Alberto Danese is the Head of Data Science at Nexi, the European PayTech, where he leads a group of data scientists and engineers responsible for AI/ML projects and ad-hoc insights on digital payments.
Before joining Nexi in 2019, he spent 8 years in consultancy and 2 years in the credit information field. He has a master with honors in computer engineering and his main aim is filling the gap between technology and business, leveraging data and algorithms to achieve tangible results.
Active for more than 10 years in the Data Science and AI field, he reached the top tier in Google’s platform for competitive Machine Learning (Kaggle), sharing his experience in several events (including AWS re:Invent, Codemotion, Pycon) and via his blog “All About Data”.
He’s been mentor at PiSchool and lecturer at multiple universities, including Politecnico Graduate School of Management and Università Cattolica in Milan. He is the co-author of the book Data Culture, available in Italian and English.