Sebastian Furth
Director R D Artificial Intelligence - Digital Factory at Schneider Electric
Greater Wurzburg Area Germany
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Top SchoolSebastian Furth is a seasoned AI leader directing R&D at Schneider Electric's Digital Factory, with 16 years shaping scalable, production-grade industrial AI across embedded, edge, and software platforms. He has led initiatives such as EcoStruxure Vision Quality Control and defines real-time AI deployment architectures, leveraging ONNX Runtime and hardware accelerators like Hailo-8 to unify cross-platform AI across Harmony P6 IPCs. His work spans embedded AI on ultra-constrained devices, reinforcement learning for industrial control, and generative AI to boost engineering productivity through PLC code generation and assistive systems using Azure OpenAI and open-source LLMs. With a PhD in Computer Science and a strong academic foundation, he excels at translating advanced research into practical, value-driven solutions for manufacturing and automation. Based in the Würzburg area, he collaborates across functions and leadership to scale intelligent automation that improves efficiency and precision. Sebastian is known for bridging engineering excellence with operational impact, turning ambitious AI visions into deployable capabilities at scale.
16 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
A-Level, A-Level at Fachoberschule Kitzingene-Juniors.netEnglish, German, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, History, Geographie, Physical Education..., English, German, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, History, Geographie, Physical Education... at Secondary School MarktheidenfeldSecondary school level I certificate (O-Level), English, German, Mathematics, Economics, Accounting, History, Geography, Chemistry, Physics..., Secondary school level I certificate (O-Level), English, German, Mathematics, Economics, Accounting, History, Geography, Chemistry, Physics... at Secondary Modern School MarktheidenfeldFachoberschule MarktheidenfeldMaster of Science, Informatics, Master of Science, Informatics at Julius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgGerman, Mathematics..., German, Mathematics... at Elementery School ErlenbachDoktor (Ph.D.), Computer Science, Doktor (Ph.D.), Computer Science at The Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg
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Github Skills (16)
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Github contributions (5)
semtechdoc/semtechdoc
Nov 2015 - Nov 2015
Contributions:6 commits, 2 pushes, 1 issue in 7 days
denkbares/lapdftext
May 2015 - Jul 2018
Contributions:46 commits, 43 pushes in 3 years 2 months
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