#18 Dr. Ahmed Khamassi - Vice President of Data Science

Ahmed started his career at Siemens research, worked in startups, at Google, PayPal, SAS and JPMorgan and has his own machine learning company and now he runs data science at Equinox We speak about: - benefits of simulations in research and data science how he went from “equation-driven” to “data-driven” - the role of simulations in optimisation, decision-making and automation - uses of simulations and deep reinforcement learning models in the energy industry - how data is used 2-5kms underground below the sea to infer the properties of the ground underneath - lessons from startups and what to look for in people to work with - why it’s important for data science teams to own the engagement of value creation with the customer - how to ensure that your data science team is creating value in your organisation - how to prioritise the work done by your data science team and what to aim for; and much much more! Show notes: www.datafuturology.com/podcast/18 Ahmed is based in London, UK