN PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

HARMAN Amplify

CONSUMER
ELECTRONICS

HARMAN Amplify is industry first AI powered
Smart femto cell solution. It offers uniqueconvergence of LTE Small Cell, Digital Voice AI, and
IoT. It enables telcos to offer enhanced indoor LTE
coverage, improved subscriber stickiness, while
reducing their customer support costs.

WINNER

NEXT-GEN PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

Infosys Smart Network
Assurance

TELECOM

Infosys Smart Network Assurance (ISNA) isa Next Generation AI/ML based Closed Loop
Assurance solution for enterprise and telecom
networks. The solution uses Artificial Intelligence (AI)to proactively identify and self-heal network issues.

WINNER

NEXT-GEN PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

Distributed Ledger DnD

TELECOM

Do Not Disturb is a blockchain based solutionthat protects telecom subscribers from spam calls
and text messages​. It is the largest blockchain
implementation in the world impacting 1 billion+
mobile subscribers of India.

WINNER

NEXT-GEN PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

Connected Vehicle IoT
Platform
AUTOMOTIVE

Connected Vehicle Platform (CVP) from Tata Elxsi isa cloud-based IoT data platform that enables
automotive customers to offer customer centricand digital enhanced features. The platform isdeployed for more than 100,000 vehicles for an
OEM customer providing enhanced comfort andconvenience for end consumers.

WINNER

NEXT-GEN PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

Electric Vehicle Charging
Station
AUTOMOTIVEElectric Vehicle Charging Station isan eMobility charging solution coupled witha mobile app for charging status and device
control. The solution is robust, flexible, and reliable
as per industry requirements.

WINNER

NEXT-GEN PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

Global Telematics Solution

INDUSTRIAL

Global Telematics Solution (GTS) is a cloud
based IoT telematics product for lift trucks in thematerial handling industry. The solution delivers
increased operational efficiency, productivity, andoptimized maintenance costs through bi-directional
communication between the platform and truck, realtime data analytics, and advanced visualization.

WINNER

NEXT-GEN PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Start-ups

Minion Energy
Management Solution​

ENERGY

Minion Energy Management Solution helps
businesses to reduce electricity costs and improve
productivity up to 30 percent by providing real-time
device-level electricity consumption insights without
dedicated equipment level sensors/meters by leveraging
Deep Learning and AI techniques to detect energy
signatures at the EDGE at an affordable price point.

WINNER

NEXT-GEN PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Start-ups

Fasal

AGRICULTURE

Fasal is a full-stack platform for progressive
horticulture anchored on an AI-driven IoT-SaaS
solution that provides farm-level, crop-specific, andcrop-stage-specific actionable intelligence toimprove profitability and sustainability.

WINNER

NEXT-GEN PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Start-ups

ApolloENERGY

Apollo is a patented digital twin and IoT-based
performance intelligence and health analytics
solution for renewable energy plants. The solution
generates closed-loop actionable insights which
results in a 25 percent reduction in plant operations
cost, 10 percent increment in yield, and 2 years
additional life in the plant's assets.

WINNERS

Meet the “Pioneers and Changemakers”

ENGINEERED IN
INDIA PRODUCTOF THE YEAR
Recognizing products that are designed
and developed entirely or mostly in India
which have driven significant value to
Global or Indian customers
Global Capability Centers
Engineering Service Providers
Indian Manufacturing Companies

WINNERENGINEERED-IN-INDIA PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Global Capability Centers

NCS-540 FrontHaul

TELECOM

NCS 540 Fronthaul is Cisco’s first CPRI capable
5G fronthaul router for network operators toseamlessly integrate 5G architecture options
with the existing technology interfaces.

WINNERENGINEERED-IN-INDIA PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Global Capability Centers

Affiniti 30

HEALTHCARE

Affiniti 30 is a high-performance and low-cost
ultrasound system based on the scalable
architecture of high-end ultrasound systems. It isdeveloped for the traditional ultrasound sharedservice market.

