I am a visionary technology leader and entrepreneur with over five years of industry experience driving AI-driven transformations and digital innovation. I have a proven track record in scaling AI products, optimizing data management strategies, and delivering measurable improvements in efficiency and cost reduction. Passionate about advancing research in AI safety, AI alignment, AI governance, and AI evaluation, I am eager to contribute academic insights that bridge industry practice and theoretical development. Having co-founded a data and AI company and worked on diverse AI and analytics projects across multiple industries, I enjoy mentoring data scientists and fostering a culture of continuous learning. I am currently transitioning to academia while leveraging my practical experience to promote AI advancements for positive societal impact.

Nikolaus Siauw

I am a visionary technology leader and entrepreneur with over five years of industry experience driving AI-driven transformations and digital innovation. I have a proven track record in scaling AI products, optimizing data management strategies, and delivering measurable improvements in efficiency and cost reduction. Passionate about advancing research in AI safety, AI alignment, AI governance, and AI evaluation, I am eager to contribute academic insights that bridge industry practice and theoretical development. Having co-founded a data and AI company and worked on diverse AI and analytics projects across multiple industries, I enjoy mentoring data scientists and fostering a culture of continuous learning. I am currently transitioning to academia while leveraging my practical experience to promote AI advancements for positive societal impact.

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I am a visionary technology leader and entrepreneur with over five years of industry experience driving AI-driven transformations and digital innovation. I have a proven track record in scaling AI products, optimizing data management strategies, and delivering measurable improvements in efficiency and cost reduction. Passionate about advancing research in AI safety, AI alignment, AI governance, and AI evaluation, I am eager to contribute academic insights that bridge industry practice and theoretical development.

Having co-founded a data and AI company and worked on diverse AI and analytics projects across multiple industries, I enjoy mentoring data scientists and fostering a culture of continuous learning. I am currently transitioning to academia while leveraging my practical experience to promote AI advancements for positive societal impact.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Co-founder/Commissioner/Chief Data Scientist at Teman Data
November 1, 2019 - Present
Spearheaded the company’s vision, mission, and overall strategy, leading the development and launch of AI and analytics products and services, achieving an average annual revenue growth of 200%. Delivered over 50 enterprise-level data transformation projects across various industries. Led data-driven transformation projects including data management architecture, blueprint and roadmap creation, data culture change management strategy, and end-to-end AI/ML consulting and implementation, resulting in an average 40% cost reduction and 150% increase in efficiency for clients. Directed RnD of Teman Insight, a natural language data lake platform that greatly reduced analytics enablement and question-to-insight time, enhancing client decision-making. Mentored emerging data scientists fostering continuous learning and alignment with organizational goals.
Analytics Consultant/Advisor at PT Indonesia Global Solusindo (ISGS)
April 30, 2022 - August 4, 2025
Advised on building ISGS's AI and Analytics team, including recruiting, training, and creating sales and marketing materials, and helped the team grow to 11 members within a year. Researched and developed ISGS's AI product, an AIOps framework for application performance monitoring, achieving 50x faster root cause analysis compared to conventional methods. Led a graph analytics project for a public bank to detect transaction anomalies, resulting in a 10x increase in detected anomalies and a 2x faster reporting system than prior solutions.
Co-founder/Commissioner/Chief Data Scientist at Teman Data
November 1, 2019 - Present
Spearheaded the company’s vision, mission, and overall strategy, leading the development and launch of AI and analytics products/services. Achieved an average annual revenue growth of 200%, successfully delivering over 50 enterprise-level data transformation projects across various industries. Led and managed data-driven transformation projects, including data management architecture, blueprint and roadmap creation, data culture change management strategy, and end-to-end AI/ML consulting and implementation, resulting in an average 40% cost reduction and a 150% increase in efficiency for clients. Directed the RnD of Teman Insight, a natural language data lake platform, significantly enhancing client decision-making processes by reducing analytics enablement time from 3 months to 1 week and question-to-insight time from 1 day to 5 minutes. Mentored emerging data scientists, fostering a culture of continuous learning and efficient execution.
Analytics Consultant/Advisor at PT Indonesia Global Solusindo (ISGS)
April 30, 2022 - August 4, 2025
Advised on building ISGS's AI and Analytics team, including recruiting, training, and developing sales and marketing materials, leading to an 11-member team within a year. Researched and developed ISGS's AI product, an AIOps framework for application performance monitoring, reducing diagnosis time by 50x. Led a graph analytics project for a public bank to detect transaction anomalies, resulting in a 10x increase in detected anomalies and a 2x faster reporting system.
Co-founder/Commissioner (current)/Chief Data Scientist (former) at Teman Data
November 1, 2019 - Present
Led the company's vision, mission, and overall strategy in developing AI and analytics products/services, achieving annual revenue growth of 200% and completing over 50 enterprise-level data transformation projects. Managed data-driven transformation projects including data management architecture, blueprint and roadmap creation, data culture change strategies, and AI/ML consulting and implementation, resulting in 40% cost reduction and 150% efficiency increase for clients. Directed RnD for Teman Insight, a natural language data lake platform that significantly reduced analytics enablement and insight generation times, enhancing client decision-making. Mentored emerging data scientists to foster continuous learning and effective execution aligned with strategic goals.
Analytics Consultant/Advisor at PT Indonesia Global Solusindo (ISGS)
April 30, 2022 - August 4, 2025
Advised in building ISGS's AI and Analytics team, including recruitment, training, and development of sales and marketing materials, helping grow the team to 11 members within a year. Researched and developed an AIOps framework for application performance monitoring that accelerated root cause analysis, reducing diagnosis time by 50 times compared to conventional methods. Led a graph analytics project for a public bank to detect transaction anomalies, increasing anomaly detection by 10 times and speeding up reporting by 2 times over previous solutions.

Education

Master of IT in Business at Singapore Management University
January 1, 2023 - July 31, 2024
Master of Science in Financial Engineering at WorldQuant University
March 1, 2020 - February 28, 2022
Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronic Engineering at University of Nottingham Ningbo China
August 1, 2015 - July 31, 2019
Master of IT in Business at Singapore Management University
January 1, 2023 - July 31, 2024
Master of Science in Financial Engineering at WorldQuant University
March 1, 2020 - February 28, 2022
Bachelor of Engineering at University of Nottingham Ningbo China
August 1, 2015 - July 31, 2019
Master of IT in Business at Singapore Management University
January 1, 2023 - July 31, 2024
Master of Science at WorldQuant University
March 1, 2020 - February 28, 2022
Bachelor of Engineering at University of Nottingham Ningbo China
August 1, 2015 - July 31, 2019

Qualifications

SMU BIG Incubator
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Kwanpen Summer Venture Awards
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Nottingham Advantage Awards
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
2018 Dean’s Scholarship
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
2017 Dean’s Scholarship
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
2016 Head’s Scholarship
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016
SMU BIG Incubator
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Kwanpen Summer Venture Awards
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Nottingham Advantage Awards
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Dean’s Scholarship, University of Nottingham Ningbo China
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Dean’s Scholarship, University of Nottingham Ningbo China
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Head’s Scholarship, University of Nottingham Ningbo China
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016
SMU BIG Incubator
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Kwanpen Summer Venture Awards
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Nottingham Advantage Awards
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Dean’s Scholarship, University of Nottingham Ningbo China
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Dean’s Scholarship, University of Nottingham Ningbo China
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Head’s Scholarship, University of Nottingham Ningbo China
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Healthcare, Professional Services, Transportation & Logistics