Alisher Maksumov is Principal Architect for Predix platform at GE Digital. He is responsible for the architecture, design, and roadmap of Predix. Since joining GE in 2012, he has played a key role in shaping the platform vision, technology stack, and engineering roadmap as well as working with internal GE businesses and third-party vendors on Industrial IoT solutions. Alisher has a broad experience in data science and analytics, software architecture, design, and engineering of industrial systems for data acquisition, monitoring, processing, and control. He holds a PhD in Process Modeling, Automation, and Control.