Senior Lecturer of Technology and Applied Computing
Education
- Doctoral Degree, Artificial Intelligence, joint studies between University of California, Santa Barbara, Tech. University of Munich
- Master's Degree, MBA, Technical University, Berlin
- Master's Degree, Mathematics, Technical University, Berlin
- Master's Degree, Astrophysics, joint studies between University of Arizona, Technical University, Berlin
Biography
Dr. Prescher is a faculty member in the Viterbi School of Engineering with a focus on Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Big Data, and Digital Entrepreneurship. He is a holder of a MSc. in Physics and Applied Mathematics, a PhD in Operations Research focusing on Artificial Intelligence, and an Executive MBA.
Martin has enjoyed a very successful industry career. With over 20 years of startup and corporate experience, he has a stellar track record of successfully creating and launching innovative products and services in complex industries, specifically financial services and automotive. His main skillset centers around building intelligent, fully automated, and scalable software systems with minimal resources and time.
In his most recent role as CPO & CTO at Autonomy, Martin led the entire team that developed the first digital end-to-end auto subscription and insurance platform.
Previously, Martin served as a Managing Director in PwC's Consumer Finance practice and built a ground-breaking technology services practice focusing on automotive, banking, and insurance clients.
Before that, as CTO of the auto finance startup AutoGravity, Martin spearheaded the creation of the first end-to-end digital car retail marketplace, supported by Daimler and Volkswagen.
Martin's experience also includes venture capital roles as he oversaw a global venture fund as part Siemens' Corporate Technology.
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