Data science in transportation, the intersection of operations research and ML - Holger Teichgraeber - The Data Scientist Show #063

Holger Teichgraeber is a Data Science Manager at Archer Aviation. Previously, he worked at Convoy as a Research Scientist on their trucking marketplace, and at various companies in the energy space. Holger has a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Aachen, Germany, and a Masters and Ph.D. with research focus on machine learning and optimization applied to energy systems from Stanford University. He regularly writes on LinkedIn, with the goal to show how to build valuable products at the intersection of machine learning and optimization in production. If you enjoy the show, subscribe to the channel and leave a 5-star review. Subscribe to Daliana's newsletter on www.dalianaliu.com for more on data science and career.

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(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:01:28) How he got into operations research

(00:02:39) Operation research vs data science

(00:04:37) Trucking optimization at Convoy

(00:08:42) Optimization problem

(00:10:18) Strategic planning on air mobility at Archer

(00:13:50) Using simulation and solving a problem

(00:16:45) Big data science work vs smaller data science work

(00:21:23) Stakeholder management

(00:29:28) IC vs Manager

(00:32:04) Advice on promotion

(00:39:12) Work cultures in Germany and the US

(00:41:16) How to handle tight deadlines

(00:43:21) Important feedback from his work

(00:44:14) How to plan projects

(00:44:45) Next big challenge for data science teams

(00:45:40) Career growth in the next few years

(00:46:01) Connect with Holger