Mr. Praneeth Vadlapati has won the International Outstanding Researcher Award for excellence in Artificial Intelligence (AI) from Honourable Minister of Education for India’s state of Tamil Nadu, Mr. Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, at Scopus Index Conclave 2025. He is highly demonstrative about his passion for the Computer Science field, with a predominant focus on AI. ★ Publications: While the field of AI grows rapidly, he is an established innovator who has demonstrated his excellence and advanced the domain through remarkable contributions. His innovative projects across multiple sub-domains of the field, including advanced AI systems, notably by leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs), proved his passion to solve challenges in AI. His focus on finding defects in LLMs and creating innovative AI systems to move the field forward makes him an outstanding contributor. His research work introduces discoveries in addition to novel applications and methodologies that improve the capabilities of AI through improvements in performance. Praneeth’s publication on “AutoTrendyKeywords” introduced a new application of AI in the real world, while his paper named “LML-DAP” presented a novel method to replace Machine Learning through LLMs. His work on papers named “UpdAgent” and “AGIent” presents a methodology for real-time control of AI agents to improve their capacity in rapidly changing environments by introducing a dynamic tooling framework to enhance AI systems, enabling superior task performance and safe AI. Praneeth’s commitment to ethical and safe AI is evident in his paper named “Agent-Supervisor,” where he proposes a method to identify and mitigate harmful actions by AI systems, emphasizing the importance of responsible AI aligned with human values. Similarly, “Hierarchical Management of AI” introduces a layered supervision approach to monitor AI system behavior while assuring an effective resolution of queries through the generation of accurate responses. The supervision makes it a safe and ethical AI system. Other notable works include his paper named “AutoPureData,” which uses AI-based automation to streamline the procedure of verifying and filtering web data used for LLM training, to ensure high data safety and integrity prior to the updation of an LLM’s knowledge base. This ensures the creation of safe AI models that get trained using safe text. Each of his papers displayed his mission to create innovative AI systems while ensuring ethical AI. He has revealed a considerable ability to solve unsolved research gaps in AI through innovative research. Praneeth’s research articles distinguish him as an outstanding professional in his field. ★ Excellence in the Industry: Praneeth’s strong academic and industrial foundations supported him in playing a pivotal role as SDE-1 at ZEE, a renowned organization. He contributed significantly to an AI-powered subtitle processing system, a project that earned him recognition with an accolade from the president of his department. Through innovations in the AI space, his contributions proved his ability to bridge the gap between academics and the industry, which includes practical implementation. ★ Summary: While Praneeth Vadlapati’s pioneering work in Artificial Intelligence (AI) proves his expertise, his innovations will be a consistent force in the rapid advancement of the field. His groundbreaking advancements and unwavering concentration on high-performance, ethical, and innovative AI allow him to be an exceptional professional in the field and inspire his peers while creating new highlights in AI research. His consistent authorship of research papers proves his focus on moving the field forward and displays his ability to stand apart from his peers as a pioneer in the field, proving him to be an exceptional professional in AI. The foundations he created for upcoming innovations in the AI space reveal his crucial role as a leader and a role model in the technological improvements of the field, while solving AI challenges through innovation. He contributed to the research community with the role of reviewer to ensure high-quality publications at multiple journals, which proved his recognition. His unwavering contributions to the field and the community allowed him to deserve our award.