Akshat Rastogi on Tal
Headline
Lead Data Scientist - AI Architect @ Philips | Applied AI Leadership - Strategy & Products | Ex: Fraunhofer, Siemens | Alum: Universität Stuttgart (TU-9) | NIT-S | IIIT-B
About
🚀 Learning to lead. Leading to learn. 💡 I am passionate about turning emerging technologies into meaningful business impact. Over the years, I have worked at the intersection of applied AI, product strategy, people management and solution architecture—leading initiatives from idea to execution while navigating complex technical, business, and organizational challenges. 🧩 I am naturally drawn to ambiguous, high-impact problems where the path forward is not immediately obvious. Whether it is shaping strategy, building new capabilities, driving innovation, or scaling execution, I enjoy bringing structure to complexity and aligning diverse stakeholders around a common vision. 🤝 Beyond technology, I care deeply about people and culture. Building high-performing teams, mentoring talent, fostering collaboration, and creating an environment where individuals can do their best work have been some of the most rewarding aspects of my journey. I believe sustainable success comes from combining strong execution with trust, ownership, and continuous learning. 📚 My interests span technology, business, leadership, innovation, finance, and human potential. I am particularly energized by conversations around strategic decision-making, organizational transformation, AI-driven innovation, and building products and teams that create lasting value. 🌍 Always happy to connect with leaders, builders, and lifelong learners exploring ambitious ideas, meaningful challenges, and opportunities to create positive impact.
AI stack
codex
github copilot
hugging face
langgraph
ollama
vLLM
Work experience
Lead Data Scientist - AI Architect / AI Product Manager at Philips, Apr 2026 - Present · 6 mos, Bengaluru
Member at AI Guild, Apr 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 6 mos, The AI Guild is the go-to community for data and business professionals advancing AI adoption. Mission: https://www.theguild.ai/mission
Senior Data Scientist - AI Architect at Philips, Apr 2024 - Mar 2026 · 2 yrs, Bengaluru
Data Scientist - II at Philips, Nov 2021 - Mar 2024 · 2 yrs 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Data Scientist at Yanxiki, May 2020 - Jul 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos, India
Research Scientist at Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing, Sep 2019 - Feb 2020 · 6 mos, Cologne Bonn Region
Project Research Associate at TRUMPF, Oct 2018 - Jun 2019 · 9 mos, Stuttgart Region
Education
Master of Science - MS, Computational Science, University of Stuttgart
Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Surat
