Dr. Sharsad Karakuni is a Data Scientist working in the IMaR research group in MTU. He is presently working on SFI Lero funded projects in collaboration with industry aiming to develop Autonomous and Adaptive Systems for Next Generation off-road vehicles. His research focuses on Data Analytics, Scheduling and Machine learning. Sharsad has a BEng in Mechanical engineering from the University of Nottingham and a Doctorate degree from the same university. His PhD research included Mathematical Modelling and Experimental Investigation of Single-Stage and Multi-Stage Valve-less Impedance Pumping System. Sharsad’s expertise is in System Analysis, Technical Programming and Computing, Data Analysis and Visualization.