Zishan Ahmed Shaikh

Zishan Ahmed Shaikh

Senior Data Scientist At Tom Tom @ TomTom

About Zishan Ahmed Shaikh

Zishan Ahmed Shaikh is a Senior Data Scientist at TomTom in Berlin, Germany, specializing in machine learning solutions for autonomous driving and map making.

Current Title at TomTom

Zishan Ahmed Shaikh is currently a Senior Data Scientist at TomTom. He has been in this role since 2021 and is based in Berlin, Germany. His responsibilities include developing machine learning solutions, particularly for traffic scene object detection and semantic segmentation.

Previous Experience at TomTom

Before becoming a Senior Data Scientist, Zishan Ahmed Shaikh worked as a Data Scientist at TomTom from 2018 to 2021. For three years, he contributed to projects focusing on autonomous driving and map-making, utilizing Agile methodologies. His work mainly involved creating machine learning solutions.

Past Roles in Germany

Zishan held various roles in Germany, including a Master Thesis Student at Audi Electronics Venture GmbH (2017-2018) in Gaimersheim and an Intern at IAV GmbH (2016-2017) in Chemnitz. His focus areas during these positions included automotive software engineering and related research projects.

Early Career in Software and Engineering

Earlier in his career, Zishan worked as a Proposal Engineer at Arabian Oil and Gasfield Services LLC from 2014 to 2015 in Muscat, Oman. He also worked as a Software Engineer at Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Private Limited in Bangalore, India, from 2011 to 2013.

Educational Background

Zishan achieved a Self-Driving Car Nanodegree from Udacity (2017-2018) and a Master's degree in Automotive Software Engineering from Technische Universität Chemnitz (2015-2018). He also holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communications Engineering from R. V. College of Engineering, Bangalore, completed in 2011.

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