Winners 2024

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.

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Digital Transformation of the Year

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Union Pacific Railroad
Technology Innovation that Dramatically Improves Safety and Reputation
 

Union Pacific Railroad

Union Pacific Railroad’s Physics Train Builder (PTB) program represents a significant advancement in train safety and operational efficiency. It simulates the complex physics of freight train operations, offering precise recommendations for train car placement and locomotive usage to ensure optimal and safe train builds. The tool models over 2,000 trains daily across Union Pacific’s expansive 32,000-mile network, significantly improving safety by preventing derailments and optimizing train length. Following the implementation, there were zero buff derailments in the first year of use – highlighting the PTB’s potential impact on safety and operational costs – delivering annual savings estimated at USD million. It also contributes to reducing break-in-twos and train stalls, allowing for longer trains and improved logistics.
By elevating rail safety standards and operational capabilities and delivering a potential ROI in excess of 1900%, the PTB is recognized as in the category of the Digital Transformation of the Year.

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Dow
Pioneering Digital Innovation in Paints and Coatings with DOW™ Paint Vision
 

Dow

The DOW™ Paint Vision platform, a part of the company’s DIGIT initiative, represents a strategic leap in streamlining operations and enhancing customer experiences within the paints and coatings industry. It offers a comprehensive digital service experience, providing interactive product recommendations, training resources, and advanced formulating tools like Formulation Xpert. The platform supports sustainable practices by recommending eco-friendly formulations and has garnered industry accolades, including the 2024 IRI Excellence Award for Digital and Technological Innovation. DOW™ Paint Vision has helped infuse state-of-theart technologies like AI, machine learning, and robotics into Dow’s operations, driving deep transformative changes across the company’s ecosystem.
For setting new standards in innovation and efficiency, positioning itself as a leader in digital transformation within the coatings sector, the DOW™ Paint Vision platform is recognized in the category of Digital Transformation of the Year.
Nestlé India Limited
Factory of the Future: Connected, Intelligent, and Automated
 

Nestlé India Limited

Nestlé India’s Connected Factory Program represents a strategic advancement in manufacturing, aligning with the principles of Industry 4.0. The initiative harnesses connectivity, intelligence, and flexible automation, transforming operations to enhance productivity, quality, and sustainability. A key feature of the program is the deployment of a digital ecosystem, empowering workers with mobile applications, augmented reality, and digital performance systems for improved decisionmaking and efficiency. The program also leverages intelligent machines and digital twins to optimize processes – ensuring resource efficiency and exceptional quality, and has been implemented across 300+ manufacturing lines in India. The innovations have led to significant cost savings, improved labor productivity, and enhanced product quality and consistency with real-time visibility and analysis of manufacturing processes.
Underscoring the company’s commitment toward leveraging emerging technologies for operational excellence and enhanced consumer experiences, the Connected Factory Program from Nestlé is recognized as a Digital Transformation of the Year.

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Tenneco
Accelerating Suspension Development Through Neural Networks
 

Tenneco

Tenneco’s digital transformation initiative leverages advanced neural network technologies to revolutionize damper modeling within the automotive industry. As the global auto sector moves toward reducing development times and away from physical prototypes, Tenneco’s digital technologies-led approach helps bridge the gap between high-fidelity simulation and subjective suspension assessments. Their Physics Augmented Neural Network, integrating damper characterizations from physical models and actual measurements, further enhances the fidelity and speed of simulations, enabling faster-than-real-time solutions that are crucial for driving simulators. The company’s innovative use of neural networks in damper modeling also minimizes reliance on expensive track testing, allowing for virtual calibration and accelerating innovation by facilitating the virtual development of new damper concepts without the need for physical prototypes.
For enabling efficient testing across various settings, reducing the kilometers driven, saving costs, and benefiting the environment, Tenneco’s adoption of neural network technologies is recognized as the Digital Transformation of the Year.
Sundaram Clayton Ltd.
Revolutionizing Manufacturing with Digital Engineering: SCL’s Private 5G Network Initiative
 

Sundaram Clayton Ltd.

Sundaram Clayton Limited (SCL) is seeking to revolutionize manufacturing with its deployment of India’s first private 5G network. The strategic initiative aims to redefine legacy processes through high-speed and low-latency connectivity, and addresses IT/OT convergence challenges at the company’s expansive 50-acre facility. Overcoming inefficiencies of traditional connectivity models impacted by heavy machinery and metallic structures, the robust network supports seamless communication and integration of Automated Material Robots (AMRs) and Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS). Incorporating advanced technologies, such as IoT, AR, and VR applications to enhance operational telemetry and insights, the network’s up to 400 MBps wireless configuration minimizes interference for ensuring real-time, reliable communication essential for modern manufacturing operations.
Driving enhanced operational efficiencies, minimizing reliance on extensive cabling, and improving productivity through a digitally connected ecosystem, the 5G private network initiative from SCL is recognized as the Digital Transformation of the Year.
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Digital Engineering Project/ Program of the Year

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Collins Aerospace, An RTX Business
Digital Product Life Cycle - Digital Engineering
 

Collins Aerospace, An RTX Business

Collins Aerospace’s Digital Product Life Cycle (DPLC) program is a program aimed at enhancing efficiency, quality, and customer satisfaction while driving growth across the full life cycle. DPLC Digital Engineering (DE) team focuses on the development phase to address the challenges around an ecosystem of heterogeneous and siloed engineering tools. DE is enabling seamless real-time collaboration across Collins Aerospace by providing program teams the ability to quickly consume standard digital services at scale across multiple data classifications in a safe and compliant manner. Since its launch, the initiative has helped shorten access time to digital services to 5 business days and improved adoption rates across the enterprise, driving USD 8 million in savings for 2024, with projections to the tune of USD 200 million in the coming years.
With its unique platform-based approach leveraging cloud technology and containers, rapid deployment and robust compliance capabilities, and dedicated training paths; the DPLC Digital Engineering program from Collins Aerospace is recognized as a Digital Engineering Project/Program of the Year.

