Summary
Ana Hocevar is a data scientist and developer based in Berlin with over a decade of experience building scientific and commercial data processing software, visualizations, simulations, and mathematical models. As Data Scientist in Residence at The Data Incubator, she blends hands-on engineering with teaching and curriculum design, mentoring early-career data professionals. Her background includes an academic track record from a PhD in Physics and multiple postdoctoral roles at The Rockefeller University, giving her deep domain expertise in modeling complex systems. She has led teams and taught courses, translating rigorous research methods into pragmatic, production-ready solutions. Comfortable bridging research and industry, she often focuses on making sophisticated analyses accessible through clear visualizations and reusable software. Colleagues describe her as a pragmatic mentor who brings academic rigor to real-world data products.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Data Science, Data Science at The Data Incubator
PhD, Physics, PhD, Physics at University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics