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Alexander Loth
Alexander Loth
Nationality	German
Alma mater	Frankfurt School of Finance & Management (EMBA); China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)
Known for	Author of Decisively Digital and Teach Yourself VISUALLY Power BI
	Scientific career
Fields	Technology Strategist, Data Scientist, and Author specializing in artificial intelligence, big data, and cybersecurity
Website	alexloth.com

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Alexander Loth is a German technology strategist, data scientist, and author focusing on artificial intelligence, big data, and digital transformation. He has contributed to leveraging AI and cloud technologies for social impact, particularly through his work with nonprofits and humanitarian organizations.

Loth has authored several books, including Decisively Digital and Teach Yourself VISUALLY Power BI, which simplify complex technologies and make them accessible to broader audiences. His latest work, KI für Content Creation, explores AI-powered tools like Copilot, ChatGPT, and DALL-E for enhancing creativity and efficiency.

Career

Loth began his career as a data scientist at CERN, contributing to machine learning and big data processing for large-scale scientific research.^[1] He co-authored the paper 'LCG Persistency Framework (CORAL, COOL, POOL): Status and Outlook in 2012,' which details CERN's data access framework supporting experiments such as ATLAS, CMS, and LHCb.^[2] Prior to joining Microsoft, he held roles at SAP and Tableau, where he focused on analytics and business intelligence solutions.^[3]

He later joined Microsoft, where he served in the AI for Good Lab, developing AI solutions to address societal challenges such as sustainability and accessibility. Currently, he is part of Microsoft's Tech for Social Impact (TSI) team, enabling nonprofits to scale their missions using AI and cloud technologies.^[4]

Education

Loth earned an Executive MBA from the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS).

Author and Speaker

Loth was featured in CERN Alumni Stories for his book Decisively Digital, which highlights digitization strategies and best practices.^[5]

Loth also presented a webinar titled 'Unternehmensweite Einführung von Tableau,' focusing on best practices for implementing enterprise-wide, IT-supported analytics. The webinar covers strategies for ensuring successful adoption of analytics tools and aligning IT and business objectives.^[6]

Loth's first book, Decisively Digital, provides frameworks for organizations to implement data-driven strategies effectively. Teach Yourself VISUALLY Power BI is widely used for learning business intelligence and visualization techniques.

In his latest work, KI für Content Creation, Loth examines the intersection of AI and creativity, offering practical insights into tools like Copilot, ChatGPT, and DALL-E. The book has been reviewed as a resource for creatives, photographers, and content creators exploring AI-driven workflows.^[7]

He speaks at global conferences on topics including generative AI, AI ethics, and the future of technology. In November 2023, he delivered a talk titled 'Generative AI: Ethical Quandaries and the Spread of Misinformation' at IMT Atlantique, discussing the challenges posed by AI in misinformation and privacy.^[8] In 2024, Loth co-authored the paper 'Blessing or Curse? A Survey on the Impact of Generative AI on Fake News,' which explores the dual role of AI in creating and detecting misinformation.^[9]

Additionally, his 2017 paper, 'Die Notwendigkeit einer modernen Datenstrategie im Zuge der digitalen Transformation,' published in Information - Wissenschaft & Praxis, focuses on the role of modern data strategies in digital transformation and analytics-driven decision-making.^[10]

Selected Publications

Decisively Digital: From Creating a Culture to Designing Strategy (2021) ISBN 978-1119737285
Teach Yourself VISUALLY Power BI (2023) ISBN 978-1119903772
Visual Analytics with Tableau (2019) ISBN 978-1119560203
KI für Content Creation: Texte, Bilder, Audio erstellen mit ChatGPT & Co. (2023) ISBN 978-3747508206
Datenvisualisierung mit Tableau (2018) ISBN 978-3958457850
Datenvisualisierung mit Power BI (2021) ISBN 978-3747503867

External links

Category:Living people Category:German data scientists Category:German business writers Category:German technology writers Category:Scientists from Frankfurt Category:Artificial intelligence researchers Category:Microsoft employees Category:Frankfurt School of Finance & Management alumni Category:China Europe International Business School alumni Category:CERN alumni

References

^ https://bnn.de/karlsruhe/karlsruhe-stadt/durlach/alexander-loth-cern-genf-teilchenbeschleuniger-datenverarbeitung-wirtschaftsinformatiker BNN - Alexander Loth at CERN
^ https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/396/5/052067/pdf IOP Science - LCG Persistency Framework
^ https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/people/alloth/ Microsoft Research - Alexander Loth
^ https://aitour.microsoft.com Alexander Loth - Microsoft AI Tour Speaker Profile
^ https://alumni.cern/news/451275%20CERN CERN Alumni - Alexander Loth
^ https://www.tableau.com/de-de/learn/webinars/unternehmensweite-einfuhrung-von-tableau Tableau Webinar - Unternehmensweite Einführung von Tableau
^ https://www.fotointern.ch/archiv/2024/03/23/buchtipp-alexander-loth-ki-fuer-content-creation/ Fotointern - Review of 'KI für Content Creation'
^ https://www.irisa.fr/date/2023-11/talk32-generative-ai-ethical-quandaries-and-spread-misinformation-alexander-loth IRISA - Alexander Loth on Generative AI and Ethics
^ https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2024arXiv240403021L/abstract ADS - Blessing or Curse? A Survey on the Impact of Generative AI on Fake News
^ https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/iwp-2017-0014/html De Gruyter - Modern Data Strategies in Digital Transformation

[1] ttps://bnn.de/karlsruhe/karlsruhe-stadt/durlach/alexander-loth-cern-genf-teilchenbeschleuniger-datenverarbeitung-wirtschaftsinformatiker BNN - Alexander Loth at CERN

[2] ttps://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/396/5/052067/pdf IOP Science - LCG Persistency Framework

[3] ttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/people/alloth/ Microsoft Research - Alexander Loth

[4] ttps://aitour.microsoft.com Alexander Loth - Microsoft AI Tour Speaker Profile

[5] ttps://alumni.cern/news/451275%20CERN CERN Alumni - Alexander Loth

[6] ttps://www.tableau.com/de-de/learn/webinars/unternehmensweite-einfuhrung-von-tableau Tableau Webinar - Unternehmensweite Einführung von Tableau

[7] ttps://www.fotointern.ch/archiv/2024/03/23/buchtipp-alexander-loth-ki-fuer-content-creation/ Fotointern - Review of 'KI für Content Creation'

[8] ttps://www.irisa.fr/date/2023-11/talk32-generative-ai-ethical-quandaries-and-spread-misinformation-alexander-loth IRISA - Alexander Loth on Generative AI and Ethics

[9] ttps://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2024arXiv240403021L/abstract ADS - Blessing or Curse? A Survey on the Impact of Generative AI on Fake News

[10] ttps://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/iwp-2017-0014/html De Gruyter - Modern Data Strategies in Digital Transformation

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