Nick Kadochnikov is a Distinguished Engineer and Director within IBM Chief Analytics Office, where he is focusing on the development of Cognitive Enterprise / AI capabilities. These Augmented Intelligence initiatives combine the power of Machine Learning and Big Data analytics with Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing to enable intelligent, data-driven decision making based on the multitude of both structured and unstructured data sources. Applications of AI capabilities cover the majority of enterprise operations, including sales, marketing, finance, procurement and legal functions.
In academia, Nick serves as an adjunct faculty at the University of Chicago, Master of Science in Analytics program, where he teaches “Big Data Platforms” as well as “Natural Language Processing” courses.