Samsung R&D Institute Bangalore (SRI-B), the Company’s largest R&D centre outside Korea, has won the ‘Best in Class Center of Excellence’ and ‘Technical Role Model’ Awards at the recently held Zinnov Awards 2022.

To recognize and celebrate visionaries and change makers, the 13th edition of Zinnov Awards focussed on honoring the Titans in Tech – the India centers and individual role models who have created an impact on a global scale.

The Best in Class Center of Excellence award is1 a company-wide award that recognizes those India centers that are leading the way in driving innovation and research in specific technologies/processes, while facilitating collaboration across various business units. The assessment was done across two areas – Technology COE and Process/Functional COE.

SRI-B has also won the individual contributor award, Technical Role Model award, recognizing technology stalwart Dr. Pinaki Bhaskar for creating a significant impact in the technologies of Artificial Intelligence/Big Data Analytics, Intelligent Automation and co-authoring over 30 research publications.

 “Over the last decade, we have built a strong culture of open innovation alongside our in-house innovation. This award is a recognition for all of us who have been pushing the envelope for research-to-market framework with end-to-end thinking. The award also recognizes all our innovators who have been creating intellectual property and contributing to the culture of intrapreneurship in the organization”, said Dipesh Shah, EVP and Managing Director, Samsung R&D Institute Bangalore.

In the last few years, the R&D centre has established more than twenty research collaborations with universities/research institutes in India and overseas, working in areas of Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Wireless Networks and Multimedia, which are its centres of excellence.

 “SRI-B has focused on product development, advanced research and IP creation for software solutions and platforms over the last twenty-five years. Our COEs are acting as catalysts for cutting-edge research and innovation in relevant areas, creating the Product Differentiation across the Samsung Portfolio of Products,” said Mohan Rao Goli, Chief Technology Officer, SRI-B.

In the 25 years since its foundation, SRI-B has developed several products and solutions for both the national and global market, with several ‘world’s firsts’ conceptualized and developed out of this R&D center.

SRI-B focuses on technologies around Communication Protocols, Multimedia (including Camera Solutions), AD Tech, Data Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and IoT. The centre has built end-to-end expertise in COEs through product management and UX Design thinking.  The R&D centre’s key focus is to create global product differentiation and solutions for the Indian market by identifying unique insights and deliver value to consumers.