WINNERENGINEERED-IN-INDIA PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Global Capability Centers

Phantom

INDUSTRIAL

Bosch Phantom is an AIoT platform that enables
real-time monitoring and management of spaces
and assets. It is a non-intrusive, AI at Edge, IoTbased asset monitoring solution that taps into theelectrical supply to provide a real-time view onenergy consumption, asset health, andproductivity.

WINNERENGINEERED-IN-INDIA PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Global Capability Centers

PAG1S

SEMICONDUCTOR

Infineon’s PAG1S is a single-chip, secondaryside controller targeted towards mobile chargers
that integrates a synchronous rectification driver,
PD controller, and a wide range of protection circuits.
Flexibility and programmability of the secondary-side
controller PAG1S paves way for scalable systemarchitecture, enabling customers to develop different
power level solutions (18W, 33W, 45W, 65W etc.) withminimal development effort.

WINNERENGINEERED-IN-INDIA PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Global Capability Centers

SanDisk 1TB microSD Card​

SEMICONDUCTOR

SanDisk 1TB microSD card is the world’s fastest
microSD card with blazing fast read speeds of
up to 160MB/s, an A2 application performance,and IPs developed in India. Leader in world
retail market, it enables mobiles, AR/VR sets,
drones, etc. to store tons of Apps, FHD/4K/8K
content, and high-resolution photos.

WINNERENGINEERED-IN-INDIA PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Global Capability Centers

3DX ecoXpert Backhoe
Loader​
CONSTRUCTION

The all new 3DX ecoXpert Backhoe Loader is a stateof-art construction equipment vehicle which enables
fuel savings of up to 12 percent, has 22 percent
lower maintenance costs and 30 new features. It has
JCB’s ‘Intelliperformance’ and ‘Intellidig’ technology
for real time machine performance and advanced
telematics ‘Livelink’ for asset and fleet
management.

WINNERENGINEERED-IN-INDIA PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Global Capability Centers

Radiology Operations
Command Center
HEALTHCARE

Philips Radiology Operations Command Center(ROCC) is a multi-vendor, multi-modality, multi-site
virtualized imaging solution that seamlessly
connects imaging experts at a command center withtechnologists at scan locations across theirorganization.

WINNERENGINEERED-IN-INDIA PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Global Capability Centers

SiteCom® Discovery Portal​

OIL & GAS

SiteCom® Discovery Portal is a digital oilfield solution
for real-time monitoring and decision support withlightweight intuitive apps targeted to reimagine
solutions for age-old industry challenges with uniquesolutions for emerging problems.
It facilitates effective remote monitoring to ensure
safe and optimized drilling activity while helping
operators optimize cost and reduce non-productive
time for the Oil & Gas industry.

WINNERENGINEERED-IN-INDIA PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

Innovative Solution for
Dual PowerTrain Platform
AUTOMOTIVE

Innovative & cost-effective steel dominant BEV
and ICE compatible body structure solution
enabling dual powertrain platform/s andsupporting multiple vehicle types ranging fromcompact SUV to large MPV. This can help OEMs
rapidly launch new products at a competitive costwithout compromising on safety standards.

WINNERENGINEERED-IN-INDIA PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

Software Defined RadioDEFENCE

Software Defined Radio is the first-of-its-kind,completely indigenous tactical communication
solution available in man-pack and handheld form
for Indian military operations, that helps overcome
challenges of modern warfare and aids
communication for the on-field soldier. The productdeploys in-house algorithm, software, and hardwareand ensures complete info-security.

WINNERENGINEERED-IN-INDIA PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

QoEtient

TELECOM

QoEtient is a proactive quality-of-experience
improvement platform that enables telcos andcontent owners to improve streaming
performance of video contents and to deliver
high QoE to end users.

WINNERENGINEERED-IN-INDIA PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

Radiant Panels

INDUSTRIAL

Infosys Radiant Panels are ceiling mounted
radiant panels to provide cooling in commercial
spaces at 30 percent less energy use and highest
indoor air quality.

