Allan Barcelos
Lead Data Scientist
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Top SchoolAllan Barcelos is a Lead Data Scientist with 10 years applying AI/ML across payments, customer experience, and fraud, currently driving innovation at ADP from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He blends hands-on model development (NLP, LLMs, agents, generative AI) with product strategy and building standardized LLM infrastructure to accelerate experimentation and productionization. Previously he led cross-functional teams at PicPay and ADP, designed graph- and ML-driven features, and advised senior leadership with automated reporting and data-driven roadmaps. An experienced educator and mentor, he teaches postgraduate courses and mentors on Codementor, coupling academic rigor (Master’s in Applied Computing; PhD work in AI) with pragmatic delivery. Notably, he routinely translates research into production systems, balancing innovation, governance, and measurable client impact.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master's of Applied Computing Artificial Intelligence, Master's of Applied Computing Artificial Intelligence at UnisinosDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) Artificial Intelligence, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Artificial Intelligence at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
English, Spanish, Portuguese
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Github Skills (37)
aiobotocore9
python8
chatgpt7
async7
genetic-algorithm7
golang7
llm7
typescript7
aws7
ai7
go7
backend7
openai6
anthropic6
gemini6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
albarsil/geneticml
Dec 2021 - Mar 2022
A simple and lightweight genetic algorithm for optimization of any machine learning model
Contributions:14 releases, 45 commits, 3 PRs in 2 months
genetic-algorithmmachine-learning-modelsautomldata-sciencemachine-learning
albarsil/bert-textclassification
Sep 2022 - Oct 2022
Contributions:16 commits, 6 pushes in 23 days
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