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Chevron
Robotic Tank Cleaning & Inspection: A Digital Approach for Deployment and Adoption
 

Chevron

Chevron’s Robotic Tank Cleaning & Inspection is a transformative digital engineering project that minimizes the need for human entry into confined spaces – enabling significant reductions across safety risks, operational costs, and potential environmental incidents. Leveraging a Power BI scorecard and a detailed digital execution plan, the initiative delivers enhanced real-time visibility and transparency across operations. The scorecard tracks key performance indicators (KPIs), including reduced at-risk hours, operating expenses (OPEX), and logistical planning and operations (LPO), besides driving improvements in schedule efficiency. It has already realized over USD 10 million in OPEX and LPO savings and helped reduce confined space entry by over 5,000 hours.
Providing a unified view of tank operations across the enterprise, the strategic approach of Robotic Tank Inspection optimizes current processes and paves the way for future advancements in tank robotics. It is recognized in the category of Digital Engineering Project/Program of the Year.
Eaton
A Digital “Easy Button” for Universal Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Grid Code Compliance
 

Eaton

Eaton’s digital “Easy Button” project addresses the present regulatory challenges posed by global electrification initiatives that require Distributed Energy Resource (DER) manufacturers to comply with diverse regional grid codes. This had traditionally involved custom development for each Eaton product and market, resulting in inefficiencies and high costs. The “Easy Button” program introduces a digital grid codes library that streamlines compliance by providing a modular, reusable, and scalable framework adaptable to various countries’ requirements. Enabling efficient management of energy demands, the digital library also helps reduce the time taken for product implementation, validation, and certification, including an acceleration of development by a factor of 8 and a reduction in certification time by up to 5 times.
Leveraging a Model-Based Design (MBD) approach, utilizing simulations to create robust, optimized algorithms, the project is a game-changer in managing grid codes, and is recognized as in the category of Digital Engineering Project/Program of the Year.

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Delek US
Eye in the Sky: AI-Based Autonomous Drone Program
 

Delek US

Delek’s Eye in the Sky AI-based drone project addresses critical challenges in the oil and gas (O&G) industry by enhancing safety, reliability, efficiency, and compliance. Equipped with Optical Gas Imaging (OGI) and Infrared (IR) cameras for comprehensive inspections, Delek’s AI-based autonomous drones are helping minimize human exposure to hazardous conditions, enabling precise detection of gas leaks and thermal anomalies and support with Emergency response.
With real-time data analytics and computer vision systems that allow for efficient anomaly detection and incident response, the program supports real-time emergency response and reduces downtime, while facilitating precise inspections and rapid scaling across refineries. FAA approved for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations, the program is recognized as a Digital Engineering Project/ Program of the Year.
Henkel
Next-gen Manufacturing
 

Henkel

Henkel’s Next-gen Manufacturing project at its Jundiaí, Brazil plant, launched to identify process inefficiencies, has evolved into the driving force for a digital backbone to integrate advanced technologies including AI, IoT, predictive maintenance, and automation. The transformation was achieved in stages, with the first phase focusing on implementing gateways to facilitate communication between machines and control systems. In the second phase, data collection efforts amassed over a billion data points, while the third step focused on data analysis to pinpoint high-impact areas for improvements. The final stage involved the execution of solutions targeting the opportunities identified.
Driving significant sustainability gains, including, an 8% annual reduction in natural gas consumption, 33% savings in water consumption, and optimized raw materials management, the scalable project is recognized in the category of Digital Engineering Project/Program of the Year.
Nokia (Bell Labs)
Autonomous Inventory Monitoring Service (AIMS) with Smart Drone Technology
 

Nokia (Bell Labs)

Nokia text block: Nokia (Bell Labs)’s Autonomous Inventory Monitoring Service (AIMS) is a digital engineering initiative that revolutionizes inventory management processes, which are often labor-intensive and error-prone. By leveraging autonomous drones equipped with cutting-edge computer vision and proprietary localization technology, AIMS offers precise and efficient inventory counting in GPS-denied environments. This enhances operational efficiency by reducing the time required to cycle count from months to mere days. The smart drone solution also leverages machine learning algorithms for autonomous drone navigation, realtime image and data processing and a self-learning environment that continuously improves inventory processes – helping prevent lost inventory, stock-outs and overstocking.
For its contributions toward redefining inventory management and driving sustainable revenue growth, while enabling accuracy, efficiency, and costeffectiveness, the AIMS from Nokia (Bell Labs) is recognized as a Digital Engineering Project/Program of the Year.
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Engineering Product of the Year

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Honeywell
Connecter Power – Commercial Smart Outlet Management
 

Honeywell

Honeywell’s Connecter Power solution addresses the challenge of energy waste in commercial buildings, where plug loads can account for up to 50 percent of energy consumption. The solution enables control at the plug level, replacing standard outlets with intelligent electronic ones that connect to a building’s management system. This enables real-time monitoring and control, allowing building managers to effectively reduce energy waste by grouping outlets for data analysis, scheduling operations, enhancing energy consumption monitoring, and real-time temperature alerts – all accessible via a digital dashboard. This system empowers users to turn outlets on or off autonomously based on occupancy data, enhancing both energy efficiency and safety.
With integration capabilities across existing building management systems or as a standalone solution, offering cloud-based integration through the Honeywell Forge Suite, Honeywell’s Connecter Power prioritizes efficiency, safety, and sustainability. It is recognized as an Engineering product of the Year.