WINNERENGINEERED-IN-INDIA PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

Robotic Endotrainer Kit

HEALTHCARE

An efficient, cost-effective, real-time training
system for robot-assisted surgery. The training
kit consists of the complete package of a Master
Tool Manipulator (MTM), a Patient Side Manipulator(PSM), and a Virtual Reality headset which enables thesurgeons to replicate the actual environments during
their training sessions. Another USP of the training kit is
the in-house developed control algorithm which enables
higher accuracy, precision, and repeatability compared to
the global peer products.

WINNERENGINEERED-IN-INDIA PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

Smart PowerDistribution Panel

AEROSPACE

Smart Power Distribution Panel is the first of its kind
TRL6 certified product developed completely inhouse that allows highly efficient and reliable
distribution of primary and secondary power inaircrafts. The product maintains the highest safety
standards through smart electrification and makes
travel safer and environment friendly.

WINNERENGINEERED-IN-INDIA PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

Telediagnostics Device

HEALTHCAREThe Telediagnostics Device is an innovative handheld
medical device kit. The device enables remote patientmonitoring and treatment based on accurate medical
examination and real-time diagnostics (assisting thehealthcare ecosystem amid Covid-19 breakout).

WINNERENGINEERED-IN-INDIA PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Indian Manufacturing Companies

Numo Ventilator

HEALTHCARE

Numo is a critical care ventilator that provides
ventilatory support for patients suffering from chronic
respiratory distress. Numo is designed to provide all
the essential modes required for treatment andrecovery of patients with COVID-19 such as Invasive,
Non-Invasive ventilation and High Flow Oxygen
Therapy creating a huge impact in the present healthcare system.

WINNERENGINEERED-IN-INDIA PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Indian Manufacturing Companies

Seltos Hybrid Instrument
Cluster
AUTOMOTIVEThe 7-inch instrument cluster is a hybrid(analog-digital) instrument cluster developed for
Kia Seltos. The cluster displays information in an easy-toread format; enhances safety by providing information
about blind spots and surrounding views; and improvesuser experience through graphics rendering and applying
different themes- including eco, comfort and sport-basedon users’ visual preferences.

WINNERENGINEERED-IN-INDIA PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Indian Manufacturing Companies

Electric Vehicle Powertrain

AUTOMOTIVEExtended Range (213 km) EV Powertrain is a costeffective, FAME II compliant, and benchmark highrange indigenous electric powertrain built for
Tata Tigor EV sedan, targeted at the Indian fleet
market.

WINNERS

Meet the “Pioneers and Changemakers”

SERVICEDELIVERYEXCELLENCE
OF THE YEAR
Recognizing the imagination,ingenuity and initiative in service
delivery by ER&D Organization
Global Capability Centers
Engineering Service Providers

WINNERSERVICE DELIVERY EXCELLENCE OF THE YEAR
Global Capability Centers

Service Workbench

HEALTHCARE

Service Workbench is a web-based application for
remote monitoring of devices, to assist remote
services in the corrective maintenance workflow andproactive monitoring to reduce unplanned downtime
and improve the first-time right-fix and reduce overall
service cost, improving the staff experience andlowering the environmental impact.

WINNERSERVICE DELIVERY EXCELLENCE OF THE YEAR
Global Capability Centers

Ascentia® Analytics
Services​​

AEROSPACE

Collins Ascentia® Analytics Services – including
prognostics and health management (PHM) – gather,filter and analyze aircraft data, and then leverage it tohelp improve airline operations. With expert
guidance, airlines would improve dispatch reliability,
reduce unplanned maintenance and optimize
maintenance schedules.

WINNERSERVICE DELIVERY EXCELLENCE OF THE YEAR
Global Capability Centers

High Speed Satellite
Internet

TELECOM

The India Center of Hughes Systique
Corporation helped HUGHES - a global leader
in Satellite Broadband Internet, in architecting,building and deploying a SDN/NFV based end to
end solution for a satellite backhaul network.

