About

Smitha Ganesh is an accomplished Executive Director in Data Science at JP Morgan Chase & Co with over 17 years of industry experience. With a proven track record of delivering millions in productivity, Smitha is a hands-on leader in the discipline of AI & Machine Learning, Statistical Modelling and Natural Language Processing. She has demonstrated expertise in formulating roadmap & strategies for creating customer delight and competitive differentiation at scale by nurturing best in class data science teams. Smitha is a skilled delivery professional who transforms strategic plans into workable solutions and benchmarks performance against key goals. Her experience has compelled her to think data as a product. She has served client bases across Aviation, Supply Chain, Automotive, O&G, Digital Govt. sector and show business for North America, Europe to Asia-Pacific markets. Her areas of expertise include ML & Analytics, Data Strategy, Text Analytics, Business Intelligence, Ethical Practices, Market Advisory, Data Program Scoping, and Proactive Proposals. She is proficient in various tools and technologies such as R, SQL, Python, JMP, Tableau and has expertise in techniques such as Regression - Linear, Logistic, Ridge, Lasso, Hypothesis Testing (T-test, Chi-Square, Anova), Clustering (density, centroid and dist. based), Time Series Forecasting, Bagging & Boosting(Random Forest, XGB), Support Vector Machines, ANN, CNN, RNN - LSTM, Transformer Networks. Smitha has worked as AI Director - Data Science Innovation & Execution and Head of Data Innovation at Ericsson. She has led large global and diverse cross-functional teams of data scientists, responsible for AI roadmap creation, prototype development, and AI productization. She has prioritized pursuits of AI for new business opportunities and established reusable and scalable solutions for use across the customer base within supply & sales, bid offices, market areas, and network operations. She has invested in long-range strategic planning activities to increase enterprise value and innovation via IVD submissions, AI monetization, and thought leadership. Smitha holds an M.Tech degree in Structural Engineering and a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Civil Engineering from Vishveshwaraiah Technological University. She is a data scientist, AI expert, and proficient in Random Forest, ML, SQL, SVM, CNN, RNN, NLP, and Python. With a relevant experience of 18.87 years, Smitha is a valuable asset to any organization looking to leverage data science for competitive advantage.