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Marelli
Passenger Display with Privacy
 

Marelli

Marelli’s Passenger Display with Privacy drives dynamic, in-vehicle zonal privacy to enhance safety and user experiences. This first-to-market solution allows passengers to conceal specific display zones – reducing driver distractions – utilizing standard OLED or TFT technologies paired with a control element that actively modulates light characteristics for flexible viewing angles. The product is intended for both luxury and mid-range vehicle markets, and supports the growing global demand for in-car displays, delivering high luminance and quality without compromising component lifespan.
Equipped with dynamic content management for customized privacy settings across different zones, the solution offers car manufacturers the freedom to choose and multi-source their components. A significant leap in vehicle display design, providing a safer and more personalized driving environment, Marelli’s Passenger Display with Privacy is recognized as an Engineering Product of the Year.
Next Big Innovation Labs Pvt Ltd
Trivima Bioprinters: Revolutionizing Bioprinting for Healthcare
 

Next Big Innovation Labs Pvt Ltd

Next Big Innovation Labs’ Trivima Bioprinter combines 3D printing with biomaterials and tissue engineering to create custom tissue models for personalized medication, cancer research, drug testing, and regenerative medicine. As a modular, customizable platform, it empowers researchers and clinicians to push the boundaries of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, effectively bridging biology and engineering. The bioprinter supports multiple bioprinting technologies, enabling integration of various cell types, biomaterials, and tissue properties, and as a scalable and precise solution is driving the emergence of bioprinting as a tool for customized healthcare that could potentially eliminate animal testing and contribute to organ transplantation development.
Offering an innovative, customizable bioprinting experience that drives new frontiers in 3D bioprinting, Trivima from Next Big Innovation Labs is our Engineering Product of the Year.

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Eaton
Brightlayer Edge Platforms - Driving Eaton's Digital Transformation
 

Eaton

Eaton's Brightlayer Edge Platforms represent a significant step in IoT innovation by enabling robust digital software solutions for enhanced product development efficiencies. Comprising of Brightlayer Edge RTOS and Brightlayer Edge Linux, the solution provides a foundational software stack with 50-70% of the technology needed for product development – allowing global teams to accelerate their projects leveraging pre-tested, cybersecurity-certified components. With seamless device-to-cloud connectivity, comprehensive device lifecycle management, and compatibility with the Brightlayer Analytics Services, the product has saved USD 50 million in development costs since inception, while reducing time-to-market significantly by leveraging reusable software.
Representing a scalable and efficient approach to product development and IoT integration, the Brightlayer Edge Platforms from Eaton are recognized in the category of the Engineering Product of the Year.
EdgeQ
EdgeQ BaseStation-on-a-Chip
 

EdgeQ

EdgeQ’s BaseStation-on-a-Chip offers an innovative 5G+AI solution to simplify and democratize network deployments. The chip integrates 4G, 5G, and AI capabilities, enabling enterprises to develop cost-effective and customizable cellular networks leveraging a software-defined approach. By condensing an entire cell tower into a coin-sized chip, the breakthrough facilitates easy deployment and scaling, especially in providing broadband connectivity to industries like Oil and Gas or maritime operations. Utilizing satellites to extend high-speed internet to underserved regions, the product’s open, programmable nature also fosters innovation by allowing customization at an algorithmic level. Its compact design results in significant cost and power savings, offering a 50% reduction in total cost of ownership and enabling efficient, over-the-air upgrades.
For bridging 4G, 5G, and AI, while offering unprecedented flexibility and setting a new standard for wireless innovation, the EdgeQ BaseStation-on-a-Chip is recognized in the category of Engineering Product of the Year.
MediaKind
MK.IO Video Platform: Engineered to Set a New Benchmark in Video Streaming
 

MediaKind

The MK.IO Video Platform from MediaKind is a transformative, cloud-native solution for transforming live event operations and video streaming workflows. It offers comprehensive functionalities, from video ingest and transcoding to origin services and ad insertion, integrated with client-side app management. Leveraging scalable APIs, advanced security, and AI-driven automation to streamline complex workflows for broadcasters, sports organizations, and content providers worldwide, the solution features a world-class video pipeline that enables realtime event control and seamless integration with existing systems.
For significantly reducing workflow complexities, enhancing security, and lowering costs through its innovative design, and a cloud-native architecture that ensures faster time to market and robust monetization, the MK.IO from MediaKind is recognized as an Engineering Product of the Year.
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Top Sustainability Initiative

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AT&T
Building Resilient Communities Through the Climate Resilient Communities Initiative
 

AT&T

AT&T’s Climate Resilient Communities Initiative (CRCI) and the Climate Risk and Resilience Portal (ClimRR) help drive greater climate resilience across communities. Developed in collaboration with Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA), the US Department of Energy Argonne National Laboratory, and the US Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office, the ClimRR portal makes some of the most sophisticated climate-science modeling in the world publicly accessible. The portal is proving instrumental in transforming complex climate science into actionable insights, enabling communities to enhance resilience against extreme weather threats, including, heatwaves, heavy rainfall, wildfires, and droughts. Complementing ClimRR, AT&T’s CRCI offers vital technical and strategic assistance for ensuring that state and local authorities can effectively integrate climate data into their Hazard Mitigation and Climate Resilience Plans. The initiative also offers public access to cutting-edge climate modeling and the creation of interactive StoryMaps, which present climate projections in engaging visual formats, enhancing public understanding and fostering a culture of preparedness.
For helping communities interpret climate data, identify vulnerabilities, devise tailored solutions, withstand and recover from climate-induced challenges, AT&T’s efforts are recognized in the category of Top Sustainability Initiative.

