Plantix is an agri-tech startup from Berlin which uses AI and computer vision to help farmers in India and all over the globe in identifying plant diseases and improving crop health. Dr. Ivan Kalev, Head of Engineering at Plantix, shares some great insights about the technology that drives the company's solution and gives many suggestions for those who want to work there. Ivan has more than 15 years of experience building scalable software systems and leading tech teams.

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Advait Valluri, Data Analytics Project Manager at Audi in Ingolstadt, Germany, shares his experience of working as a mechanical engineer in the automotive sector in Germany and transitioning from mechanical engineering to data science. Advait did his masters in Automotive Engineering from the RWTH Aachen University and started his career as a trainee at Audi. He talks to us about how he is using data science in his current role and gives very useful advice to people aspiring to work in the German automotive sector, including current job opportunities, important skills and available career paths in the automotive sector.

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SAP is one of the most famous German companies and ABAP is the main language for software development in the SAP environment. But how can one become an ABAP developer and what is it like to work in this area at SAP? We spoke with Dr. Prasanna Rajagopalan, who is working as an ABAP Developer at SAP in Saarland, Germany. Not only this, Prasanna also has a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Saarland University and Postdoc from Leibniz Institute for Catalysis, Rostock. Prasanna shares his experience of working in ABAP development at SAP and gives loads of very useful advice on building a career in ABAP at SAP.

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Vishesh Malik is working as an SAP Consultant in Berlin and came to Germany in 2018 on a Job Seeker Visa. Vishesh talks to us about his journey from India to Germany and recounts his own personal experiences and thoughts while leaving his well-established career in India, moving to Germany without a job and finding a job here. He gives lots of very useful advice about the preparation needed, the application procedure and things to keep in mind when applying for and coming to Germany on the Job Seeker Visa.

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Prashanth Pavuluri is working as Cloud Security Analyst at BASF in Mannheim, Germany. He tells us about his responsibilities as an IT security professional at BASF and at his previous employer, DCSO, his experience of working in this field in Germany, the career opportunities available for people looking to get into this domain, which skills to focus on, what the interview process for IT security positions is like and how to prepare for interviews.

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James Brennan is the Deputy Head of the International Montessori School in Berlin. He has more than 15 years of experience in education and sports coaching and has worked in various schools in different parts of the world. He spoke with us about a crucial aspect of living in Germany, namely school education. James explained to us the foundations of the Montessori method of education, what distinguishes it from the "traditional" approach to school education and how it supports the development of a child. 

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Pavan Sriram is originally from India and an alumnus of the Erasmus Mundus programme. He is also a former president of the Erasmus Mundus Alumni Association. He tells us about his experience as an Erasmus Mundus masters student, how it has benefited him personally and professionally, what the scholarship offers, how it works, how to apply for an Erasmus Mundus masters course, which documents are needed, how high the chances of selection are and things to keep in mind while applying for the scholarship. 

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Dr. Karthick Perumal is working as Data Scientist at Porsche Digital in Berlin. He shares his experience of transitioning into machine learning from academic research in Physics and his advice on how to get a job in machine learning in Germany, which topics and skills to focus on, what the interview process for machine learning and data science positions is like and how to prepare for interviews.

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Prof. Biprajit Sarkar is University Professor and Director at the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. He spoke to us about what doing PhD and research in Germany is like, how it compares with research in other countries, such as the US and the UK, the various career options that researchers in Germany have, how to prepare and apply for PhD and research positions, how to choose the right university and research group and things that professors look for while hiring PhD candidates and researchers.

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Abhinaya Kasoju is working as Data Engineer at MSX Digital Innovation Hub in Berlin, Germany. She shares her experiences and advice on working as a Data Engineer in Germany and what it was like to move to Germany after having lived in Sweden. Read this conversation on our blog: https://india2germany.com/working-as-a-data-engineer-and-life-in-sweden-vs-germany-an-interview-with-abhinaya-kasoju/ 

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