Hi, I am

Nijat Mehdiyev

Senior Researcher - German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence

Work experience

Senior Researcher, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI).
• Leading and managing research and development activities in cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies & guiding the development and implementation of innovative AI models, algorithms, and systems.
• Mentoring junior researchers and research assistants, fostering a conducive
learning environment.
• Writing and publishing research papers in top-tier AI journals and conferences.
• Participating in strategic decision-making, aiding in setting the organization’s AI research direction and goals.
• Engaging in grant writing and funding activities, securing financing for research projects.
• Representing the organization at high-profile events, delivering talks and presentations about AI research advancements.

2015 – 2022 Researcher, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI).
• Conducting rigorous research in AI technologies, including machine learning, explainable AI and process mining.
• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to further ongoing research projects.
• Assisting in the development and refinement of AI models, algorithms, and systems.
• Assisting in maintaining the integrity and security of research data.
• Participating in internal and external seminars, workshops, and conferences to showcase and learn about new advancements.

2015 – · · · · Lecturer, Saarland University (Germany).
• Conception and delivery of the lecture "Predictive Analytics with R" (6 ECTS) since 2022.
• Conception and delivery of the lecture "Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Business Analytics" (6 ECTS) since 2023.
• Supervising the class "Collaborative Business Process Management" (6 ECTS) of the University of Saarland in cooperation with Widener University (USA) since 2015.

Education

 2017 – 2022 Ph.D. (summa cum laude), Saarland University, Institute for Information Systems (IWi).
Dissertation:
Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Predictive Process Analytics - A Conceptual Framework, Methods and Applications.

2011 – 2014 Master of Science with Honours, Technical University of Munich (TUM) & Augsburg University (Germany), Finance and Information Management.

Academic and practical activities:

2014: Research assistant at the Chair of Business Information Systems, Technical University of Munich
2014: Intern at Allianz Deutschland AG (e-Commerce).
2012-2013: Military Service (Karabakh).
2012: Intern at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) (Knowledge Management).

2007 – 2011 Bachelor of Science, University of Siegen (Germany), Business Information Systems.
Bachelor of Science, Tulsa University (USA) (2010-2011), 2 exchange semesters with the scholarship of the University of Siegen.

Academic and practical activities:

2008-2010: Research assistant at the Chair of Business Information Systems, University of Siegen.

Research Projects
2021–2023 ExPro, Cooperative Exploration Environment of Machine Learning Predictions for Production Planning.
Budget: 2.164.480 =C.
My Role: Acquisition, Research, Development, Project Management.
Consortium Partners: DFKI, Mansystems, Universität Siegen, BIKAR-Metalle, Slawinski und Co.

2020–2022 KOSMOX, Development of a Novel Local Counterfactual Explanation Approach and Interface Considering Cognitive Modeling Methods.
Budget: 1.328.000 =C.
My Role: Acquisition, Research, Development, Project Management.
Consortium Partners: DFKI, ContiTech (Subsidiary of Continental AG), Fraunhofer IOSB-INA.

2018–2020 MES4SME, MES Data-driven Optimization of Production Planning for Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturers.
Budget 1.618.000 =C.
My Role: Acquisition, Research, Development, Project Management.
Consortium Partner: DFKI, pmOne Analytics, FASTEC, Brabant und Lehnert.
2017–2019 SIFA 4.0, Safety Specialist 4.0.
Budget: 2.036.075 =C.
My Role: Research, Development.
Consortium Partner: DFKI, tec4U, CBA, Reusch Rechtsanwälte, Villeroy &Boch.

2016–2017 PRODIGY (Software Campus), Business Process Management using Big Data Driven Predictive Analytics.
Budget: 100.000 =C.
My Role: Acquisition, Research, Development, Project Management.
Industry Partner: Software AG.

2015–2017 iPRODICT, Intelligent Process Predictions Based on Big Data Analytics.
Budget: 3.413.000 =C.
My Role: Research, Development, Project Management.
Consortium Partner: DFKI, Software AG, BlueYonder, Pattern Recognition Company, Fraunhofer IAIS,
Saarstahl.

Industry Projects

2019–2020 with ACCENTURE, Towards A Holistic Explainable Artificial Intelligence Approach: Goals,Perspectives and Challenges.
My Role: Acquisition, Research, Development, Project Management.
Deliverable: Roadmap for Explainable AI Solutions.

2019 with ADDINOL, Data-driven Analysis of Oil Quality using Deep Learning.
My Role: Acquisition, Research, Development, Project Management.
Deliverable: Feasibility Study and Proof of Concept.
with tec4U, Predictive Analytics of Telemetry Data.
My Role: Research, Project Management.
Ergebnis: Feasibility Study.

Awards

2020 Science Dialog Competition Winner (under the patronage of the Minister of State for Digital Affairs (Germany)), 1st place with the contribution "Responsible AI -The Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Public Administration Through Explainable and Fair AI Methods".

2017 Business Process Innovation Award, 1st place with the contribution - "iPROD-ICT–Intelligent Process Prediction based on Big Data Analytics".

Best Application Paper Award (Complex Adaptive Systems Conference), 2nd place with contribution"Time Series Classification using Deep Learning for Process Planning: A Case from the Process Industry".

2016 Business Process Intelligence Challenge Award, 1st place with the contribution "Identification of Distinct Usage Patterns and Prediction of Customer Behavior".

Skills
Languages English (Fluent)
German (Fluent)
Turkish (Fluent)
Russian (Intermediate)
Arabic (Beginner)
Azerbaijani (Mother Tongue)

IT Knowledge R esp. tidyverse/tidymodels, Python, h2o.ai, SQL, DAX (PowerBI), Business
Process Modelling (BPMN, EPC), Process Mining, LATEX, . . .
Misc. [ Project Management, Mentoring, Public Speaking, Networking.