Dr Dzahar Mansor
National Technology Officer,
Microsoft Malaysia.

Title: Democratizing Machine Learning

Abstract

The recent technology mega-trends powered by the combination of Mobility, Social, Big Data and Cloud Computing have been given many names; the Third Platform, Nexus of Forces, Internet Plus and others. Whatever the name may be, we cannot deny the profound impact that these have had in businesses and our daily lives. Things are not going to slow down, and in fact technologies such as IoT and Machine Learning will power the next generation of platforms. The keynote will address these technology megatrends, and show how they are poised to democratize Machine Learning to power next generation platforms to accelerate innovation and research.

Biodata

Dr. Dzaharudin Mansor is the National Technology Officer (“NTO”) for Microsoft Malaysia. As the NTO, Dzahar drives the engagement with key national technology stakeholders, which include academics, policy makers & advisors, and interest groups with the intention to builds trust while contribute to national development.

Dr Dzahar joined Microsoft in 2005 and has more than 31 years of professional experience in ICT and telecommunications. He started his career as a lecturer at the department of Computer Science, La Trobe University, and moved on to as a R&D engineer at Telecom Australia Research Laboratories in Melbourne. On returning to Malaysia, he joined Celcom as a R&D manager, and left the company as the Vice President for R&D and IT divisions. He subsequently worked at HP in Singapore, Vsource (M) Sdn. Bhd. and Object Innovations (M) Sdn. Bhd. in R&D, operations, business, as well as leadership positions.

He also presently holds, and has held, several associate positions including as an Adjunct Professor at IIUM, a councillor at PIKOM and academic advisor at several public and private universities. In 2010, he had the honor of leading the Business Services Economic Transformation Program (ETP) Labs that has been one of the key initiatives by the Malaysian Government to transform Malaysia into a developed nation by 2020. He is a senior member of IEEE.

Dr. Dzahar received a First Class Honors Degree in Computer Systems Engineering from Monash University, Australia in 1985, and subsequently awarded Australian University Graduate scholarships to completed his PhD in Computer Science at La Trobe University, Australia in 1988. He is passionate about technology and aspires to contribute towards the nation’s socio-economic progress.