Dr. Vinodh Venkatesan

• Served as the lead of the overall AI strategy project, including initiation, planning, and execution, with support from executive management of Continental AG's Autonomous Mobility and Safety business (€9.4B revenue, 48k employees, 2019) • Proposed strategic recommendations on AI/Data for the Autonomous Mobility and Safety business for long-term business value creation by working closely with a core team of technical experts and an extended team of 50+ cross-functional stakeholders (Engg., IT, HR, etc.)

Support of executive management for cross-functional, global, and strategy-oriented tasks. Close collaboration with senior management and link to functional departments for performing tasks and/or implementation of complex projects. Planning, structuring, coordination, and monitoring of strategic initiatives. Preparation of decision documents, presentations, recommendation, and analysis. Research and data analysis with special emphasis on Artificial Intelligence and Automotive Safety.

Scientist in data storage systems and artificial intelligence, working on design and protoyping of novel graph-based semi-supervised learning algorithms for cognitive storage systems and neuromorphic architectures, mathematical modeling of systems, analysis and optimization. Recognition received for my work include two best paper awards, 16 granted patents, 25+ peer-reviewed publications and invited talks, multiple IBM Research invention awards, and press coverage for work on cognitive storage.

Data storage systems, reliability analysis, rare event analysis, mathematical modeling, simulation

Information theory, communications theory, coding theory, innovation management

Wireless communications, neural networks, machine learning, signal processing, signals and systems