Dr McLachlan is Head of Data Science (San Francisco) and Principal Data Scientist at Ericsson’s Global Artificial Intelligence Accelerator, where he develops new 5G technology that uses artificial intelligence to empower the next generation of interactive media content. He is particularly interested in data privacy, and his products use 5G and edge computing to protect users’ privacy while enabling greater customization and personalization.

He is particularly interested in supporting advertising and media in augmented and mixed reality environments. Prior to joining Ericsson, Paul was Director of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Practice Lead at Epsilon, where he led development of machine learning approaches for marketing data.

Before entering the corporate world, he was an academic on the data science faculty at Emory University. His PhD is from the University of California, San Diego.