Nick Fuller

Dr. Nicholas C. M. Fuller is a globally recognized technology executive and innovation leader with more than two decades of impact across AI, automation, edge computing, and semiconductor R&D. With a career that spans 23+ years career at IBM’s Thomas J. Watson Research Center, he has shaped enterprise-scale technology strategy, built high-performing global teams, and translated advanced research into market-defining outcomes.

As Vice President of AI & Automation at IBM Research, Dr. Fuller leads the global research agenda for agentic AI and next-generation automation, supporting IBM’s multibillion-dollar automation software business and influencing emerging industry standards across IT operations, Industry 4.0, software engineering and business processes in the era of agentic AI. He holds 75+ patents, has authored more than 80 publications with over 3,700 citations, and his work has been featured by Forbes, The Deep View, TechRadar, and international media. He is a recipient of many IBM awards (Corporate Award (2019), Outstanding Technical Achievement (2014), dual Master Inventor designations), was inducted into Fatima College Hall of Achievement in 2024 and was appointed to the inaugural advisory board of ASCET Center of Excellence in 2025.

Dr. Fuller holds a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Columbia University, completed in partnership with Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, and graduated summa cum laude from Morehouse College.