WINNERSERVICE DELIVERY EXCELLENCE OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

Vehicle Top Hats

AUTOMOTIVE

Tech Mahindra helped a global automotive
OEM to develop vehicle top hats for both
Indian and International Markets.

WINNERSERVICE DELIVERY EXCELLENCE OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

Automotive Infotainment

AUTOMOTIVESoftware Tier 1 model-based engagement withleading global automotive OEM delivering their next
generation Automotive Infotainment system forpremium SUV with 50 percent reduction in scheduleand additional 40 percent reduction in the cost ofdevelopment.

WINNERSERVICE DELIVERY EXCELLENCE OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

ADAS and Autonomous
Driving (AD) Technology
AUTOMOTIVEKPIT demonstrated service delivery excellence as asoftware technology partner to an automotive OEM
for Autonomous Driving. This engagement powered
OEM to launch the world’s first Level 3 autonomousvehicle. Scale, multiple SW components, andpartnerships powered this delivery that will extend
up to 2030 on multiple vehicle programs.

WINNERSERVICE DELIVERY EXCELLENCE OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

Connected Life Safety Services​

INDUSTRIAL

For a Fortune 500 industrial products manufacturing
company, HARMAN delivered an innovative, all-in-one
cloud platform that enables system integrators and facility
managers to deliver enhanced fire safety services. Thissolution helped the client reduce release timeline by up to
30 percent and launch new SaaS offerings in the segment.

WINNERSERVICE DELIVERY EXCELLENCE OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

RxR Digital Workplace

INDUSTRIAL

Infosys partnered with a real estate company totransform their 26 office buildings into smart
workplaces, receiving industry recognition for best
COVID tech, enabling nearly 2000 tenantbusinesses and their 125000 employees to safely
return to work.

WINNERSERVICE DELIVERY EXCELLENCE OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

Embedded Software
Development
AUTOMOTIVEKPIT demonstrated service delivery excellence as asoftware Tier-1 for Charging Control Unit (CCU)
program of leading German OEM. The OEM, Tier-1
and KPIT have entered into an agreement to deliver
software variants for 11 carlines through an uniquemenu-based software delivery on demand model,
resulting in significant software re-use, and costbenefits.

WINNERSERVICE DELIVERY EXCELLENCE OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

Medical Devices Engineering

HEALTHCARE

Capgemini helped an American medical devices
manufacturer to introduce new-age connectivity featuresin its devices meant for cardiac rhythm management,
neuromodulation, and electrophysiology faculties,
transforming standalone non-connected healthcare
systems to a connected care eco-system for patient
centric care and reducing healthcare costs.

WINNERSERVICE DELIVERY EXCELLENCE OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

5G Network Engineering

TELECOM

Cyient enabled 5G access for almost 75 percent
of Australia’s population through
Cyient’s ‘Maximum Coverage with Minimal
Infrastructure’ network design principle, byextending network access with the fastest data
speed to over 450 sites across urban, semiurban and rural Australia.

WINNERSERVICE DELIVERY EXCELLENCE OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

Digital IoT Platform for Connected
Equipment
INDUSTRIALHCL helped a global industrial equipment
manufacturer conceptualize and develop a digital IoT
platform for connected operations. This platform
enables new revenue models for the client along withimproved profitability, enhanced customer
experiences, reduced downtime, and ensuring
compliance to regulatory standards.

WINNERS

Meet the “Pioneers and Changemakers”

ER&D
ORGANIZATION
OF THE YEAR
Recognizing ER&D organizations thathave enabled innovation,transformation and delivered business
impact to their key stakeholders
Global Capability Centers
Engineering Service Providers

WINNER

ER&D ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR
Global Capability Centers

Samsung R&D Institute
India, Bangalore
CONSUMER
ELECTRONICS

Samsung R&D India, Bangalore (SRI-B) is the largest overseas R&D
center of Samsung Electronics. This center is driving ‘research-tocommercialization’ for multiple product lines such as
smartphones, network and connected home appliances. It aims
to create USPs for Samsung’s flagship devices through SRI-B CoEsof Wireless Communication, Multimedia, AI, and IoT.
SRI-B is a powerhouse of innovation with 6600+ patents filed
globally including India. The center also has active programs for
powering Digital India, university collaboration and startup
connect to leverage the Indian ecosystem.

