Bassam Mokbel - Chief Data Scientist, Research...

Q: Where is Bassam based?

Bassam is based in Bielefeld, Germany .

Q: What languages does Bassam speak?

Bassam speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced) .

Q: How many years of experience does Bassam have?

Bassam has at least 19 years of experience. During this time, Bassam has worked in at least 8 different roles and for 4 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 1 month . Note that Bassam may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Bassam's latest experience?

Bassam's most recent position is Chief Data Scientist, Research & Development Team Lead at Semalytix .

Q: What companies has Bassam worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Bassam has worked for Semalytix .

Q: Which industries is Bassam most experienced in?

Bassam is most experienced in industries like Education , Healthcare , and Pharmaceutical . Bassam also has some experience in Information Technology , Manufacturing , and Professional Services .

Q: Which business areas is Bassam most experienced in?

Bassam is most experienced in business areas like Research and Development , Product Development , and Information Technology . Bassam also has some experience in Business Intelligence and Project Management .

Q: Which industries has Bassam worked in recently?

Bassam has recently worked in industries like Healthcare and Pharmaceutical .

Q: Which business areas has Bassam worked in recently?

Bassam has recently worked in business areas like Product Development , Project Management , and Research and Development .

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Bielefeld, Germany

Experience

Aug 2021 - Present

4 years 8 months

Chief Data Scientist, Research & Development Team Lead

Semalytix

Leading a team to design and implement ML and NLP approaches in a semantic analytics platform.
Building a customizable big data analytics platform for natural language texts, especially patient narratives, providing a social media listening SaaS solution for B2B Pharma and healthcare industry clients.
Personnel responsibility for a team of ML experts, natural language specialists, and software developers.
Planning the core technology stack and processing workflow for text analysis, including an event-driven automation system, interfaces to various cloud services, and user interaction.
Supporting in sales conversations and customer relations.
Employing SCRUM to manage software development.
Providing strategic advice to the company's C-level.
Reporting directly to the CEO.

Nov 2017 - Aug 2021

3 years 10 months

Chief Data Scientist, Analytics Team Lead

Semalytix

Leading a team to design and implement ML and NLP approaches in a semantic analytics platform.
Building a customizable big data analytics platform for natural language texts, especially patient narratives, providing a social media listening SaaS solution for B2B Pharma and healthcare industry clients.
Personnel responsibility for a team of ML experts, natural language specialists, and software developers.
Planning the core technology stack and processing workflow for text analysis, including an event-driven automation system, interfaces to various cloud services, and user interaction.
Employing SCRUM to manage software development.
Providing strategic advice to the company's C-level.
Reporting directly to the CTO and CEO.

Jul 2016 - Oct 2017

1 year 4 months

Senior Data Scientist

Resolto Informatik GmbH

Designing and implementing ML approaches within an advanced analytics platform, focused on industrial time series data.
Shaping customized analytics solutions in close communication with B2B clientele.
Helping to conceptualize and build a SaaS product for predictive maintenance with edge computing.
Partly deployed to customers on-site in consulting roles.
Vice lead of analytics team.
Providing expert advice to the CEO.

Nov 2015 - Jun 2016

8 months

Freelance Data Scientist

Consulting work and software development for business clients regarding data science and machine learning solutions.

May 2015 - Jun 2016

1 year 2 months

Postdoc Researcher

Bielefeld University

Research work about data analysis, computational intelligence & machine learning for structured data and multimodal timeseries.

Apr 2010 - May 2015

5 years 2 months

Research Associate

Bielefeld University

Research work about data analysis, computational intelligence & machine learning for structured data & cognitive systems.

May 2009 - Mar 2010

11 months

Research Associate

Technische Universität Clausthal

Research work about data analysis & computational intelligence in distributed information systems.

Sep 2008 - Apr 2009

8 months

Student Research Assistant

Technische Universität Clausthal

Matlab programming for research and coursework related to data analysis & computational intelligence.

