In this interview, Dr. Sumeru Nayak, Senior AI Engineer, R&D Digital Team at James Hardie and the recipient of the IRI Promising Early Career Innovation Professional Award, shares lessons from his interdisciplinary career and reflects on the role of systems thinking and mentorship in driving innovation.
He discusses introducing AI effectively, developing practical digital tools, embracing failure as a form of iterative learning, translating scientific expertise into business value, and preparing the next generation of innovators.
