Dheny Fernandes
Lead Data Scientist
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Top SchoolDheny Fernandes is a Lead Data Scientist based in São Paulo with a decade of experience building NLP and AI solutions at Itaú Unibanco, where he progressed from analyst to leading generative AI initiatives. He specializes in Python-driven natural language processing—ranging from virtual assistant classification and topic modeling to Bayesian methods—and pairs research-minded experimentation with business-facing data analysis. As an MBA professor at FIAP, he teaches Python and NLP, translating production lessons into the classroom and keeping pedagogy aligned with industry needs. His background includes both hands-on model development and algorithm evaluation, and he brings a practical mix of academic training (Master’s in Computer Science) and applied product impact in a large financial institution.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Information Systems, Bachelor's degree, Information Systems at Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita FilhoNatural Language Processing Nanodegree, Data Sciente, Natural Language Processing Nanodegree, Data Sciente at UdacityComputer Technician, Information Technology, Computer Technician, Information Technology at Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Comercial - SENAC
Portuguese, EnglishProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
dhenyfernandes/25IA
Aug 2022 - Nov 2022
Contributions:22 commits, 21 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
dhenyfernandes/1DTSR
Jun 2022 - Sep 2022
Contributions:16 commits, 14 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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