Akin Kazakci
Head Of Data Innovation Lab
Pasadena, California, United States
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Top SchoolAkin Kazakci is Head of the Data Innovation Lab at MINES ParisTech and a tenured Associate Professor with 11+ years of experience translating academic research in design theory and operations research into practical AI and innovation programs. He specializes in framing AI opportunities for business, assessing ROI, and designing data collection strategies while working closely with data scientists to ensure technical feasibility. A seasoned workshop leader and educator, he builds custom training programs and maps innovation and technology landscapes to accelerate adoption in industry. His work bridges design theory, multicriteria decision analysis and modern data science—an uncommon combination that informs novel innovation methodologies for data-driven organizations. Based in Pasadena and with visiting ties to Caltech, he brings a global academic pedigree (Mines Paris - PSL, Université Paris Dauphine, Galatasaray) to industry-facing transformation efforts. Beyond research, he quietly shapes curricula and community platforms (e.g., Design Theory SIG) that cultivate the next generation of interdisciplinary AI practitioners.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
BS Industrial Engineering Operations Research Production Systems., BS Industrial Engineering Operations Research Production Systems. at Galatasaray UniversityLycée Saint-JosephMS. and PhD. Design Theory and Methods Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Operations Research Data-mining A.I., MS. and PhD. Design Theory and Methods Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Operations Research Data-mining A.I. at Université Paris Dauphine - PSL
English, French, Turkish
Github Skills (61)
artificial-intelligence9
python9
ai8
openai8
graph-algorithms7
portable7
java7
gradient7
machine-learning7
tensorflow7
deep-learning7
scalable6
graph-theory6
graph-visualization6
distributed-systems6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
akazakci/option
Sep 2021 - Oct 2021
Contributions:36 commits, 5 pushes in 17 days
akazakci/FaceAuVirus
Mar 2020 - Apr 2020
Contributions:27 pushes, 1 branch in 26 days
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