Summary
Alberto Durán is a Data Science Manager based in Spain with 11 years of experience leading machine learning and data science initiatives across industry and research. He combines a PhD-level foundation in representation learning for multi-relational graphs with hands-on leadership at companies including Seedtag, Merck Group and Atinary Technologies, plus research stints at EPFL and NEC Labs. Alberto is fluent in translating advanced ML research into production-ready solutions for advertising, pharma and materials science, bridging academic rigor with pragmatic product delivery. He has a track record of building and mentoring cross-functional teams, moving from individual research contributions to managing data science roadmaps and impact. A multidisciplinary engineer by training, he brings telecoms and signal-processing roots that inform robust, systems-minded approaches to model design and evaluation.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Charles III University of Madrid (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)
Ph.D. in Computer Science, Thesis: Learning representations in multi-relational graphs: algorithms and applications, Ph.D. in Computer Science, Thesis: Learning representations in multi-relational graphs: algorithms and applications at CNRS - Centre national de la recherche scientifique
Spanish, English, French