Nirav Shah

Founder

OnPoint Insights

location_on United States

Nirav Shah is the Founder of OnPoint Insights, a data analytics, software services and staff augmentation consultancy based in Boston. He has 15 years of industry experience - mainly in consulting on data analytics, big data modeling, control systems, process analytics and software tools, off-line and real-time  data solutions, and training customers in data analytics,dashboards and data visualization. He is an expert in Dashboards and Visualization using Tableau and other Multivariate Data Analytics software . 

He consults and teaches in applying data analytics for manufacturing, operations, supply chain, process control strategies with clients to improve manufacturing process and operational efficiency. He has implemented real- time process monitoring data analytics and fault detection systems for leading bio-pharma customers and clients from other industries such as chemical, pulp and paper, food and beverages. He helps customers in providing better process insights using data driven solutions.

He is also an Adjunct Professor at University of Massachusetts in Boston where he teaches Multivariate Data Analytics, a graduate level class in Engineering Department,  teaches Business Analytics and Dashboard Visualization at a technical college (https://www.shawsheeninstitute.org/public/Course/browse?courseid=2727) and conducts Data Science BootCamps and Workshops at General Assembly Boston(https://generalassemb.ly/education?where=boston).  He has  taught courses and conducted workshops to industry clients on Multivariate Data Analysis, Design of Experiments and Batch Process Analytics for ten years. He has spoken at various conferences ( ODSC East Boston, ODSC India, Global AI, QbD India, Interphex - NYC, IFPAC USA, BioProcessing IIT Delhi). He has been a panelist on various Data Science and AI panels. 

He completed his dual Masters in Chemical and Computer Engineering from University of Massachusetts and an MBA in Entrepreneurship from Babson College - both in Greater Boston.

Website: www.onpointinsights.co
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niravdshah/
Twiter:@niravczar2
Email: [email protected]

Favio Vázquez

Sr. Data Scientist

Raken Data Group

location_on Venezuela

Physicist and computer engineer. Working on Data Science and Computational Cosmology. I have a passion for science, philosophy, programming, and music. Right now I'm working on data science, machine learning and big data as the Principal Data Scientist at Oxxo and Senior Data Scientist at Raken Data Group. Also, I'm the creator of Ciencia y Datos, a Data Science publication in Spanish. I love new challenges, working with a good team and having interesting problems to solve, also applying my knowledge and expertise in science, data analysis, visualization, and automatic learning to help the world become a better place.

Kathrin Melcher

Data Scientist

KNIME

location_on Germany

Kathrin Melcher is a Data Scientist at KNIME. She holds a Master's Degree in Mathematics from the University of Konstanz, Germany. She joined the evangelism team at KNIME in 2017 and has a strong interest in data science and machine learning algorithms. Kathrin enjoys teaching and sharing her data science knowledge with the community - for example in the book "From Excel to KNIME" - as well as on various blog posts and at training courses, workshops, and conference presentations.

Vincenzo Tursi

Data Scientist

KNIME

location_on Germany

Vincenzo Tursi has been working as Data Scientist at KNIME since May 2016. During this time he worked on text processing, network graph analysis and 360-degree customer data analysis. Before joining KNIME, Vincenzo worked as Business Consultant for Capgemini S.p.A and Business Integration Partners S.p.A. in Italy. He then moved to Germany to work shortly as a Research Associate at Saarland University first and to KNIME later.

Drs. Tarry Singh

CEO, Founder & AI Neuroscience Researcher

deepkapha.ai

location_on Netherlands

Tarry is CEO, Founder and AI Neuroscience Researcher of an AI startup deepkapha.ai. deepkapha.ai focuses on the following three pillars: exclusive breakthrough AI research that intends to knit the world of neuroscience, models and frameworks around deep learning for the future, advises enterprise management and trains enterprises to holistically build AI departments with hands-on, market-relevant advanced AI projects and philanthropic initiative "givebackAI" to train the world that cannot afford expensive education and also works with organizations (Re:coded & Think.iT currently) that help disaffected youth in war-torn or ignored areas such as Syria, Tunisia, Iraq, Jordania etc.

deepkapha.ai has recently collaborated with IBM to work on building a holistic framework to unify various deep learning frameworks. This was announced by IBM in its global Think even in Las Vegas on 20th March 2018. (Announcement is here: https://developer.ibm.com/code/2018/03/20/fabric-for-deep-learning/)

Tarry has over 17 years of experience working with data and has advised CxOs of global organizations to setup data-driven organizations from scratch. He speaks regularly at global AI leadership summits worldwide and conducts workshops on a regular basis with his TAs who are currently PhDs in various above-mentioned disciplines. He also participates in co-supervising Ph.D. projects related to above areas with world’s leading universities such as Charité in Berlin and many more.

