Davide Chicco
Scientific Researcher at University of Toronto
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolDavide Chicco is a scientific researcher with 11 years of experience applying machine learning and deep learning to computational biology and biomedical informatics, currently based at the University of Toronto and previously at the Krembil Research Institute. His work spans chromatin biology, healthcare datasets, and bioinformatics, blending rigorous academic training from Politecnico di Milano with hands-on algorithm development and software engineering. He has a strong track record of translating deep learning methods into biological insight, including postdoctoral research at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and collaborative work in Pierre Baldi’s group at UC Irvine. Beyond modeling, he has taught programming and supervised MSc research, reflecting a knack for making complex methods accessible to students and clinicians. Colleagues note his persistent focus on reproducible code and applied experimentation, with personal websites and contact details provided for collaboration.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree (Laurea Specialistica), Computer science (Informatica), Master's Degree (Laurea Specialistica), Computer science (Informatica) at University of Genoa
Italian, English, French, Spanish
Stackoverflow
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9answers
126questions
Github Skills (61)
data-analysis10
python10
package-management10
data-science10
scikit10
statistics10
machine-learning10
conda10
scikit-learn10
bioinformatics10
bioconda10
journal9
open-access9
hierarchical-clustering8
k-means-clustering8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
davidechicco/cardiovascular_heart_disease
Jan 2019 - Feb 2020
Contributions:31 commits, 27 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
davidechicco/cibb2021
May 2021 - Mar 2024
Contributions:493 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 10 months
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