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Telangana Police, India
Monitor Ganesh Pandals and to Track Immersion Process Using GIS
 

Telangana Police, India

The initiative during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival by the Telangana Police represents a groundbreaking approach toward managing large-scale public events with sustainability and innovation at its core. Addressing a range of challenges during the immersion of over 150,510 Ganesh idols, the project leveraged advanced GIS and AI technologies for real-time tracking, optimized resource management, and enhanced safety through dynamic crowd monitoring and efficient traffic control. The collaboration, involving unmatched digital technology-led synergies between over 25,000 police personnel and 15,000 municipal workers, was supported by a robust network of over 733 CCTV cameras and drones.
Unique in its integration of GIS and AI for event management, the scalable initiative has set a new benchmark for global public events. For ensuring sustainable practices across massive immersion rallies, and driving a replicable model for enhancing safety, efficiency, and environmental stewardship, the project is recognized in the category of Top Sustainability Initiative.
Vanderlande
A Gamechanger in Intralogistics Service Support: From Virgin to Remanufactured Spare Parts
 

Vanderlande

Vanderlande’s sustainability initiative is a transformative step toward creating a zero-waste economy through innovation and collaboration. Developed in partnership with end-users and key suppliers, the company’s circular supply model is designed for remanufacturing complex mechatronic products in the parcel industry. By incorporating circular design principles and drawing inspiration from the cradle-to-cradle philosophy, the initiative optimizes product design to facilitate effective remanufacturing. This allows for the reuse of components while maintaining top-quality standards. The focus on remanufacturing has helped to optimize material use and enabled a carbon footprint reduction of up to 50%.
For fostering open collaboration across the value chain, setting a new benchmark for making remanufacturing the default solution for spare parts, and establishing a new norm in intralogistics and the parcel industry, Vanderlande’s initiative is recognized as a Top Sustainability Initiative.

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Chennai Smart City Limited
Promoting Eco-Friendly Transportation with Digital Technologies

Chennai Smart City Limited

The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) Limited overcame significant operational challenges in managing its fleet of around 3,000 buses, while maintaining schedule adherence and providing real-time travel information. By adopting the Automatic Vehicle Location System (AVLS), they are enhancing realtime tracking of bus operations, driving streamlined trip plannings, enhancing fleet management, minimizing fuel consumption, and reducing carbon emissions. The Passenger Information System has further helped enhance commuter experiences by providing accurate bus arrival times through various digital platforms. The initiative is driving a 10-15% reduction in carbon emissions and fuel consumption – setting a benchmark for sustainable public transportation. Offering a comprehensive solution toward improving operational efficiencies, enhanced commuter convenience and scale, the initiative from the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) is recognized as a Top Sustainability initiative.
Santos
Santos Electrification Convert
 

Santos

Santos’ Electrification Convert project marks a major milestone in its Onshore Upstream Business. By converting gas turbine drives to electric motor drives without modifying existing equipment, the initiative has simplified operations, increased upstream production by 11 TJ/d, and achieved an annual emissions reduction of 176 ktCO2e. This reduction in CO2 emissions is equivalent to that of 40,000 cars annually, supporting Santos’ commitment to reach net-zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2040. The project also offers significant cost savings of approximately USD $130 million from reduced maintenance needs alone.
Leveraging existing infrastructure to minimize shutdown duration and commissioning risks, the electrification project from Santos has set a precedent for similar future endeavors, providing a comprehensive blueprint for global companies. It is recognized in the category of Top Sustainability Initiative.
Weatherford
Weatherford Emissions Manager: Driving Sustainable Emissions Management in Oil & Gas

Weatherford

The Weatherford Emissions Manager, developed in partnership with Honeywell, is redefining emissions monitoring in the oil and gas sector. Unlike traditional methods that rely on periodic inspections, the Emissions Manager offers real-time, continuous observation of methane discharges for monitoring and immediate leak detection – ensuring timely response and a significant reduction in emissions. This reduction of methane emissions is deemed crucial for climate action under the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The solution has been implemented globally, from individual well pads to large refineries, showcasing its scalability and effectiveness, and supports SDG 13, SDG 7, and SDG 12.
For enabling real-time monitoring, seamless integration into existing CygNet SCADA workflows, advanced methane intensity tracking, and Compliance as a Service (CaaS) – driving regulatory compliance and improving Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting – the Weatherford Emissions Manager is recognized as a Top Sustainability initiative.
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Excellence in Value Realization

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Sky
Universal Software Defined Planning (uSDP)
 

Sky

Sky’s Universal Software Defined Planning (uSDP) solution addresses the complexities faced by Communication Service Providers (CSPs) in scaling networks. It tackles challenges across inaccurate demand forecasting, inefficient resource allocation, and insufficient financial transparency. Integrating advanced digital engineering, automation, and analytics to offer comprehensive capabilities, the offering enables demand forecasting using machine learning models for precise traffic predictions, automated flow modelling and failure impact analysis, automatic resource allocation for ensuring optimal network infrastructure usage, and economic impact analysis to evaluate the financial implications of network changes. These innovations are supported by a robust Scenario Manager that orchestrates the planning process, enabling CSPs to simulate network configurations with a deeper understanding of technical and financial outcomes.
Driving significant CAPEX and OPEX savings, enabling rapid network expansions and new service introductions, and delivering enhanced customer experience with a vendor agnostic design, uSDP from Sky is recognized for Excellence in Value Realization.

