I'm currently working as a project director for Bosch Corporate Research,
leading Bosch's endeavors in the field of Big Data and Data Mining and coordinating
related activities between several Bosch business units. Data Mining obviously is a
topic of strategic interest for Bosch, as Bosch produces a plethora of sensors and
sensing devices, has direct access to a huge base of end customers, and thus is in the
position to collect tons of data. This data — which today is often just ignored
and thrown away — can be put to good use, e.g. to create new service offerings,
optimize internal procedures, or to sell new big data services.
Until the end of 2012, I've been working as a research manager for Bosch
Corporate Research, leading the Cognitive Systems research group within the division
for Software-intensive Systems. The Cognitive Systems research group aims at making
technical systems smart — or, as I like to phrase it: appear smart. Focussing
on the five cognitive abilities identified by cognitive science, we're working on
perception (sensor technologies, sensor data fusion and processing), reasoning
(deduction and inference systems), adaptation (machine learning), and acting (e.g.,
planning and scheduling techniques) — while a neighboring group works on
communication (human-machine interaction, HMI).
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