I am an engineer and researcher with a passion for solving real-world problems by using Data, Software and ML/AI

I am an effective and driven technical-executive with 13+ years of experience (academia and industry, EU and US) in the Big Data, ML and AI ecosystem. I also gained significant experience in managing teams that build and operate large-scale distributed data/ML products

I am very skilled at bridging the gap between engineering and business, and in aligning the technical strategy with business priorities

I am the co-founder of the conference Applied Machine Learning Days Africa (3'000 registred, 80 speakers, 100+ countries)

I currently work as an engineering manager at Nexthink (unicorn focused on human-centric IT)

I have studied at EPFL (PhD in Machine Learning) and Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, USA)

I have worked at

• Nexthink in Lausanne, Switzerland
• Swisscom (Data, Analytics and AI department) in Bern, Switzerland
• Yahoo! Labs (Machine Learning group) in San Francisco, USA
• Nokia Research Center (Internet Laboratory) in Helsinki, Finland
• Deutsche Telekom T-labs in Berlin, Germany