Sebastian Wagner is CEO and co-founder of Geospin, a Freiburg-based start-up focusing on geospatial deep learning. In 2016 he completed his Ph.D. at the Chair of Information Systems Research at the University of Freiburg and his work in the field of Big Data Analytics has received multiple international research awards. Before Sebastian founded his own company with four friends, he worked at Berkeley Lab in California as a software developer.
Sebastian Wagner uses a vivid demonstration of an app that recognizes objects drawn in simple lines and fascinating examples of picture recognition to explain how big data is used and neural networks work. His lively presentation explores the possibilities of artificial intelligence, but also examines the limits of this emerging technology.