2022 Invention Award Winners
Category
Newcomers
Winner: Asthma management solution
Dr. Natalia Jimenez Lozano
Director, Atos Life Sciences CoE, Distinguished Expert and member of the Scientific Community
Natalia has a MSc in Biochemistry and PhD in Molecular Biology. Working in life sciences and technology since 2012, following 14 years in bioinformatics research, Natalia’s has pioneered the development and application of the Precision Medicine model and since seen her vision realized in frontline care. In 2020, she achieved her dream of opening the HPC, AI and Quantum Life Sciences Centre of Excellence in Cambridge. She has been instrumental in starting a new chapter for Atos, partners, and customers to accelerate innovation to improve health outcomes and wellbeing of people worldwide.
Category
Technology
Winner: Method for detection of lateral movement of malware
Ravi Raman
Global Head, Product Engineering for Alssac
Ravi Raman has over 30 years of industry experience, including many years in product engineering and management. During this span, he has worked with leading organizations in India and U.S. and managed a large number of enterprise class products. He has developed products in a variety of domains, including security, banking, financial services, insurance, health care and e-commerce. It has been a disparate mix of technologies – .NET, Java, Open Source and BigData. Ravi Raman has also played a critical role on the engineering the Alssac platform since the beginning of its development.
Vinod Vasudevan
Deputy CTO, Cybersecurity Services and Global CTO, MDR
Over the course of more than 20 years, Vinod Vasudevan has developed expertise in cybersecurity and product creation. Paladion, which he co-founded, is now a market leader in managed detection and response because to his leadership in the company’s technology development. He presently owns two U.S. patents in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity, and he has worked directly with multinational corporations in the U.S., Europe, and Asia Pacific.
Vinod is a prolific writer who has published numerous books, papers, and talks in prestigious cybersecurity venues. Vinod assisted in advancing the uptake of Windows 2000 in the Asia Pacific when employed by Microsoft prior to co-founding Paladion. Since 2001, he has been a CISSP as well.
Harshvardhan Parmar
Head, Data Science for Managed Detection and Response
Harshvardhan is a Senior Expert and his work involves establishing the vision, mission of using data science to detect advanced cybersecurity threats and overseeing the creation of various Artificial Intelligence (AI) models and algorithms used in AIsaac – Atos’s next-gen AI platform used for delivering MDR service. Harshvardhan has been working in cybersecurity for 14 years, during which he has directly serviced large enterprises and Fortune 500 customers across U.S., Europe, and Asia Pacific. He currently holds two U.S. patents in AI & Cybersecurity. He has authored multiple blogs, contributed to O’Reilley’s ’97 things’ book series and presented at cybersecurity conferences. He is also a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).
Category
Customer
Winner: Solution to suspect pilferage of fuel at gas stations
Krupal Patel
Senior Consultant – O&G Downstream
Krupal is currently focused on Retail Analytics at Atos, where he studies market trends and collaborates with clients to develop data-driven business solutions, sustainable business plans, and successful solution deliveries. Before entering the world of data analytics, Krupal spent more than five years in business development, outbound sales, retail sales and operations, supply chain management, franchisee management and product roadmap for oil & gas downstream business.
Category
Decarbonization
Winner: Method for managing data life cycle and job scheduling in an HPC system
Jean-Olivier Gerphagnon (JOG)
Software Principal Architect, HPC, AI & Quantum
With more than 20 years of experience in technology, high performance computing (HPC), Linux, and security, Jean-Olivier is a distinguished expert at Atos. As a principal software architect, he manages the relationship between engineering, product management, and operations in terms of priorities and technological choices. He is deeply involved in the design of our next-generation software solution, including its sustainability and security.
In addition to supporting our customer relationships through BUX, he also promotes Atos at conferences and workshops. Several of his patents pertain to performance optimization, decarbonation and new HPC design approaches.