Matthias Ollig

Matthias Ollig has a diverse and extensive work experience in the technology industry. Matthias is currently the Co-Founder & CEO of Lakeside Quants, a position they started in October 2021. Prior to that, they were the VP Product & Technology - Avira at NortonLifeLock from January to September 2021.

Matthias has a long history with Avira, where they held multiple roles from 2010 to 2020. Matthias started as the Lead Artificial Intelligence Researcher, where they developed Avira's NightVision classification system using machine learning. Matthias then became the Project Manager for Avira Protection Cloud, leading an international team to develop a distributed system for advanced detection capabilities.

Following this, Matthias served as the Manager of Distributed Protection Systems & Research, where they built international teams to research and develop Avira's machine learning system for malware classification and improve Avira Protection Cloud. Matthias later became the Director of Protection Systems & Research before being promoted to the role of Executive Vice President responsible for Avira's cloud services, infrastructure, and associated teams. Lastly, Matthias served as the CTO of Avira, leading product and technology and providing the best protection capabilities to customers.

Overall, Matthias Ollig has shown expertise in artificial intelligence, cloud services, infrastructure, and product management throughout their career.

Matthias Ollig's education history is as follows:

Matthias Ollig started their education journey by earning a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Computer Science from Westfälische Hochschule. Matthias attended the institution from 2004 to 2007.

Subsequently, Matthias pursued their Master of Science (MSc) degree in Computer Science from Westfälische Hochschule as well, completing their studies from 2007 to 2010.

During their master's program, Matthias also participated in a visiting student program at Universidade do Vale do Taquari - Univates in 2007, where they furthered their studies in Computer Science.

In 2009, Matthias took the opportunity to expand their knowledge by enrolling as a visiting student at Stevens Institute of Technology, focusing on Computer Science.

To enhance their business acumen, Matthias attended Harvard Business School and completed the PLDA 22 program from 2015 to 2017. Matthias specialized in Business Administration, Management, and Operations during their time at Harvard.

In addition to their formal degrees, Matthias Ollig has acquired several certifications to supplement their education. Matthias earned certification in AI for Trading from Udacity in June 2022, and completed the Game Theory course offered by Coursera in September 2021. Previously, Matthias obtained certification in Decision by Design from Farnam Street in July 2021, and the Deep Learning Specialization course from Coursera in January 2020.

Matthias has also engaged in various online learning programs, including Business Analytics from Harvard Business School Online in March 2019, Financial Accounting from HBX | Harvard Business School in September 2016, and Exponential Organizations & Technologies from Singularity University in May 2015.

Furthermore, Matthias Ollig holds certifications in ITIL Foundation v3 from AXELOS Global Best Practice in April 2015, Statistical Learning from Stanford University in April 2014, Computational Finance and Financial Econometrics from the University of Washington in February 2014, and Computational Investing from the Georgia Institute of Technology in December 2013. Matthias also completed the Mathematical Methods for Quantitative Finance course from the University of Washington in December 2013. Additionally, they obtained certification in Web Development from Udacity in May 2013.