Dr. Sunil Kumar Vuppala, is a director of data science in Ericsson GAIA Bengaluru. With 17+ years of experience in both product and service organizations across healthcare, telecom, energy, manufacturing and IoT verticals, Sunil’s current assignment is to build a world class data science team, engage in defining and executing on forward looking strategic AI initiatives in alignment with Ericsson global strategy. As an AI thought leader, Sunil is sharing his views on how AI is transforming Telecom and Ericsson R&D India’s AI focus.