WINNER

ER&D ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR
Global Capability CentersIntel Technology India Pvt. Ltd.
SEMICONDUCTORIntel India is Intel’s largest design and engineering center outside
the US, with state-of-the-art design facilities located in Bengaluru
and Hyderabad. Intel has invested over US$7.25 billion in India todate and continues to expand its R&D and innovation footprint in
the country. The India center contributes significantly to Intel’s
technology and product leadership with its engineering
talent engaged in cutting-edge work in the areas of SoC design,
5G networks, graphics, software, and platform for the cloud/data
center, client, and IoT markets involving advanced technologies
such as AI, 5G, and Autonomous Systems.

WINNER

ER&D ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR
Global Capability Centers

Mercedes Benz Research andDevelopment India​ (MBRDI)
AUTOMOTIVE

Established in 1996, MBRDI is the largest R&D center for Daimler
outside Germany, working seamlessly for all business units of MB
cars, vans, Daimler trucks and buses. MBRDI engages close to
10000 professionals who work across design, CAE, embedded E/E,
IT, AI, deep learning, cloud,​ and data analytics competencies, thus
driving the digital aspirations of Daimler. MBRDI envisions to be
the Centre of Excellence for Daimler in Engineering and IT domain
and aims to provide the necessary digital tailwinds to Daimler, as
the auto industry evolves into new era of driving and customer
experience.

WINNER

ER&D ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR
Global Capability Centers

Philips Innovation Campus,
Bengaluru
HEALTHCARE

Established in 1996, the Philips Innovation Campus, Bengaluru
is a key component of Philips' R&D business function. The
India Innovation Center is the base for end-to-end
development and management of multiple product lines suchas ultrasound, MRI, and personal health among others. The
purpose of the center is to improve people’s health and wellbeing through meaningful innovation.

WINNER

ER&D ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

Infosys Engineering Services​
Infosys is one of the leading engineering services providers in India. It
helps global enterprises across industry verticals respond to real-time
customer needs and build competitive product and technology
offerings. As a strategic product development partner for enterprises
across the globe, Infosys has successfully delivered numerous end-toend turnkey products. Its service transformation initiatives havehelped enterprises reduce their operations costs, improve efficiency,
and reduce time to market for products. Infosys has strong CoEs andLiving Labs enabling innovation at scale with many global patents
granted. It has a rich ER&D ecosystem partnership with an innovation
fund, a network of startups, and academic partnerships, to deliver topnotch value to customers.

WINNER

ER&D ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

Wipro Engineering
Wipro is one of the leading technology services providers and trusted
advisors to global 1000 enterprises. Wipro’s excellent understanding ofcustomer needs and market trends has helped it undertake turnkey
development of over 40 products over the last 3 years. Wipro has
undertaken multiple innovative projects for the customers which haveresulted in over 400 patents filed globally in the past 3 years. It’s next-gen
service delivery initiatives such as Topcoder, Automation,
Holmes, Tarang etc. have helped the customer reduce their time to market,
product development costs, and development efforts. With more than
25 CoEs, it has over 32000 ER&D resources, 13000+ of which are skilled in
the next-gen technologies of the future.

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ER&D ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

HCL Engineering and R&D
Services
HCL Technologies (HCL) empowers global enterprises with technology
for the next decade, today. HCL’s Mode 1-2-3 strategy, based on its deepdomain industry expertise, customer-centricity and entrepreneurial culture of
Ideapreneurship™, enables businesses to transform into next-gen enterprises.
HCL's Engineering and R&D Services (ERS) business provides productengineering, platform engineering and operational technology services to its
global clients. It accelerates product development for its customers byleveraging the latest technologies, monetizing product services, and providing
immersive end-user experiences. With over four decades of engineering
heritage, HCL ERS has emerged as one of the largest digital engineering service
providers from India.

