Mathews Thomas is a Distinguished Engineer at IBM focused on the Telecom and Media industries. With 20+ years in consulting, system integration, architecture and industry experience working with many of the major Telecom and Media companies, Mathews brings in-depth expertise and knowledge in defining, building and running strategic IT projects. He works with clients, partners and standards organizations to develop innovative Telecom and Media solutions built on IBM’s AI, analytics, blockchain and cloud platforms with current focus on 5G and edge computing. He holds over 50 patents, has over 50 publications/articles, presented at over 40 key academic and industry conferences, has received several internal and external awards, is active in multiple standards organizations and is an Open Group Distinguished Certified Chief Architect.