Francesco Capponi is a Principal Data Scientist with a PhD in Theoretical and Computational Physics and nine years of experience turning mathematical rigor into production-ready ML solutions across media, retail and payments. He has progressed from scientific software engineer and academic researcher to lead data scientist and manager roles at Everli and Sky, combining deep statistical modelling with practical product analytics. Comfortable shipping algorithms into production, he blends algorithm development, hypothesis-driven product work and team leadership to solve messy real-world problems. Based in Genoa, he brings a rare physics-trained intuition for complex systems and a track record of translating theory into measurable business impact.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree in Theoretical Physics Fisica Teorica, Master's degree in Theoretical Physics Fisica Teorica at Università degli Studi di Genova
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Theoretical and computational Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Theoretical and computational Physics at University of Plymouth
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