Innovation and Industry Excellence Alumni Award

Dr Tomasz Bednarz

Graduate Certificate in Business Administration (Executive) (2018)

Tomasz Bednarz is a computational scientist and technology leader working across artificial intelligence, robotics, visualisation and advanced computing. As Director of NVIDIA’s Lilly AI Co-Innovation Lab, he leads a billion-dollar joint venture applying AI, robotics and automated experimentation to drug discovery.

About this award

This award celebrates an ACU graduate who has demonstrated exceptional innovation, leadership, and impact in their professional field or through research, advancing knowledge, driving industry excellence, and contributing to the common good in ways that reflect ACU’s mission and values.

Eligibility:

• Be a graduate of ACU or its predecessor institutions.
• Have made a significant and demonstrable contribution to their profession, industry, or research field through innovation, leadership, or advancement of knowledge.

Selection Criteria:

• Innovation and creativity: Evidence of new ideas, solutions, or approaches that have advanced practice, research, or industry standards.
• Industry or research excellence: Achievements that have led to measurable impact in their professional field or research discipline.
• Leadership and influence: Demonstrated ability to lead, inspire, and influence others in driving progress and excellence.
• Sustainability and reach: Demonstrated long-term impact or influence beyond a single project or initiative.
• Alignment with ACU mission: Ethical conduct, commitment to serving the common good, critical habit of mind, appreciation of the sacred in life.

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