IBM Fellows Take on Big Data Podcast

IBM Fellows

Extraordinary Achievement by Exceptional Individuals

In 1962, IBM CEO Thomas J. Watson, Jr. created the IBM Fellows program as a way to recognize the best and brightest at IBM for their continued innovation and creativity. An honor reserved for the “most exceptional” technical professionals, IBM Fellows are recognized for their past

contributions as well as for their potential to continue driving breakthrough research and innovation.

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Accelerated Discovery Lab Ecosystem

Analytics Solution Centers

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Academic Initiative

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Business Partners

The IBM Fellows are only one source of innovation for IBM’s Big Data and Analytics program. IBM is a leader in the space – with 1,500 Big Data and Analytics-related patents in 2013 alone,

and $24 billion in investments since 2005 through both acquisitions and R&D – and these fellows maintain the drumbeat of momentum that has made IBM number one in Big Data market share

for the second year running.

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In the half-century since the inaugural class, the 257 individuals inducted into the IBM Fellows program have been at the forefront of scientific thought and research. Among them, the Fellows

program boasts a roster of five Nobel Prize winners, a Kyoto Prize Winner, and inventors of some of the most innovative IBM technologies, including the Scanning Tunneling Microscope, which is able to image surfaces at the atomic level and manipulate the individual atoms on them, and Watson,

IBM’s groundbreaking cognitive computing system.

This year, IBM inducted its largest class yet, bestowing the honor of IBM Fellow on 11 innovative leaders. A common thread for many of this year’s inductees is their commitment to developing

solutions and practical applications in the field of Big Data and Analytics. Let’s examine these individuals and their contributions to the Big Data and Analytics space.

Aleksandra “Saska” MojsilovicManager, Predictive Modeling and Optimization, Research Scientist - Electrical Engineering

Saska’s work has been behind some of IBM’s most successful internal analytics projects, including a proactive retention program that helped reduce attrition of key skills in the growth markets. Recently, she has been leading a team in IBM Research

creating an analytics model for a health insurer in the United States seeking to understand the likely utilization and cost impacts of new enrollments in the

healthcare exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act.

Shivakumar VaithyanathanSenior Manager, Cognitive Computing

Shivakumar’s team has worked with the University of Southern California's Annenberg Innovation Lab to reveal, via Twitter, how social sentiment analysis about Oscar-nominated films can change the way movie studios test new films.

His same approach to analysis of the Super Bowl and back-to-school retail has led to the development of new products that deliver social media insights.

Michael HaydockIBM Distinguished Engineer, Partner, Chief Scientist - Business Analytics and Optimization

From designing the most efficient way to butcher cattle stock, to creating an original dynamic pricing model for airline fares, I have worked with applied

mathematical methods for a diverse set of clients across industries ranging from agriculture to aerospace. One of my greatest successes—an analytics-based

forecast of electronics and appliance sales in the United States—has become a staple of predicting holiday sales trends.

The IBM Institute of Business Value’s (IBV) 2013 C-Suite Study found that 64% of CMOs are looking for deeper insights into their customers and IBM Big Data and Analytics are helping them

achieve that goal. CMOs see three keys to success through analytics: better customer insights, better designed customer experiences, and greater use of technology.

Under IBM’s new Technology Ambassador Initiative, the new Fellows will be highly visible in reinforcing IBM's commitment to technical distinction worldwide as each of them engages with

an IBM economic growth market, serving as technology ambassadors in key regions. Each Fellow Ambassador will leverage their unique skills and expertise to ensure that IBM has a technical leadership role in their assigned country. By partnering with local universities and research

institutions, and by mentoring employees, Fellow ambassadors with help maintain a two-way visibility between IBM leadership and local markets to foster technology education and

innovation worldwide.