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Goodyear
Software-defined Tire Solutions for Next-gen Vehicles
 

Goodyear

The Goodyear SightLine initiative, for software-define tire solutions, represents a cutting-edge advancement for next-gen vehicles. By integrating sensory data with sophisticated algorithms rooted in tire physics, it offers a comprehensive suite of features that enhance vehicle safety and performance. Its aquaplaning detection capability significantly boosts driver awareness by issuing proactive alerts to prevent severe incidents. When linked with in-vehicle actuators such as brake and steering systems, SightLine can execute control strategies to maximize vehicle stability. Leveraging Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) technologies, the solution also communicates warnings about aquaplaningprone areas to other vehicles, enhancing collective road safety.
Optimized for deployment in production-grade electronic control units (ECUs), with a minimal RAM and flash footprint, SightLine ensures efficiency and costeffectiveness without the need for additional sensor installations. For setting a new benchmark in tire technology and vehicle safety, the initiative from Goodyear is recognized in the category of Excellence in Value Realization.
OPW Propane Energy Solutions (a Dover Company)
Rego Connect - Prestolink Digital Platform
 

OPW Propane Energy Solutions (a Dover Company)

The RegO Connect – Prestolink Digital Platform from OPW Propane Energy Solutions (A Dover Company) leverages mobile and web applications alongside Bluetoothconnected devices to digitize record-keeping. By providing a reliable digital archive of equipment installations and service activities, the platform facilitates increased equipment sales and improves quality by offering insights into field performance and service needs, benefiting distributors through accelerated maintenance programs and enhanced equipment turnover. It also minimizes liability risks for Propane marketers through electronic documentation, enabling improved technician efficiency and safety, and delivers enhanced assurances and more effective asset management for the end consumers.
Offered as a free service aims to establish a robust digital ecosystem, building a common repository of industry data, and with significant potential for future revenue streams through data analytics and predictive maintenance, the RegO Connect – Prestolink Digital Platform is recognized in the category of Excellence in Value Realization.

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Rockwell Automation
Simplified Operating Model (SOM)
 

Rockwell Automation

Rockwell Automation’s Simplified Operating Model (SOM) aims to reduce complexities and inefficiencies by empowering teams to focus on high-priority tasks that align with the organization’s strategic objectives. Its primary goals include boosting throughput, speeding up time-to-market, and improving the employee experience, all while ensuring optimal resource allocation. Driving the modernization of processes and tools through Lean Portfolio Management, Agile methodologies, and Resource Management, the model leverages Simplification Playbooks, which serve as a comprehensive guide for employees toward streamlining complex processes and enhancing productivity.
By standardizing methodologies and optimizing resource allocation, the initiative addresses challenges like resource bottlenecks and project prioritization, enabling smoother operations and faster decision-making. As a scalable, reliable, and adaptable solution, the SOM is recognized as an instance of Excellence in Value Realization.
Siemens Healthineers
Maximizing Value Through Remote Services Innovation in Healthcare

Siemens Healthineers

The Remote Services Platform by Siemens Healthineers on AWS is a platform that addresses critical challenges across minimizing device downtime and optimizing operational costs across the global healthcare. landscape It also address the need for improved patient care by enabling real-time remote diagnostics, repairs, and software updates – transforming device registration times from two hours to five minutes toward ensuring consistent operations, minimal delays and improved workflows. The platform offers substantial cost savings by reducing the need for on-site service visits, cutting travel, labor, and maintenance expenses. Its cloud-based architecture further reduces IT resource requirements, making it an affordable solution for healthcare providers.
For promoting sustainability, setting the foundations for future innovations including predictive maintenance, enhancing equipment management, and driving optimal clinical outcomes, the Remote Services Platform by Siemens Healthineers is recognized in the category of Excellence in Value Realization.
T-Mobile
Wholesale Account Onboarding Transformation
 

T-Mobile

T-Mobile’s Wholesale Account Onboarding Transformation initiative is drastically reducing the onboarding period for MVNO and IoT partners from six months to just six weeks. This is primarily driven by automation and the implementation of GenAI models, which streamline the entire process, enhance operational efficiencies by automating complex tasks, and improve communication channels for swift documentation handling. This translates to a faster time-to-market, minimal human error, and lower administrative burdens, fostering a seamless flow of information and enhancing partner satisfaction. Internal teams can now focus clearly on strategic initiatives and improving resource management, driving more efficient collaboration and faster time to revenue.
For enabling an agile and responsive ecosystem leveraging a unique combination of automation and operational efficiency, the initiative from T-Mobile is recognized in the category of Excellence in Value Realization.
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AI Impact of the Year

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SymphonyAI
AI-Powered Revolution: SymphonyAI IRIS Foundry’s Impact on Industrial Operations
 

SymphonyAI

SymphonyAI’s IRIS Foundry is helping redefine industrial data management. Built on the Eureka AI Platform, IRIS Foundry employs advanced AI capabilities to transform data into actionable insights – centralizing data streams, enabling seamless integration, and ensuring real-time processing. Its Industrial LLM leverages natural language processing to enhance user interactions, providing intuitive data queries and insights, while the in-built Knowledge Graph captures complex relationships within industrial ecosystems, offering deep insights through advanced indexes like Health, Dependency, and Anomaly. The Copilot feature assists users in realtime, interpreting queries through natural language processing for efficient data access.
Driving seamless adoption and scalability and enabling significant effort and cost savings, the IRIS Foundry from SymphonyAI is recognized in the category of AI Impact of the Year.

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Dell
Revolutionizing AI Adoption and Innovation with Dell Technologies AI Factory

Dell

The Dell Technologies AI Factory, with NVIDIA, is a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive enterprise AI solution. It provides organizations with the essential tools to seamlessly integrate AI models into their operations, supporting a wide range of applications – from deploying personalized digital assistants in over 70 languages to enabling natural language search. The solution empowers organizations with enhanced control over their data and is a cost-effective alternative to public cloud solutions.
With over 340,000 engineering hours in development, the Dell AI Factory simplifies the adoption of digital human solutions through pre-tested blueprints. Designed for streamlined adoption leveraging a scalable infrastructure and tools that reduce complexity and accelerate time to value, it is recognized in the category of AI Impact of the Year.
Philips
Revolutionizing Chest Exams Through AI-based Personalized X-ray Imaging
 

Philips

The AI-based Personalized X-Ray Imaging from Philips addresses the challenges associated with the traditional workflow of performing a chest X-ray. By automating patient positioning and collimation based on personalized data from a 3D camera and depth image, the solution from Philps reduces workflow time, decreases image rejection rates, and minimizes unnecessary radiation exposures. The AI feature allows less-experienced users to perform X-rays efficiently, optimizing clinical workflows and freeing radiographers to focus more on patient care. By saving 35 seconds per exam and reducing energy consumption by 39%, the system allows hospitals and healthcare providers serve more patients annually, while ensuring adherence to regulatory standards like FDA and CE.
For driving a scalable and an AI-enabled, adaptable solution that delivers highquality, sustainable healthcare, the Personalized X-Ray Imaging solution from Philps is recognized in the category of AI Impact of the Year.