Apr 2004 - Jul 2005

1 year 4 months

Student Assistant

Technische Universität Clausthal

Web and database programming for the university's IT infrastructure.

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Education, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Information Technology, Manufacturing, and Professional Services.

Education

Healthcare

Pharmaceutical

Information Technology

Manufacturing

Professional Services

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Research and Development, Product Development, Information Technology, Business Intelligence, and Project Management.

Research and Development

Product Development

Information Technology

Business Intelligence

Project Management

Summary

Dr. Bassam Mokbel is an expert in data analysis and machine learning with over 13 years of research & professional experience in the field, as well as an AI project manager and team leader.

He worked as a researcher at the Cognitive Interaction Technology Center of Excellence (CITEC) in the Machine Learning research group between 2010 and 2016. He published over 30 peer-reviewed articles in renowned journals and conference proceedings associated to machine learning, receiving 600+ citations, as well as 2 best student paper and one best poster award. He received a "Dr. rer. nat." degree with "magna cum laude" for his thesis on "Dissimilarity-based learning for complex data" proposing approaches for machine learning with unstructured data, such as texts.

He has 7 years of industry experience, working as a Data Scientist in Senior and C-Level roles, with hands-on experience to create custom analytics solutions for B2B clientele, working in consulting jobs, providing strategic advice to executives, and managing a team to build a B2B SaaS platform.

Skills

Start-ups Management
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
Python (Programming Language)
Team Leadership
Project Management
Data Analysis
Business-to-business (B2b)
Software As A Service (Saas)
C-level

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 2010 - Jun 2015

Bielefeld University

Doctor of Natural Sciences - Dr. rer. nat., "Dissimilarity-based learning for complex data" · Dissimilarity-based learning for complex data · Bielefeld, Germany · magna cum laude

Oct 2006 - Jun 2009

Clausthal University of Technology

Diploma (equivalent to Master of Science) in Computer Science · Computer Science · Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany

Oct 2004 - Jun 2005

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Computer Science · Stockholm, Sweden

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Statistics

Experience

Total positions 9

Experience in Education 9 y

Avg length 2 y 1 m

Longest experience 5 y 1 m

Expertise

Recent roles Chief Data Scientist, Research & Development Team Lead, Chief Data Scientist, Analytics Team Lead, Senior Data Scientist

Main industries Education, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical

Main business areas Research and Development, Product Development, Information Technology

Qualifications

Highest degree Doctorate

Profile

Created

September 2022

Last Update

July 2024

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Where is Bassam based?

Bassam is based in Bielefeld, Germany.

What languages does Bassam speak?

Bassam speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Bassam have?

Bassam has at least 19 years of experience. During this time, Bassam has worked in at least 8 different roles and for 4 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 1 month. Note that Bassam may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Bassam be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Bassam would be well-suited for roles such as: Chief Data Scientist, Research & Development Team Lead, Chief Data Scientist, Analytics Team Lead, Senior Data Scientist.

What is Bassam's latest experience?

Bassam's most recent position is Chief Data Scientist, Research & Development Team Lead at Semalytix.

What companies has Bassam worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Bassam has worked for Semalytix.

Which industries is Bassam most experienced in?

Bassam is most experienced in industries like Education, Healthcare, and Pharmaceutical. Bassam also has some experience in Information Technology, Manufacturing, and Professional Services.

Which business areas is Bassam most experienced in?

Bassam is most experienced in business areas like Research and Development, Product Development, and Information Technology. Bassam also has some experience in Business Intelligence and Project Management.

Which industries has Bassam worked in recently?

Bassam has recently worked in industries like Healthcare and Pharmaceutical.

Which business areas has Bassam worked in recently?

Bassam has recently worked in business areas like Product Development, Project Management, and Research and Development.

What is Bassam's education?

Bassam holds a Doctorate in Dissimilarity-based learning for complex data from Bielefeld University, a Master in Computer Science from Clausthal University of Technology and a Bachelor in Computer Science from Clausthal University of Technology.

What is the availability of Bassam?

Bassam is immediately available for suitable projects.

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