Cognizant Launches India AI Lab, Moment Studio in Bengaluru

Cognizant has strengthened its global artificial intelligence capabilities with the launch of its India Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lab and a new Cognizant Moment™ Studio in Bengaluru.

Innovation hub combines AI research and user experience

Together, the two facilities form a next-generation innovation hub designed to combine advanced AI research with human-centered user experience, reinforcing Cognizant’s strategy of acting as an “AI builder” for enterprises worldwide.

The Bengaluru launch is part of Cognizant’s $1 billion investment commitment in generative AI announced in 2023. The new India AI Lab extends the company’s established AI Lab in San Francisco, which recently secured its 61st U.S. patent, underscoring Cognizant’s growing intellectual property leadership in AI innovation.

Focus on Agentic AI, Responsible Systems and Enterprise Decisioning

By integrating the India AI Lab with the Cognizant Moment™ Studio, the company aims to accelerate the development of business-ready AI solutions. The hub will focus on multi-agent systems, AI-powered decisioning, responsible and trustworthy AI, and AI-for-good initiatives—areas that are increasingly critical as enterprises move from experimentation to scaled AI adoption.

Ravi Kumar S, CEO of Cognizant, said the company’s role in enterprise AI is to bridge infrastructure investment with tangible business outcomes. He emphasized that agentic AI has become central to enterprise transformation and that meaningful breakthroughs will emerge from combining multi-agent systems with trustworthy, human-centered design.

According to him, the Bengaluru hub will advance research in agentic architectures, AI trust, and next-generation user experiences to support dependable, real-world decision-making for enterprises.

The India AI Lab will be staffed by PhD-level scientists and experienced AI engineers focused on applied research. Their work will span scalable and interoperable multi-agent systems, advanced AI decisioning frameworks, and responsible AI practices.

The lab will also play a key role in strengthening Cognizant’s IP portfolio through proprietary frameworks, reusable AI components, and experiential platforms intended to set new industry benchmarks.

Babak Hodjat, Chief AI Officer at Cognizant, described the India AI Lab as a major expansion of the company’s research footprint. He highlighted Bengaluru’s deep pool of engineering and scientific talent as a catalyst for advancing Cognizant’s work in evolutionary AI, trustworthy decision-making, and the company’s Neuro AI platform suite.

Human-Centered Design Meets Advanced AI Innovation

Complementing the research-driven lab, the Cognizant Moment™ Studio in Bengaluru will serve as a creative and experiential space within the company’s digital experience practice.

The studio will help clients reimagine customer experiences by blending creativity, technology, and emotional intelligence with AI-led design. Benjamin Wiener, Global Head of Cognizant Moment, said the studio is focused on creating intelligent, elegant, and impactful digital experiences that resonate deeply with users while delivering measurable business value.

In addition to enterprise innovation, the India AI Lab will collaborate with leading Indian universities to drive joint research initiatives, real-world experimentation, and internship opportunities for students and scholars in applied AI. These partnerships aim to nurture future talent while accelerating responsible AI innovation at scale.

With this dual launch in Bengaluru, Cognizant reinforces India’s role as a strategic hub in its global AI journey, positioning the company to help enterprises move faster from AI vision to execution.

About Cognizant

Cognizant engineers modern businesses by modernizing technology, reimagining processes, and transforming experiences.

The company partners with global enterprises to help them stay competitive in a rapidly changing world, delivering innovation that improves everyday life.

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