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Aspen Technology
AspenTech Strategic Planning for Sustainability Pathways™
 

Aspen Technology

The AspenTech Strategic Planning for Sustainability Pathways™ is an integrated modeling and optimization solution that assists companies in making informed decisions about sustainability strategy investments. It leverages generative AI to evaluate emerging technologies and develop new CO2 capture and conversion pathways, enabling the identification and adoption of optimal decarbonization strategies before undertaking substantial investments. The solution simplifies the screening of multiple technologies and optimizes the balance between financial objectives and sustainability targets, with detailed scenario analysis across both capital and operational costs.
Designed for quick setup, featuring built-in customizable templates and a flowsheet-based model built using the Aspen Unified™ platform, AspenTech Strategic Planning for Sustainability Pathways evaluates emissions – including direct, indirect, and carbon footprint-related emissions from feeds and products – to help users select the best investment pathway toward CO2 emission reduction. It is recognized in the category of the AI Impact of the Year.
CNH
Industrial AI-based Robotic Machine for Agriculture Use Case
 

CNH

The AI-based Prototype machine for Agriculture provides a cost-effective solution featuring autonomous navigation, specifically designed to assist in the harvesting of a wide range of crops. This robust system, incorporating advanced technology, helps farmers reduce both the time and costs associated with harvesting select crops. Equipped with a custom vision system and AI models trained on diverse crop data, it offers enhanced operational efficiency.
The machine’s versatility is highlighted by its autonomous navigation capabilities, which utilize advanced sensors to enable precise movements and an object detection system to ensure operational safety. Additionally, this hybrid platform contributes to sustainability by reducing carbon emissions, making it both environmentally friendly and energy-efficient, while simultaneously improving the efficiency of various agricultural tasks.
Designed with affordability and user-friendliness in mind, this solution minimizes labor dependency without compromising crop yield, distinguishing it from traditional methods. Its adaptability to different crop types further enhances its appeal.
Recognized for its focus on sustainability and innovation, this AI-powered robotic machine has been honored in the category of ‘AI Impact of the Year’.
Prayagraj Smart City Limited, India
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) During Kumbh Mela 2019 to Facilitate Crowd Management
 

Prayagraj Smart City Limited, India

The use of AI at the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, India, exemplifies a groundbreaking innovation in largescale public event management. Combining AI with an Integrated Command and Control Center (ICCC), it helped ensure the safety and efficiency of one of the world’s largest gatherings, involving millions of attendees without a single reported injury. AI played a crucial role in real-time crowd monitoring, enabling security personnel to swiftly respond to potential issues by analyzing a comprehensive dataset of over 400,000 annotated heads. This facilitated a proactive approach to managing crowd dynamics, ensuring a safe environment throughout the event.
For addressing potential biases, promoting fairness and equity, and driving the ethical use of surveillance prioritized security while respecting personal freedoms, this responsible approach toward AI integration is recognized in the category of 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.

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The Distinguished Digital Engineering Leader

Amy Wheelus
Gigapower
 

Amy Wheelus

Amy Wheelus is CTIO at Gigapower, a joint venture between AT&T and BlackRock launched in May 2023. She has spearheaded strategic vision and technical roadmaps since Gigapower’s inception, driving innovations in fiber broadband networks that have set industry benchmarks. Her leadership has enhanced operational efficiencies and fostered a culture of innovation through groundbreaking projects. Previously, at AT&T, Amy served as VP of Architecture & Strategic Technology Planning, where she played a crucial role in transforming the Consumer Technology Platform, modernizing business support systems, and operating models. One of her landmark achievements was the development of Airship, an open infrastructure project in collaboration with SKT, Intel, and the OpenStack Foundation. This initiative revolutionized cloud infrastructure management by creating a unified, cloud-native platform essential for AT&T’s 5G advancements. She also led the team that delivered the AT&T Network Cloud, hosting the 5G Packet Core and facilitating the world’s first standards-based Mobile 5G Millimeter Wave Call.
For her innovative use of cutting-edge technologies, strategic industry collaborations, substantial impact across the global telecommunications landscape, and an unwavering commitment to excellence that continues to set new benchmarks for digital engineering, Amy Wheelus is recognized as The Distinguished Digital Engineering Leader of the Year.
Asha Poulose Johnson
GE HealthCare
 

Asha Poulose Johnson

Asha Poulose Johnson, Chief Digital Officer, IT at GE HealthCare, leads the organization’s transition to software subscription models and equipment data solutions, furthering the company’s purpose of “creating a world where healthcare has no limits.” Her strategic initiatives have not only strengthened the GE HealthCare’s global customer base but helped redefine technological progress within the sector. Previously, as VP of Data Analytics, Asha and her team developed the One Data Platform, integrating data from over 100,000 healthcare equipment across 150 countries. The platform supported the creation of numerous data products and delivered substantial revenue benefits, underscoring her influence on the digital healthcare landscape. In her prior roles at GE Digital and GE Power, Asha led several digital initiatives leveraging AI/ML-based solutions with a focus on increasing revenue and developed asset performance management solutions to optimize plant operations, contributing to increase in market share.
Recognized for her data-driven initiatives that have delivered multimillion dollar benefits, Asha is a passionate advocate of diversity and inclusion and enhancing organizational culture. During her four-year tenure as the leader of the GE Women’s Network in South Asia, she fostered several programs to advance women in technology. Committed to innovation, diversity, and impactful digital transformation, Asha Poulose Johnson is recognized as The Distinguished Digital Engineering Leader.
Kazuhiko Maruyama
Honda
 

