Shaikh Quader
Machine Learning Architect, IBM Db2
Shaikh Quader is the machine learning (ML) architect of IBM Db2. He develops database features to improve database operations with ML and help users deploy ML models in the database. Shaikh manages research collaboration between IBM and a few Canadian universities. He and his team developed 5 Python frameworks for optimizing several complex data science tasks, such as exploring high dimensional datasets and improving quality of data. He has 11 scientific publications, 2 issued patents, and 8 filed patents. Shaikh completed his master’s from the University of Waterloo and is now doing a Ph.D. in machine learning at the York University. He also blogs on Medium and LinkedIn.