Tofigh Naghibi

Tofigh Naghibi is an experienced leader in artificial intelligence and data science with a current role as Executive Scientist and Director of AI at Zalando since February 2021, as well as Head of Zalando Research. Prior to this, Tofigh served as Principal Applied Scientist/Manager at Zalando SE from November 2016 to December 2019, focusing on machine learning roadmaps and various AI tasks including sales forecasting and pricing strategies. Earlier career experiences include a Data Scientist role at Zalando, where Tofigh developed deep learning models for forecasting and pricing, and a position as Research Software Development Engineer at Onedot, responsible for enhancing data quality through machine learning. Tofigh's academic background includes a PhD from ETH Zurich, where research centered on audio-visual speech recognition and deep learning, following a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Tehran and a degree in Telecommunications Engineering from Sharif University of Technology.