Analyst Profile

Alexander Linden

VP Analyst

8 years at Gartner , 34 years industry experience
Germany

Roles and Responsibilities

Alex Linden is a Research VP, specializing in data science, machine learning and advanced algorithms. Alex helps clients with making various decisions around data science governance, AI technologies, AI program management. His specialization is to help clients with how to start or expedite their AI / ML journey and how to communicate business value to various stake holders. Furthermore, Alex is co-lead of two major Gartner research streams: Gartner's Hype cycle and Gartner's Use Case Prism.

Alexander Linden's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

Infographic: AI Use Case Prism for Defense and Intelligence
06-Apr-2021
Why Does Data-Driven Innovation Matter?
01-Apr-2021
Infographic: Artificial Intelligence Use-Case Prism for Smart Cities
25-Feb-2021

On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars

Prioritize 200 AI Business Opportunities From Over 20 Domains
04 May 2021

Upcoming Gartner Events

Gartner Data & Analytics Summit
04 May 2021 - 06 May 2021
Gartner Data & Analytics Summit
18 May 2021 - 20 May 2021
Gartner Data & Analytics Summit
23 June 2021 - 24 June 2021

Background

Previous Experience

Prior to rejoining Gartner, Dr. Linden was an entrepreneur, advising The World Bank and Fraunhofer, and he founded two companies himself, one of which, clickworker.com, is still at the forefront of applying microwork (crowdsourcing) to text and image analytics, metadata extraction, and open innovation. Dr. Linden had his first stint at Gartner from 1998 to 2006, where he left as Research VP, Emerging Technologies. During that time, he was worldwide lead on advanced analytics, data mining and semantic technologies, and he initiated Gartner's ongoing series of annual Hype Cycle special reports. Before that, Dr. Linden assumed various midlevel to senior roles at GE and Dresdner Bank as a Data Scientist.

Professional Background

GE, Senior Data Scientist, 2 years
GMD German National Lab for Computer Science, Computer Scientist, 5 years
Gartner, Research VP, Emerging Trends and Technologies, 15 years

Industry Awards/Accolades

GE Management Award 1997 (built in-memory analytics that uncovered $xx million of losses)
Gartner Silver Award 2003 (initiated annual Hype Cycle Special Report)
Postdoctoral Fellowship 1994, International Computer Science Institute, Berkeley

Education

M.S., Computer Science (Computational Linguistics minor), Bonn University
Ph.D., Machine Learning/Computer Science, Bielefeld University
Postdoc, UC Berkeley

Languages

English
German

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11 November 2020
The Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 for 2020 Gartner’s 12th annual Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 has additional resonance in a year that revealed the strengths and shortcomings of healthcare supply chains. CSCOs can use the lessons from this research to build stronger supply chains, improve patient outcomes and control costs.
2 May 2019
Three Critical Factors in Building a Comprehensive Security Awareness Program Three key elements form the foundation of a successful awareness education program: knowledge of audiences, pervasive and continuous communication and interactive education on security tactics. Security and risk management leaders should use this research to implement a comprehensive program.

12 April 2021
Implement the HR Operating Model To Align With Changing Business Priorities EDT: 10:00 a.m. | BST: 15:00
Most HR functions adjust their HR operating models to better align to changing business priorities, impact the business, and increase delivery and response to their internal stakeholders. During the last 18 months, Gartner carefully researched the trends, insights and best practices for the HR operating model of the future, including key elements of an agile HR structure. This complimentary webinar focuses on how to implement the HR operating model of the future, especially why it is important to separate the strategic from the operational.

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12 April 2021
The Executive Vision for a Customer-Centric Decision-Making Culture EDT: 11:00 a.m. | BST: 16:00
Customer experience (CX) is a top priority for most seats at the executive table, and the global pandemic and acceleration of digital business transformation made managing CX even more important. This complimentary webinar introduces Gartner’s exclusive research into CX strategies for executive leaders. This research can help you define a vision for a culture of customer-centric decision making and leadership by better understanding your customers, setting a CX strategy, and coordinating CX across the organization.

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Analyst Profile

Alexander Linden

VP Analyst

Roles and Responsibilities

Alexander Linden's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars

Upcoming Gartner Events

Background

Previous Experience

Professional Background

Industry Awards/Accolades

Education

Languages

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Gartner Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2018

Managing R&D Portfolios

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Should You Build or Buy a Customer Data Platform?

Gartner Predictions for the Future of Supply Chain Operations in 2018

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