Kazuhiko Maruyama

Kazuhiko Maruyama, as Executive Chief Engineer at Honda Development & Manufacturing of America, has been pivotal in advancing the company’s digital transformation initiatives, focusing on development planning and engineering strategies. At the core of his contributions is the standardization of the Design Project Management (DPM) process, which has streamlined the vehicle development cycle – enabling multiple iterations and resulting in higher quality and efficiency across Honda’s model lineup. This has helped foster seamless communication and collaboration among various departments, ensuring consistent application of best practices and enhancing overall productivity. Maruyama’s strategic approach has positioned the US R&D center as a primary source for Honda’s global research and development efforts, maintaining high standards of quality and innovation. His innovation leadership is evident across fuel-efficient vehicle designs and the light-weighted automobile models like the 2013 Honda Accord.
For his visionary leadership that not only advanced vehicle development but also solidified Honda’s reputation for cutting-edge automotive technology across a career marked by his dedication, skills, and transformative leadership, Kazuhiko Maruyama is recognized as The Distinguished Digital Engineering Leader.
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The Digital Engineer of the Year

Andy Vitale
Caterpillar
 

Andy Vitale

Andy Vitale is Senior Manager of Engineering at Caterpillar. He leads the company’s development of electronic systems for the first motor grader model featuring electro-hydraulic implements. This innovative drive-by-wire system has laid the groundwork for future autonomy across Caterpillar’s off-highway vehicles. Andy has led the development of the Command for Hauling system, a comprehensive autonomous mining solution for enabling remote control, semi-autonomous, and fully autonomous operations – enhancing safety, equipment availability, and productivity.
For his contributions toward supporting sustainability by minimizing environmental impact through reduced infrastructure needs, advancing vehicle autonomy capabilities, and optimizing mining operations, Andy Vitale is recognized as The Digital Engineer of the Year.
Evan Ren
Dow
 

Evan Ren

Evan Ren has led the establishment of the Digital Material Design Center of Excellence within Dow’s Asia Pacific Core R&D division. The initiative focuses on deploying machine learning models to predict molecular and formulation properties. Under his leadership, the team has developed a comprehensive framework for data collection and model deployment on Dow Posit Connect. Evan’s predictive model for surfactant properties outperforms existing QSPR models and has played a significant role in aiding Dow’s surfactant business, valued at over USD 300 million. He has also advanced predictive models for green solvents, enhancing development efficiency by replacing hazardous solvents with green alternatives, and created models for basic property prediction to support coolant fluid projects and developed permutation invariance models for multi-component formulations.
For facilitating complex formulation predictions – benefiting cleaning, silicone, and coating formulations – and advancing sustainable practices and innovation in material sciences, Evan Ren is recognized in the category of The Digital Engineer of the Year.
Jyothi Gangadharan
Patient Point
 

Jyothi Gangadharan

Jyothi Gangadharan plays a key role in unifying diverse software teams across Patient Point’s expanding ecosystem, emphasizing quality, security, and process improvement. She focuses on rebuilding software infrastructure to support legacy systems and new developments, enhancing performance, user experience, and development speed. Under her guidance, the rollout of centralized platform system, covering device management, operations, content management, and campaign publishing, has helped significantly improve network health monitoring, remote debugging, and content management – in turn, facilitating efficient content management, delivery and publishing processes.
For leveraging her extensive expertise across fostering innovation, enhancing operational efficiencies, and driving significant advancements in product capabilities and customer experiences, Jyothi Gangadharan is recognized as The Digital Engineer of the Year.
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The Innovator of the Year

Carlos Yengle
Chevron
 

Carlos Yengle

Carlos Yengle spearheads Chevron’s digital transformation as Technology Manager. He has developed the AI Virtual Operator system, a cornerstone of the company’s digital innovation efforts, for harnessing vast operational data to deliver real-time insights and enhance decision-making. The groundbreaking solution significantly boosts safety, reliability, and efficiency across Chevron’s global operations.
Carlos’ work exemplifies the transformative power of digital technologies, markedly improving operational productivity, dismantling information silos, and streamlining industry workflows. For his visionary contributions toward strengthening digital asset management and setting new standards in the oil and gas sector with his patented breakthroughs, Carlos Yengle is recognized as The Innovator of the Year.
Gaurav Saxena
ITL - Sonalika

Gaurav Saxena

Gaurav Saxena is the Chief Executive Officer at International Tractor Limited (ITL-Sonalika). He has been instrumental in transforming the global gardening equipment landscape through his leadership of the development journey of an innovative electric lawn mower. The equipment, featuring a specialized, modular e-powertrain architecture, CAN 2.0B communication technology, and a customized Vehicle Control Unit (VCU), sets new benchmarks in safety, efficiency, and userfriendliness.
By significantly reducing physical strain and streamlining lawn maintenance, the innovative offering further showcases the transformative potential of modern, digital technologies. For his contributions toward the next frontiers of sustainable equipment innovation, Gaurav Saxena is The Innovator of the Year.
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The Woman Engineer of the Year

