Kawtar Belmkaddem has a 5 years experience in R&D in the design of antennas. She worked in two major research centers in France (CEA-Leti and INP-Grenoble) and was granted a BK21 Plus funding by the Korean National Research Foundation (NRF) to join the electronic engineering department in Korea University. Her work produced two patents and seven scientific publications. Her interest in the challenges of implementing data science for the Internet of things (IoT) led her to attend NYC Data Science Academy to learn how data can provide analysis and actionable insights to help organizations make smarter decisions.