Anand (AJ), currently a Data Science Specialist at Volvo Cars, has a strong interest in machine learning and artificial intelligence. Before this role, he worked as a Global Graduate in Software Engineering at Volvo Cars and as a Software Engineer II in the PowerMax Replication and Cloud team at Dell EMC. Anand holds a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, and a Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence from the University of St Andrews, Scotland.
During the academic year 2021-2022, Anand was the Postgraduate Sustainability Representative for the School of Computer Science at the University of St Andrews. At Dell EMC, in addition to his technical work, he contributed to employee engagement through his involvement with the PowerMax University Relations team and PowerMax Innovation Network.
Anand has also gained experience through his involvement with multiple start-up ventures, including three of his own. He is an active member of professional organizations such as IET, IEEE, IEEE CS, ACM, and the Internet Society, where he has taken on various voluntary leadership roles.
In addition to his technical skills, Anand enjoys photography. His professional interests include AI explainability, AI ethics, cybersecurity applications of AI, as well as blockchain, cloud, and distributed computing technologies. He is also working toward developing a personalized human-computer interaction (HCI) system that adapts an operating system to individual users. Anand can be reached at https://anandj.xyz for those interested in connecting.