Ashish Umre
About Ashish Umre
Ashish Umre serves as the Head of Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Leader at AXA XL, with a strong background in data science and artificial intelligence. He has extensive experience in academia and industry, focusing on climate and sustainability projects, data ethics, and innovation.
Current Role at AXA XL
Ashish Umre serves as the Head of Artificial Intelligence (VP) and Innovation Leader in Innovation & Business Architecture at AXA XL, a division of AXA. He has held this position since 2020, contributing to the development and implementation of AI strategies within the organization. His role involves leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance business processes and drive innovation across various sectors.
Professional Experience
Prior to his current role, Ashish Umre worked at Tesco PLC as Head of Marketing Data Science & Experimentation from 2016 to 2017. He also served as Lead Optimisation Practice Manager at Tesco Digital Product from 2014 to 2016. His earlier experience includes various roles at the University of Sussex, where he was an Artificial Intelligence Doctoral Research Scholar and a Lecturer in the School of Cognitive & Computing Sciences from 2008 to 2015.
Academic Background
Ashish Umre completed his Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Madras from 1995 to 1999. He furthered his education at the University of Sussex, where he obtained a Master of Research in Artificial Intelligence in 2000. He is currently pursuing a D.Phil in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at the same institution, which he began in 2010.
Advisory Roles and Contributions
Ashish Umre is actively involved in advisory roles, focusing on data ethics, artificial intelligence, and innovation. He has served on various academic, industry, and government advisory boards. Notably, he has been an Advisory Board Member at Bicycle since 2019 and at Emolab from 2016 to 2017. He also contributed as a member of the ITU Focus Group on AI for Autonomous and Assisted Driving from 2020 to 2022.
Involvement in STEM Education
Ashish Umre is passionate about STEM education and has been involved in initiatives aimed at promoting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. He currently serves as an Industry Mentor/Advisor at the Data-Intensive Science Centre at the University of Sussex since 2021, where he applies his expertise in data science and machine learning to various fields, including particle physics and computer vision.