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SOCIAL IMPACT
SOLUTION OF
THE YEAR
Recognizing revolutionary products andsolutions which have beenconsequential in addressing the criticalchallenges facing our society andbuilding a sustainable world
Global Capability Centers
Engineering Service Providers

WINNER

SOCIAL IMPACT SOLUTION OF THE YEAR
Global Capability Centers

Eye Health Diagnostic
Suite
HEALTHCARE

Eye Health Diagnostic Suite is an AI-powered
affordable and portable smartphone-based solution.
It leverages previous-generation smartphones underSamsung Galaxy Upcycling program. The solution
detects eye ailment early-on and prevents blindness
in low-medium-income countries. EyeLike is deployedin India through Aravind Eye Hospital, and also in
Vietnam, Morocco, Papua New Guinea.

WINNER

SOCIAL IMPACT SOLUTION OF THE YEAR
Global Capability Centers

Interior Cabin Sensor

AUTOMOTIVEInterior Cabin Sensor (ICS) is a radar-based systemdesigned and developed in India. It classifies theoccupants (adult/child) and warns users when
they leave a child behind in their vehicles. Thisavoids heatstroke and death of children. A major
North American car manufacturer has
identified Veoneer as a development partner for
ICS.

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SOCIAL IMPACT SOLUTION OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

AccuAlertMe

HEALTHCAREHARMAN’s AccuAlertMe is an enterprise grade
secure contact tracing, and social distancing
enablement platform. It offers enterprises acomprehensive solution to enable safe return
to work.

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SOCIAL IMPACT SOLUTION OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

TrueNAT RTPCR Solution

HEALTHCARE

Cyient developed the TrueNAT solution thatrevolutionized healthcare by creating a first-of-itskind portable RTPCR testing kit that allowed timely
testing of Covid-19 for millions globally at the peakof the pandemic. TrueNAT is a chip-based point ofcare multi-disease platform with over 25 tests andglobally used for the detection and diagnosis of
Covid 19.

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SOCIAL IMPACT SOLUTION OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

GazelleHEALTHCARE

Gazelle, a point-of-care diagnostic platform, is aportable and easy-to-use diagnostic device for malaria
and sickle-cell anemia screening. The integrated
platform provides affordable, accurate, and lifechanging medical diagnostics for under-served people
everywhere. Gazelle places the power of a high-end
laboratory into remote healthcare settings.

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SOCIAL IMPACT SOLUTION OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

Clever Energy™

ENERGY

Clever Energy™ is an enterprise-level energy
and emission management system. It
facilitates organizations to achieve carbonneutral goals by reducing carbon emissions.

WINNER

SOCIAL IMPACT SOLUTION OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

Automated Blood
Collection System
HEALTHCARE

A leading blood management devices company
partnered with Capgemini to accelerate the launch of
automated blood collection and apheresis systems toenable convalescent plasma therapy for treating
COVID-19 patients.

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SOCIAL IMPACT SOLUTION OF THE YEAR
Engineering Service Providers

AssistoHEALTHCARE

Assisto is an affordable intelligent device which assists
differently-abled people in vocal communication. It canbe worn on any moving part of the body, uses
sophisticated AI algorithms to synthesize and convert
sensory inputs to near natural voice of the person innative language.

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WOMAN
ROLE-MODELIN ER&D
Recognizing woman in positions oftechnical leadership who serve as a rolemodel not just for their organization but
also for the entire ER&D ecosystem

Global Capability Centers
Engineering Service Providers

WINNERWOMAN ROLE-MODEL IN ER&D
Global Capability Centers

Dr. Pallavi Vajinepalli
Principal Scientist and Group Leader
With a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT
Kharagpur, Pallavi Vajinepalli is Principal Scientist andGroup Leader at Philips. Her main responsibilities include
initiating and driving innovation roadmaps, and industrial
research in the domain of ultrasound to enable meaningful
innovations. She has worked on developing multiple
medical device solutions such as automated colposcopy,
automated 2D fetal biometry, and follicle counting. On theinnovation front, she has filed 35 international patents witharound 18 patents granted and published over 20 research
articles.

