Jacques Ludik Email & Phone Number

Cape Town, WC, ZA

Cape Town, ZA

Cortex Logic is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Software and Solutions company that helps businesses thrive in the Smart Technology Era. We work across multiple business and industry domains seeking to augment and automate legacy processes, ultimately transforming them into intelligent systems, using the Cortex Logic AI Engine. We leverage a unique AI.

Cape Town, ZA

Cortex Logic is an African Artificial Intelligence (AI) Software and Solutions company that helps businesses thrive in the Smart Technology Era. We work across multiple business and industry domains seeking to augment and automate legacy processes, ultimately transforming them into intelligent systems, using the Cortex Logic AI Engine. We leverage a unique.

Cape Town, ZA

Dr Jacques Ludik is Founder & CEO of Cortex Logic, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) software and solutions company that helps businesses thrive in the Smart Technology Era. To that end, Cortex Logic provides an AI Engine for Business that solves strategic and operationally relevant problems through operationalizing Data Science, Internet of Things (IoT) and.

Mowbray, Cape Town, Western Cape, ZA

The Cortex Group Is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) focused holding company building value in the IR4.0 Economy on a Local, Regional and Global Scale.The Cortex Group works across multiple business and industry domains to develop cutting edge intelligent systems and AI driven companies / platforms that leverage our unique mix of IP, access to funding.

Mowbray, Cape Town, Western Cape, ZA

The Cortex Group Is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) focused holding company building value in the IR4.0 Economy on a Local, Regional and Global Scale. The Cortex Group works across multiple business and industry domains to develop cutting edge intelligent systems and AI driven companies / platforms that leverage our unique mix of IP, access to funding.

Somerset West, Western Cape, ZA

Jacques is Founder & President of the Machine Intelligence Institute of Africa (MIIA), a nonprofit organization that aims to help transform Africa by being an innovative community and accelerator to help address Africa's problems and unlocking its potential through Machine Intelligence, Data Science, and Internet of Things technologies. MIIA’s membership.

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Zug, Zug, CH

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Dubai, AE

Yaba, Lagos, Lagos, NG

Cleveland, Ohio, US

Jacques has founded Bennit Inc. with ex-GE colleagues in the USA where he acts, amongst others, in a CTO capacity to drive the Bennit AI technology and cognitive solution. Bennit AI is an intelligent virtual assistant to support manufacturing users with respect to productivity, safety, communications and access to relevant information. Bennit is a.

Cape Town, Western Cape, ZA

Jacques held the position of Vice President, Data Science & Chief Data Officer at Jumo, a next generation mobile money marketplace for people, small businesses and mobile network operators in the emerging markets. Jumo's technology creates access for people and businesses to great product choices provided by banks and other financial services providers..

Cape Town, Western Cape, ZA

Jacques held the position of Vice President, Data Science at Jumo (Jumo.World), a mobile money marketplace for African consumers, small businesses and mobile network operators. We are driving real-time access in Africa by using a data-driven system to determine the best rates and the best loan candidates – creating a better deal for both sides. The vision.

Boston, MA, US

• Since 2014 Jacques has been driving Big Data & Analytics as well as the Industrial Big Data Early Access Program for GE Intelligent Platforms.
• He still continues in this role in 2015 with GE IP Software & Services now being part of GE’s Commercial COE for the Industrial Internet in tight collaboration with GE’s Software COE in San Ramon (the latter at the.
• The Industrial Big Data program involves a discovery and value assessment to define specific business use cases, reference architecture, requirements and organizational alignment for Big Data Analytics, transformation.
• Jacques is also actively keeping track of the latest developments in Machine Intelligence, Big Data & Analytics, and the Internet of Things landscapes. He also has a special interest in Deep Learning and its.
• Proficy suite & Predix platform for the Industrial Internet applications
• Expertise with Big Data & Analytics tools, state-of-the-art Machine Learning software, Python and its ecosystem, and a range of web technologies.

Boston, MA, US

Director for GE Intelligent Platforms (Pty) Ltd in South Africa.GE Intelligent Platforms is now part of GE Corporate, Commercial COE.

Boston, MA, US

• In 2013 Jacques joined the leadership team of the Industrial Data Intelligence business (merging of the Operations Data Management and the Asset Intelligence businesses) where he held the positions of Advanced.
• Jacques has also been Site Leader for the Stellenbosch office and Director of GE Intelligent Platforms (Pty.) Ltd in South Africa, positions that he occupied since 2011.

Boston, MA, US

• Jacques started his GE career in 2011 as Advanced Analytics Applications Leader and Technology Leader and part of the leadership team for GE’s Asset Intelligence business headquartered in Lisle (close to Chicago, USA).
• At that time, he was not only leading the Advanced Analytics Applications engineering team in the USA, but also the Proficy CSense software development teams in Stellenbosch (South Africa) and Foxboro (USA).
• From 2011-2012 he was also driving GE’s Common Analytics Framework project for GE Intelligent Platforms as well as GE IP’s Analytics in the Cloud initiative from a technical perspective.
• Jacques has also been Site Leader for the Stellenbosch office and Director of GE Intelligent Platforms (Pty.) Ltd in South Africa, positions that he occupied since 2011.

Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

• Until GE’s acquisition of CSense Systems in April 2011, Jacques was Executive Director and Co-founder of CSense Systems and was not only involved in all aspects of the business, setting the vision, company strategy.
• Jacques was also actively involved in signing up and training key solutions/engineering and distribution partners in North America, Australasia, Europe, and Africa to sell CSense software and services.
• From a funding and financial point of view, Jacques has also driven and managed many successful Support Programme for Industrial Development (SPII) Grants from the Industrial Development Council of South Africa (1998.
• Apart from his CTO and COO responsibilities, he was then focused on driving the GE IP Knowledge Management Services and GE4GE business from CSense’s side, supporting the GE channel partners in the USA such as INS and.
• He also has a patent filed for Knowledge Fusion (Method of establishing a process decision support system).
• Proficy CSense suite for data mining, process troubleshooting, process performance enhancement, asset monitoring and diagnostics, process control loop monitoring and diagnostics, advanced process control, and process.

Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

• Jacques co-founded NeuroGen and CSense Systems (previously known as Crusader Systems) in 1997. At CSense Systems he held a number of positions, including Joint Managing Director, COO, and CTO.
• After about 14 years at CSense Systems (until 2011), he not only obtained experience in building a successful high-technology company with CSense software and services sold to clients in Europe, North America, South.
• Jacques also has a strong data science skill set with deep knowledge and expertise in artificial intelligence, machine Learning, statistics and signal processing and the ability to use these techniques for data mining.
• He also has a patent filed for Knowledge Fusion (Method of establishing a process decision support system).
• He also has a strong software development (a range of programming languages and web technologies), software development management, engineering, as well as product management background and expertise.

Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

• Consultation, Courses, Seminars and Presentations in Private Sector:
• Multiple presentations and workshops to GE Businesses, GE customers, and its channel during 2 year OEM partnership agreement from April 2009 - March 2011:
• Multiple world tours to USA, Europe and Asia/Australasia (e.g., Analytics workshop in China (Beijing & Shanghai) (2010))
• Keynote speaker, workshops, etc. at International CSense User & Partner Conferences (2006, 2007, 2008, etc.)
• Numerous CSense & Process Troubleshooting Training courses to customers and partners until 2011
• Numerous presentations at conferences such as “International Heavy Minerals Conference“, “X-Change” and “Process Engineering in the Fast Lane”, presentations and training on process control and decision support.

Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

• Consultation, Courses, Seminars & Presentations (1997-1998):
• Optimal Scientific Marketing Analysis Systems for Santam, Santam Head Offices, Bellville, November 1998
• Artificial Intelligence workshop, A course in AI and the use of Basic ModelGen, Telkom representatives, Crusader Systems, Stellenbosch, November 1998.
• Artificial and Computational Intelligence Technologies for Telecommunications, Telkom executives representing all the regions in South Africa, Villa Via Hotel, Gordon’s Bay, October 1998.
• Artificial and Computational Intelligence Technologies for Market Segmentation, Santam, Cape Town, October 1998
• Artificial and Computational Intelligence Technologies for Market Segmentation, Boland Bank, Paarl, October 1998

Director of Health Economic Advisors (Pty) LtdData Mining Advisor & Consultant

Stellenbosch, ZA

• Jacques started his career in 1993 as a Computer Science Lecturer and Researcher at Stellenbosch University, where dozens of his papers on Artificial and Computational Intelligence were published in Journals and.
• Books published: Neural Networks and Psychopathology, Cambridge University Press, UK, 1998;
• 27 papers published in journals and international and national conferences;
• 2 Chapters in Books
• 4 Computer Science reports
• Ph.D. dissertation

Stellenbosch, ZA

• Jacques attended Stellenbosch University and graduated with a B.Sc. Degree (Cum Laude) in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Math, and Physics in 1987, and followed that up with Hons. BSc. Degree (Cum Laude) in.
• A central theme of his post graduate studies was focused on improving the state of-the art in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, in particular with respect to training, dynamics, and complexity of recurrent.
• Jacques started his career in 1993 as a Computer Science Lecturer and Researcher at Stellenbosch University, where dozens of his papers on Artificial and Computational Intelligence were published in Journals and.
• Software Developer (Artificial Intelligence applications and War Games), Institute for Maritime Technology, Simons Town 6-7/1985, 6-7/1986, 6-7/1987
• Software Developer (Artificial Intelligence applications), Milistan, Pretoria, 1-2/1989
• Junior Lecturer, University of Stellenbosch, 1993-1994.

Boston, MA, US

• Developed software for real-time data processing and machine learning
• Data Science ConsultationDeep artificial intelligence, machine learning, statistics, and signal processing knowledge and expertise
• Recurrent Neural Networks, Supervised Learning methods, Unsupervised Learning methods, Reinforcement Learning methods, Decision Trees, Expert systems, Fuzzy Logic, Genetic Optimization, Evolutionary Optimization.
• Data mining and modelling of a wide variety of data setsConsultation, Courses, Seminars & Presentations:
• Intelligent Hybrid Decision Support Systems, GENCOR (MD and top management), 1996.
• Computational Intelligence Technologies for Underwriting, Old Mutual, 1996.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning

Master’S Degree, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence

Bachelor’S Degree, Computer Science (Including Applied Mathematics Subject)

Bachelor’S Degree, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Mathematics, Physics