Detlef Nauck (BT): Biographical Details

Detlef Nauck is Chief Research Scientist for Data Science with BT's Research and Innovation Division located at Adastral Park, Ipswich, UK. He is leading a group of international scientists working on research into Data Science covering areas like process analytics, network analytics, customer analytics, business modelling and autonomics for networks, processes and IT systems.

Detlef focuses on solving business problems that require complex analysis of large and diverse data sources and the design of intelligent systems. His research programme focusses on making advances in practical machine learning methods and data analysis techniques and downstreaming them into the business. The aim is to enable networks, systems and processes to reach a level of self-awareness that allows them to automatically predict and prevent failures and so improve customer experience.

Detlef has published over 100 papers and holds eight patents. He is a Visiting Professor at Bournemouth University and a Private Docent at the Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg, Germany. Detlef holds an MSc (1990) and a PhD (1994) in Computer Science both from the University of Braunschweig, Germany. He also holds a Habilitation (post-doctoral degree) in Computer Science from the Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg, Germany (2000).

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