WINNERWOMAN ROLE-MODEL IN ER&D
Global Capability Centers

Rupa Kamoji
Director R&D
With 20+ years of experience working on CADNAV
products, Rupa Kamoji is the Director of R&D at SynopSys.
Her responsibilities include driving the product's life cycle
management and planning SRM releases in coordinationwiththecross-functional
core
team.
She
also collaborates closely with the sales team to drive
business
growth.
Oninnovation
front,
Rupa
has contributed to four international patents and published
six international articles.

WINNERWOMAN ROLE-MODEL IN ER&D
Global Capability Centers

Kala Sampathkumar
Director
With 25+ years of industry experience, Kala Sampathkumar
is the Director at Dell Technologies leading a team of over
80 members. Her responsibilities include - delivering criticalprojects that drive innovation, quality, productivity, andefficiency across the organization. She is passionate about
bringing new and disruptive technologies to market. Her
passion led her to become an innovator with 13 authorizedpatents and one of her patents was chosen by Dell as the
top 3 inventions in India.

WINNERWOMAN ROLE-MODEL IN ER&D
Global Capability Centers

Dr. Deepika Sachdeva
Customer Support Manager andTechnology Leader APAC
Dr. Deepika Sachdeva is one of the leading experts in Materials andMetallurgy at GE India. Deepika joined GE as a Scientist in the
Materials Research team in 2014 and over the span of 4 years, wasthe leading GE Aviation’s Materials Engineering and Advanced
Services Technologies Team in India. She has been recently inducted
into GE’s prestigious Accelerated Leadership Program. Under thisprogram, she is supporting regional customers and leading the
deployment of advanced technologies for improved performanceand operations in GE Aviation’s Customer and Product Support
organization. On innovation front, Deepika has filed six Indian andInternational patents, published eight journal articles, and 12
conference proceedings.

WINNERWOMAN ROLE-MODEL IN ER&D
Engineering Service Providers

Sindhu Ramachandran S
Principal Architect
As the Principal Architect in QuEST Global, Sindhu
Ramachandran leads the AI CoE focusing on Computer Visionin the Software and Digital service line. Her primary
responsibility is to provide the best AI solutions using
machine learning and deep learning to customers and endusers. She has been instrumental in setting up competency
framework, certifications, and defining best practices for AI
and Analytics in the organization. She also drives an‘innovative culture’ by implementing QuEST’s solutions inpartner hardware and software and setting up CoEs and labs
for partners in QuEST premises.

WINNERWOMAN ROLE-MODEL IN ER&D
Engineering Service Providers

Saraswati ThippaiahPrincipal, Advanced Engineering
Recognized as domain champion, Saraswati Thippaiah is arising star in the automation field. As the Principal ofAdvanced Engineering in Infosys, she is responsible for
emerging technology incubation, automation strategy
definition, architecture design team and stakeholder
management, and new business development. She has
worked on multiple technical projects in robotics
automation. On innovation front, Saraswati has filed four
patents and published two research articles.

WINNERWOMAN ROLE-MODEL IN ER&D
Engineering Service Providers

Ashwani Nandini
India Head, Delivery and Digital Assurance
In her current role as India Head, Delivery and Digital Assurance at
GlobalLogic, Ashwani Nandini is responsible for predictable delivery at scalethus ensuring customer delight and industry leading NPS. She has set up
several nimble, globally recognized frameworks to enable delivery and digitalassurance. She was recognized as the Global Capability Champion 2018 for"Predictable Measurement Framework for Agile" in the Capability
Championship 2018 by SEI. In her previous role as Noida Delivery Head, she
was instrumental in establishing Noida as the largest engineering center
globally for delivering complex digital transformation engagements, setting
up large Product Engineering Labs known for innovation at scale. She set up
the India Design Studio that enabled India to deliver design-led engineering
engagements. She has authored several articles that have been published inleading publications and has been an eminent speaker at several conferences.

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