Armand Ruiz

Armand Ruiz is the Director of AI Engineering atIBM, leading the watsonx team, a global group of over 1,000 AI Engineers who work on cutting-edgeGenerative AI solutionsfor various industries. With more than 12 years of experience in AI, Armand has been focussing his efforts on democratising practical AI skills and empowering professionals to leverage AI to transform their business.

Previously, he managed IBM's Data Science and AI Elite, delivering complex AI implementations for hundreds of clients.

He also led the product management of IBM Watson Studio and Watson Machine Learning, an AI platform used by hundreds of customers and SaaS apps powered by AI. He holds a Master of Science in Telecommunications fromUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunyaand speaks three languages: Spanish, Catalan, French, and English.

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