Abdel Labbi

Dr. Abdel Labbi is an IBM Distinguished Engineer and Head of Data & AI at IBM Research - Zurich. He leads a global team of researchers and engineers in developing the next-generation Hybrid Cloud Data Fabric, designed to provide secure, efficient, and governed enterprise data for AI.

With over 20 years of experience in research, engineering, consulting, and teaching, Dr. Labbi specializes in large-scale Data & AI platforms and digital transformation. He holds a PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Grenoble (France) and an MBA from Henley Business School (UK).

Dr. Labbi has collaborated with several Fortune 500 companies on cutting-edge AI projects and has co-authored more than 80 research papers and two books on various aspects of Data and AI theory and applications.