Aishwary Patil

Robotics and AI Researcher

deepkapha.ai

location_on United States

A hard-working Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student with skills related to Control systemsanalysis and design. I also have tremendous interest in Self-Driving Cars and autonomous systems.Seeking opportunities as an intern/co-op for Summer 2018

Vishal Gokhale

Sr. Consultant

Xnsio

location_on India

Vishal is a programmer, consultant and a learning facilitator.
He has worked with enterprises, startups and NGO in various roles.
During his 14+ years in the industry, he has worked in diverse roles ranging from programmer to wildlife research assistant to math facilitator. 
As a full-stack developer he has delivered applications for a wide range of domains like telecom, advertising, manufacturing, hospitatlity, home automation, and wildlife conservation.
He conducts trainings at various conferences and is a visiting faculty at a reputed B-School.
As a consultant, he uses his experience as a trainer/coach and a hands-on programmer to trigger key changes in behavior.

Abhijith Chandraprabhu

Data Scientist

Julia Computing

location_on India

I have around 4 years of experience in Data Science. Currently I am working at Julia Computing as a Data Scientist. My thesis work involved building a scalable machine learning algorithm for recommender systems. The system outperforms the winning algorithms of NETFLIX competition. I have also worked at Gramener for a year and have some decent experience with visual data analysis. I also teach at MSRIT as a visiting faculty. 

Dr. Jennifer Prendki

VP of Machine Learning

Figure Eight

location_on United States

Dr. Jennifer Prendki is currently the VP of Machine Learning at Figure Eight, the essential Human-in-the-Loop AI platform for Data Science and Machine Learning teams. Prior to Figure Eight, she worked for both large and small companies across multiple industries, including for Walmart Labs and Atlassian. She has spent most of her career creating a data-driven culture wherever she went, succeeding in sometimes highly skeptical environments. She is particularly skilled at building and scaling high-performance Machine Learning teams, and is known for enjoying a good challenge. Trained as a particle physicist, she likes to use her analytical mind not only when building complex models, but also as part of her leadership philosophy. She is pragmatic yet detail-oriented. Dr. Prendki also takes great pleasure in addressing both technical and non-technical audiences at conferences and seminars, and is passionate about attracting more women to careers in STEM.

Kiran Vajapey

HCI Developer

Figure Eight

location_on United States

- Designer, product architect, full stack engineer, professional student -

I build products that help people solve problems. As a developer I am goal oriented and believe in road mapping, failing fast, and user feedback. I have built numerous products from the ground up, always making sure to test small iterations and be aware of my target audience. The best product is one that people use. 

I believe that learning is an ongoing process and seek out knowledge in any setting. I strive to be the odd man out, continuously surrounding myself with individuals who are smarter than me. This allows me to observe people and learn from those with more experience.

Beyond that I love cars, travel, and feel like summaries put people in a box. Feel free to connect, I am always happy to chat!

Dr. Tom Starke

CEO

AAAQuants

location_on Australia

Dr. Tom Starke has a Ph.D. in physics and is the CEO of AAAQuants a company that specializes in artificial intelligence and automated trading solutions for finance and manufacturing. He has previously worked as a quant analyst/trader for various hedge funds and prop-trading firms such as Vivienne Court and as a scientist/engineer for Rolls-Royce and Oxford University.

Dr. Denis Bauer

Team Leader Transformational Bioinformatics

CSIRO

location_on Australia

Dr Denis Bauer is a government research scientist, adjunct professor at Macquarie University and an AWS Hero. She is passionate about translating research into impactful products. Her science has led to the discovery of novel disease genes for Motor Neuron Disease and has informed the COVID-19 vaccine development. Her open-source bioinformatics software products have commercial impact through advanced cloud-architecture and deployment. She keynotes international IT, LifeScience and Medical conferences and has attracted more than $35M in funding to further life-science research and digital health.

Sohan Maheshwar

Alexa Evangelist

Amazon

location_on India

Sohan is an Alexa Evangelist at Amazon. His role involves inspiring and helping developers build incredible voice experiences using Alexa. Sohan has earlier worked as a developer evangelist for Gupshup and InMobi and has spoken at conferences around the world. In his spare time, you will find him either consuming pop culture or tossing a frisbee around