Ben Torben-nielsen
Strategy & Portfolio Leader - Data, Analytics And Insights
Basel, Basel-City, Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolBen Torben-nielsen is a strategy and portfolio leader who builds human-centric AI programs that translate research-grade machine learning into measurable business value. With a PhD in AI and Neuroscience, an Executive MBA, and over twenty years of international experience spanning academia and industry, he has led product launches, secured ~$2M in funding, and invented two ML-related patents. At Roche he built an 18-person global team, launched enterprise low-code data science platforms, and negotiated vendor savings of $1.5M, while also founding BTN Advisory to help organizations remove invisible barriers in tech, skills, and processes. Ben combines deep technical credibility—40+ peer-reviewed papers and a background in computational neuroscience—with pragmatic strategy and matrix leadership to scale AI across complex organizations. An uncommon strength is his track record of turning advanced neuro-inspired modeling expertise into practical clinical and product outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.) internship project Biorobotics Artificial intelligence, Master of Science (M.Sc.) internship project Biorobotics Artificial intelligence at The University of EdinburghM.Sc. Artificial Intelligence, M.Sc. Artificial Intelligence at Maastricht UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Artificial Intelligence, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Artificial Intelligence at Tilburg UniversityExecutive MBA Business Administration and Management General, Executive MBA Business Administration and Management General at IMD
English, Dutch, French, German
Github Skills (6)
d2l5
gluon5
deep-learning4
pytorch4
neat4
mxnet3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
btorb/btmorph_v2
Jul 2016 - Sep 2017
btmorph v2. Object-oriented library to analyze neuronal structure
Contributions:42 commits, 2 PRs, 1 push in 1 year 3 months
object-orientedneuronalanalyze
btorb/btn-advisory.ch
Jan 2025 - Mar 2025
Contributions:45 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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