Anita Routray
Uber
 

Anita Routray

Anita Routray is a distinguished Senior Technical Program Manager, currently with Uber. Renowned for her strategic leadership and transformative impact, in her previous role at Google, Anita spearheaded several high-impact programs that reshaped business operations, enhanced workforce systems, and optimized finance functions. Her exemplary leadership of the Data Governance Program brought compliance rigor to over 1,000 HR tools, ensuring strict adherence to data retention and privacy standards. By leveraging AI and ML models, she established a robust foundation for sustained innovation and data integrity.
Anita also led the redesign of key employee-focused systems, introducing streamlined feedback and compensation processes that elevated crossfunctional collaboration and defined new metrics for success. Her work on the Finance Transformation Program revolutionized Google’s global finance operations, optimizing vendor management and ERP systems to achieve 100% accuracy in financial processes. In her oversight of the Extended Workforce Portfolio, Anita drove 70% operational efficiency gains, showcasing an ability to blend strategic vision with operational excellence and position complex systems for long-term success. Anita is recognized as The Woman Engineer of the Year.
Jaya Jagadish
AMD India Private Limited
 

Jaya Jagadish

Jaya Jagadish is Country Head & SVP, Silicon Design Engineering, at AMD India Private Limited. Instrumental in advancing the company’s leadership in the semiconductor and AI space, she oversees over 8,000+ engineers across cuttingedge initiatives that help redefine AMD’s product roadmap for CPUs, GPUs, adaptive SoCs and FPGAs. As Chairperson of the Future Skills Talent Committee, she has led a diverse team of representatives from the semiconductor industry, academia, and government to develop and submit the Semicon India Future Skills Talent Committee Report to the Government of India in under three months. This report forms the basis for a curriculum now adopted by the Indian government in preparing future engineers for careers in the semiconductor industry, and has been implemented in over 130 colleges nationwide. Another notable achievement is Jaya’s leadership in reducing SOC execution cycles, which has set a global standard and enhanced efficiency from concept to production. Her commitment to innovation, strategic talent development, and a focus on fostering an inclusive environment, is significantly contributing to AMD’s sustained global success.
A firm believer in promoting diversity, Jaya has launched mentorship and diversity workshops, notably the ‘Women in Engineering’ & LeadIn program. Her initiatives provide career guidance, support, and networking opportunities, accelerating the growth of women in engineering and inspiring students towards STEM careers. Jaya is recognized as The Woman Engineer of the Year
Kate Montgomery
Condé Nast
 

Kate Montgomery

Kate Montgomery is Director of Engineering at Condé Nast, driving technological innovation and fostering inclusivity within the organization. She has played a key role in the development of the new Vogue mobile app, integrating complex features such as social tools, content management, and search functionalities into a cohesive and easy-to-use platform. Kate has overseen multiple key engagement initiatives including Runway Image Search Archive and Saved Images, which help enhance user interaction and access to Vogue’s iconic content. Her strategic planning and robust system architecture have also ensured the success of highprofile events like Vogue World and the Met Gala, leading cross team collaboration initiatives to test, scale and monitor a complex platform and ensuring the smooth handling of significant traffic spikes during these tentpole events.
Going beyond technical accomplishments, Kate’s leadership is marked by her commitment to diversity and inclusion. An active advocate for women in tech, mentoring team members and celebrating achievements to encourage collaboration and professional growth, Kate Montgomery is The Woman Engineer of the Year.
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AI Innovator of the Year

Deven Panchal
AT&T
 

Deven Panchal

Deven Panchal, AI Lead at AT&T and VP-IP/Patents at AT&T Innovation Network (ERN), is known for his contributions to AI across both global open source projects and organizational initiatives. As one of the creators of new directions in AI, Deven has led the invention and implementation of groundbreaking projects that have been adopted across several countries, impacting millions of users worldwide. His innovations include the creation of Acumos AI, world’s first open source platform for democratizing AI creation and deployment, revolutionary concepts like industry’s first reusable MLOps framework, the N-way AI Federation framework, concept of Sellable AI, and the Generic Model Runner, which have revolutionized AI deployments – saving energy and costs and opening new markets for AI collaboration globally. Deven has also spearheaded the development of ONAP DCAEMOD, a pioneering framework for embedding AI in the design of 5G and 6G networks, influencing and impacting major service providers the world over.
For his leadership in building a global AI community, authoring key technical papers, creating new directions in the field of AI, and leading international conferences and standards, Deven Panchal is recognized as the AI Innovator of the Year.
Shiv Udkar
AMD Inc.
 

Shiv Udkar

Shiv Udkar is a Senior Engineering Manager in the System Design team at AMD, where he has led AI projects that have transformed the performance and user experience of AMD products. He has been crucial in integrating advanced AI features and refining customer use cases, setting new industry standards and positioning AMD as a leader in AI-driven computing. Leveraging an extensive background and innovative, out-of-the-box thinking, Shiv has brought various advanced database technologies and features to life in products by optimizing designs to every relevant benchmark – ensuring adaptive performance across different workloads and allowing systems to run smoothly for a variety of tasks. His AI-powered security features have also improved user protection, offering greater peace of mind.
Recognized for his forward-thinking leadership and successful AI integrations, Shiv has helped establish new AI standards in devices and products, and continues to be a key player in advancing AI technology and shaping the future of smart computing solutions. He is recognized as the AI Innovator of the Year.
Vaibhav Lodhi
CNH
 

Vaibhav Lodhi

Vaibhav Lodhi has contributed toward AI innovation across multiple domains, including agriculture, finance, and manufacturing. Integrating camera and LiDAR technologies, he has facilitated precise tree species detection, enhancing biodiversity efforts. In agriculture, his AI models for fruit and crop detection promote sustainable agriculture, improving harvest efficiency and crop monitoring. Within financial services, Vaibhav’s machine learning applications have enhanced customer segmentation and strengthened risk management. Manufacturing advancements include predictive maintenance and warranty claim automation. Additionally, his work in spectral imaging enables precise analysis in applications where fine-scale material differentiation is crucial. His contributions have fostered sustainable, data-driven solutions across diverse segments.
For demonstrating influential leadership both within his organization and the broader AI community by spearheading AI-led initiatives and developing strategic roadmaps, Vaibhav is recognized as the AI Innovator of the Year.