Fujitsu Tech Open House India 2025: Where Global Innovation Meets India's Excellence

The story of FRIPL exemplifies how strategic foresight and commitment to local talent can create global impact. As Ken Toyoda, Director of FRIPL, shared in his opening remarks, the journey began with a bold vision in 2022 when he proposed establishing a new research site in India. His emphasis on Fujitsu's core purpose resonated throughout the event: "Make the world more sustainable by building trust in society through innovation."

Initially conceived as a focused research institute dedicated to AI and quantum computing with a modest target of 50 employees within three years, FRIPL has exceeded all expectations, growing to an impressive 400 employees. This eight-fold expansion speaks to both the quality of Indian talent and the strategic importance of the region to Fujitsu's global innovation agenda, anchored by exceptional recruitment of 90 new graduates from India's most prestigious institutions – Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) – alongside strategic lateral hires from major IT companies.

"One of the biggest challenges and the key to FRIPL's success was whether we could attract top talent. Fortunately, we succeeded," Toyoda reflected. This success has enabled FRIPL to expand beyond its original focus to encompass data and security research, FUJITSU-MONAKA processor development, network development, server software development, and composable infrastructure research, positioning it as "a beacon for Fujitsu as a whole, possessing diverse technology."

A key highlight of the event was the keynote by Professor Sashikumaar Ganesan from the Indian Institute of Science, who also serves as founder and Chief AI Officer of Zenteiq AI Tech Innovations. With extensive experience in Scientific Machine Learning, Professor Ganesan shared insights into how AI is reshaping the landscape of scientific computing and engineering applications.

Professor Ganesan challenged current AI limitations with a crucial distinction: The present LLMs are exceptionally good for linguistic applications, but when it comes to scientific type of inferences, “unfortunately the answer is not yet." His vision for AI that can "do science" rather than merely "talk about science" provided a compelling framework for understanding the next frontier of AI applications.

The professor outlined fundamental challenges facing traditional scientific computing, where simulation cycles require "hours to days or even sometimes a month" for complex applications. His discussion of the evolution from traditional simulation software to Scientific Machine Learning and Scientific Foundation Models highlighted the need for real-time scientific inference in Industry 4.0 and 5.0 environments. This message reinforced the importance of collaboration, empowering innovation through technology, and enabling a sustainable future through scientific advancement.

Comprehensive technology presentations demonstrated FRIPL's contributions across Fujitsu's strategic priorities. Surya Josyula outlined Fujitsu's technology vision and co-creation strategy, emphasizing how the company's global leadership in IT services integrates AI with computing, networking, data and security, and converging technologies to accelerate business impact and social value through collaboration with external partners.

Mahesh Chandran, Ph.D., Head of the AI Lab at FRIPL, showcased the evolution of AI from large language models to sophisticated multi-agent systems through the Fujitsu Kozuchi AI Platform. This comprehensive platform encompasses Fujitsu’s AI technologies, covering enterprise Generative AI, Knowledge Graph Enhanced RAG, model compression, specialized distillation, neuro-symbolic reasoning, causal AI, AutoML, and many more, for structured and unstructured enterprise data in a secured environment. The Kozuchi AI Platform also allows customers to build and deploy autonomous agents and multi-agent systems, with access to a variety of AI tools and technologies.

Priyanka Sharma, Ph.D., Director of Software Engineering at FRIPL, presented FUJITSU-MONAKA's role in democratizing AI access through next-generation ARM-based processor technology built on 2nm 3DIC architecture with confidential computing capabilities. The processor's energy-efficient design addresses the growing tension between AI computational demands and sustainability requirements, enabling organizations to deploy sophisticated AI applications while supporting environmental responsibility goals.

Krishnakumar Sabapathy, Ph.D., Head of the Quantum Unit at FRIPL, highlighted Fujitsu's quantum computing strategy, featuring hardware and software advances, hybrid quantum-classical platforms, and collaborations with leading institutions. The roadmap progresses from 64-qubit to 256-qubit and 1000-qubit systems and beyond, designed for applications in materials science, drug discovery, and finance. Fujitsu is also developing scalable diamond spin modular technologies in collaboration with Delft University of Technology.

Network technology presentations by Kazumasa Takeda, Head of Network System R&D, and Saurabh Chattopadhyay, Head of NSIBU India Business Unit, showcased FRIPL's role in global network R&D, including 5G/6G, photonics, and network software development. The Virtuora Network Software platform enables advanced orchestration, advanced network control, network analytics, and AI-enabled automation, while the AI Ops Portfolio features intelligent operational automation, unified AI/ML pipelines, reactive & predictive intelligence, agentic implementations, and conversational AI assistants for network management & operations.

Binoy Samuel Thomas, Head of Advanced Composable Infrastructure R&D Unit, presented Composable Disaggregated Infrastructure (CDI) as a flexible, sustainable server architecture for AI and big data applications. This innovative approach addresses power, cost, and performance challenges in traditional data centers while enabling dynamic resource allocation and improved utilization efficiency to support sustainability goals.

The technology showcase provided hands-on exposure to nine cutting-edge innovations addressing real-world challenges. The AI computing broker (ACB) demonstrated smarter GPU sharing for AI workloads through dynamic allocation without code changes. Digital Twins showcased applications for smarter cities and public services, while LLM Scanner provided vulnerability scans and security guardrails for AI agents.

Genomic AI highlighted precision medicine capabilities through advanced variant detection, and Kozuchi Agentic AI demonstrated autonomous intelligence in action. Quantum + AI molecular energy profiling showed practical applications in chemistry and materials science, while AI-Powered Network Ops featured automated resilience and management capabilities.

Co-Drafter AI demonstrated compliance automation for regulated industries, and FUJITSU-MONAKA Surrogate AI showcased fast, energy-efficient simulation for R&D applications. These demonstrations represented cutting-edge solutions from research teams, including advancements in AI, quantum computing, networks, and digital infrastructure with focus on ecosystems and real-world applications.

The panel discussion moderated by Amitkumar Shrivastava, Global Fujitsu Distinguished Engineer, brought together leaders from India's AI ecosystem, including Abhishek Upperwal (Soket AI), Ashish Kulkarni (Krutrim), Yasu Matsumoto (Fujitsu Limited), and Ramprakash Ramamoorthy (Zoho Corporation). This conversation explored how India's unique combination of technical talent, market diversity, and entrepreneurial energy creates opportunities for breakthrough innovations serving both local and global markets.

The panelists shared perspectives on India’s evolving innovation landscape and the opportunities for collaborative technology incubation that define FRIPL’s approach. The discussion underscored how partnerships across startups, enterprises, and research organizations create mutual value and accelerate technological progress. It further explored how India is shaping an independent yet globally connected AI future, where sovereignty meets collaboration and innovation drives inclusive, human-centric growth through homegrown AI stacks, shared compute infrastructure, and multilingual intelligence, contributing to India’s position as a global innovation hub. In the words of Amit, “India is a unique country, where we have democracy, demography, diversity, demand, and determination that position us strongly to lead in Artificial Intelligence.”

As we look toward the future, FRIPL's success provides a model for how global technology organizations can build innovation capabilities serving both local and international markets while addressing sustainability challenges. This milestone event in India reinforced the importance of collaboration, empowering innovation through technology, and enabling a sustainable future. Through FRIPL's research activities, we will continue connecting our efforts in India with our global network to deliver new value both domestically and internationally.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to all our guests, partners, and speakers for taking the time to join us, share insights, and celebrate this milestone together. Together, we are demonstrating how global innovation networks can leverage local excellence to create sustainable solutions that transcend geographic boundaries while creating value for all ecosystem participants.