Convex Intelligence Inc.

About Us

More data—such as paying attention to the eye colors of the people around when crossing the street—can make you miss the big truck - The Black Swan Man

Convex Intelligence Inc. (CI) is the brainchild of Strategy Consultant/Analytics Manager & Senior Data Scientist Prem and Digital Marketing expert/IT veteran Rajan. We are probabilists specializing in delivering antifragile solutions to businesses making them not just resilient, but profitable in testing times. Philosopher, probabilist and flaneur Dr. Nassim Nicholas Taleb's seminal works on Convexity, Risk and Fragility form the foundation of our business practice. One of the natural consequences of this approach is having Skin in the Game, which we value as our most important quality in our delivery model. In addition to helping firms set up and scale Analytics Infrastructures efficiently, we also provide Strategic and Business Consulting solutions, Research and Product Development services. With a combined international experience of more than 35 years between us, we have accumulated a wealth of experience developing data solutions in domains such as Chemicals, Oil & Gas, Automotive, Defense, E-Commerce and Financial Technology, before cofounding Convex Intelligence Inc. It is privately owned and based in Chennai, India.

THE DEVIL IS IN THE QUANTITATIVE DETAILS

Oftentimes businesses are looking for that little nugget that would make them invincible in today's cut-throat environment. Large-scale data has become that goldmine to look for the elusive tidbit. But without sustained direction, subject matter expertise and quantitative finesse, it would be an expensive exercise in failure to find anything of interest that would improve profitability. More data does not necessarily mean better predictions. Consequently, many contemporary businesses struggle in transforming their enthusiastic early adoption of analytics platforms into scalable solutions.

Convex Intelligence can help you implement comprehensive data management/analysis solutions that overcome this transformation problem. With extensive experience in data mining, curation, method analysis, we have developed a range of problem specific data solutions, whose predictive capabilities are built on top of solid mathematical foundations of convexity. We understand the pitfalls that come with large datasets and attach a lot of value to avoid making sweeping judgments about their capabilities.

A cross section of the founders' consulting portfolio can be viewed at the Works section of this website. For more details, please send a message using the Contact form or by sending an email at the contact address.

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Domain Expertise

Listed below are some projects we have worked on. Email us for more details

Manufacturing

Production strategy and efficiency improvement with Machine Learning to optimize decision-making

Quantitative Risk Assessment

Consequence modeling of Loss of Containment (LOC) scenarios and risk assessment using meteorological factors

Intelligence

Tradecraft support/development & integrate analytical efforts to study threat assessment scenarios

Start Up & Turnarounds

Fundraising and identifying growth vectors and highlighting profit/power differentials across key verticals

Competitive Benchmarking

Assessing operating effectiveness of clients against top-drawer contract manufacturers & devise strategy for structuring operations

Price Optimization

Advising retail chains in implementing KPI based daily pricing optimization protocol for stock keeping units to boost revenue

Wealth Management

Overseeing development of across the board Machine Learning driven investment strategy

Supply Chain

Formulating initiative pilot phases to facilitate provision of supply chain operational services

The Essentials

Some important metrics associated with our experience thus far

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Have you ever tried telling a grumpy old oil rig manager with 20+ years experience that his team could do better, without getting a condescending response? Prem can and he did it quite convincingly. He and his team developed an analytical model to optimize staging standards efficiently spawning a 4% increase in production.

J D Op. Head-Oil Exploration Firm

Prem and his team helped us identify production inefficiencies in plant operations due to sub-optimal functioning of a unit process. It reduced our overhead costs and increased our efficiency by 21%.

D M CEO-Specialty Chemicals Firm

Prem has a thing for data. In an era where people claim to find the holy grail in almost every other dataset, Prem is a welcome change. Be it analysis or interpretation, he exercises great care and never loses his critical focus. In our business, life and death ride on data and he understands it very well. His analytical models are accurate, predictions right on the money - every single time. Fun fact - I first met Prem at our local Irish Pub and he quickly became my pool partner. Four years later, when he was finished with his research program, I recruited him right away.

K M Fmr. Director-Intelligence Firm

Prem is currently helping us develop a Machine Learning based investment strategy with risk-adjusted returns. He is meticulous and very precise when it comes to analyzing financial data. He is an excellent leader and I am thankful that our young development team is led by him.

M K CTO-Fintech Firm

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