Archive · 19 Dec 2025
India-born technologist honored as NAI Fellow
Sanjoy Paul, who was born in India, has received a very important award in the United States.
This award is called the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellowship, and it is given to people who have done great things in technology and innovation.
Paul is the head of a special place at Rice University called Rice Nexus, which helps people turn their big ideas into real businesses.
He has created many new things, like 95 patents, and his work has helped many industries, such as manufacturing, energy, healthcare, and even space technology.
He has also worked for big companies like Bell Labs, Wipro, Infosys, and Accenture.
Paul will be officially honored at a big event in Los Angeles in June 2026.
Sanjoy Paul, an India-born technologist, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).
Paul is the executive director of Rice Nexus and AI Houston at Rice University and holds 95 patents.
His work has significantly impacted industries like manufacturing, energy, healthcare, and space technology, generating over USD 750 million in enterprise value.
Paul has previously held senior roles at Bell Labs, Wipro, Infosys, and Accenture.
The 2025 class of NAI Fellows will be honored at the academy’s annual conference on June 4, 2026, in Los Angeles.
- Who
- Sanjoy Paul, an India-born technologist and executive director of Rice Nexus and AI Houston at Rice University.
- What
- Sanjoy Paul has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).
- When
- The honor will be conferred at the academy’s annual conference on June 4, 2026.
- Where
- The conference will be held in Los Angeles.
- Why
- Paul has made significant contributions to artificial intelligence, machine learning, networking, IoT, and extended reality, and has generated over USD 750 million in enterprise value.
- Name
- Sanjoy Paul
- Title
- Executive Director of Rice Nexus and AI Houston, Associate Vice President for Technology Development at Rice University
- Patents
- 95
- Fields
- Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Networking, IoT, Extended Reality
- Enterprise Value Generated
- USD 750 million
- Previous Roles
- Bell Labs, Wipro, Infosys, Accenture
- Awards
- Distinguished Alumnus Award (IIT Kharagpur), Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award, William R. Bennett Award (IEEE Communications Society), Infosys Excellence Award for Innovation and Thought Leadership, MIT Technology Review’s Grand Challenges for India award
- Honor Date
- June 4, 2026
- Honor Location
- Los Angeles