Dr Kathrin Kind is a multi-award winner in AI applied to business. She started her career in 1999 in the quality engineering of international communication mobile networks at Siemens. Later on, she developed complete vehicle functions for ADAS, engine management, steering, braking, cockpit infotainment, and autonomous driving at several automotive suppliers such as Bosch, ZF-TRW, and Magneti Marelli, and at automotive OEMs such as BMW in Munich, Mercedes Benz Cars in Sindelfingen, and Audi in Ingolstadt. She was a senior research scientist in AI for the Volkswagen Group in Wolfsburg. She currently is the chief data scientist and AI Director for Cognizant in the Global Growth Markets, Technical Editor of CRC Press and Springer Nature. A volunteer mentor for the KALAI iniative with ICT , a Guest lecturer at the University of Agder in Norway & University of New Dehli and Author and Co-Author of Technical books in autonomous systems and data.
She has a doctorate in AI applied to business, from SSBM Geneva and the faculty of business from the University of Zagreb, an MBA in AI from the University of Cumbria, an MSc. in computer science and software engineering from the University of Hertfordshire, and a master of arts in leading innovation and change from York St. John. A PG Diploma from Columbia University in Digitalisation Leadership and a PG Diploma from MIT USA in Systems Engineering.