Summary
Anastasia Rizzo is a data scientist and instructor with six years of experience applying machine learning and BI to drive measurable business outcomes, including a 25% revenue uplift and automation that cut operating costs by 30% at her media company. She holds an MSc in Artificial Intelligence (Distinction) and a BSc in Computing and Information Systems from University of London, where her blockchain-focused final project was featured as outstanding. As founder/co-founder of a media studio and author of the online course "Getting Started with Machine Learning and Data Science ML-101," she blends entrepreneurship, teaching, and hands-on model development across Python, TensorFlow/Keras, PyTorch, SQL and AWS SageMaker. Known for marrying disparate technologies to create user-centered products, she has delivered predictive models with 80–92% accuracy and accessible visualizations (including for colour-blind users). Based in Malta, she also pursues genealogy and DNA exploration in her free time, reflecting a curiosity that informs both her technical and creative problem solving.
6 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
MSc Artificial Intelligence, Distinction, MSc Artificial Intelligence, Distinction at University of Essex
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computing and Information Systems, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computing and Information Systems at University of London
Russian, English, Latvian