Mohamed Abdalkarim is a Data and AI specialist with more than 11 years of experience helping organizations modernize their data platforms and apply artificial intelligence to real-world challenges. In his current role as a Customer Engineer at Google, he supports AI startups across Canada, advising them on how to innovate with AI across a range of industries including healthcare, finance, and retail. Prior to Google, Mohamed was a Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft leading data estate modernization and AI strategy engagements for public and financial sector clients.

Mohamed holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Loughborough University and is currently pursuing graduate studies in Artificial Intelligence at Stanford University.

Mohamed has been teaching with McMaster Continuing Education since 2020. His teaching focuses on bridging theory with practice, offering learners applied knowledge drawn from his industry experience. He is passionate about helping students develop the skills needed to design and implement scalable, impactful solutions in today’s data-driven world.

Jim is currently the Vice- President of the Telco, Agency and Media (TAM) group at Environics Analytics, the largest Predictive Analytics firm in Canada. His role is to develop products suitable for these organizations, especially for the fast-emerging programmatic field. He began his career at A.C. Nielsen, creator of the famous Nielsen Television Ratings, where he had integral roles in the development of the first People Meter survey, and the industry-standard advertising measurement classification system. Jim has also been on the agency side, at DAC Group, where he developed consumer models based on segmentation, and for Generation5, a consumer research firm. In all, Jim has spent over 30 years working with data within the media industry.

Jim has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, focusing on Econometrics from the University of Waterloo, and several certificates in Human Resources and Marketing from Ryerson University.

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