Summary
Eloi Pereira is a Head of Data Science and AI/ML engineer with a decade of experience building production-grade, event-driven platforms that turn vehicle telemetry into revenue-driving and safety-critical services. He leads Car IQ’s Machine Identity and Intelligence Platform, delivering fraud prevention, dynamic underwriting, and predictive transaction models that enable vehicles to transact autonomously at scale. His background spans academic robotics and systems engineering at UC Berkeley and hands-on aerospace leadership—having developed Portugal’s first Air Force drones for maritime monitoring and led the Air Force Metrology Lab that calibrated equipment for F-16s and other frontline aircraft. Comfortable shipping microservices, Kafka pipelines, and Streamlit analytics, he combines rigorous research instincts with operational discipline from military missions such as long-range wildfire UAV operations. Known for blending offensive and defensive security perspectives, he designs trustworthy ML systems with strong focus on reliability, auditability, and real-world impact.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Systems Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Systems Engineering at University of California, Berkeley
Master Automation Instrumentation and Control, Master Automation Instrumentation and Control at Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
Licentiate Electrical Engineering - Telecommunications, Licentiate Electrical Engineering - Telecommunications at Academia da Força Aérea
Licentiate Electrical Engineering - Telecommunications, Licentiate Electrical Engineering - Telecommunications at Instituto Superior Técnico
Portuguese, French, English, Spanish