Guillermo Villar - Data Journalist

Guillermo Villar

Data Journalist

Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area Spain

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Guillermo Villar is a data journalist with 10 years of experience blending rigorous data science and narrative storytelling across Spanish newsrooms, currently producing visual stories for Vocento's regional outlets. He combines advanced tools—Python, R, NLP with transformers, social network analysis—and visualization platforms like Flourish and Datawrapper to turn complex datasets (from Opta/BeSoccer to public sources) into interactive reports and maps. His background spans journalism, audiovisual communication, a specialized master's in data journalism, an MSc in Data Science and Society, and a PhD (cum laude) on smart cities and misinformation—an unusual mix that informs both investigative rigor and technical depth. At Relevo he introduced newsroom-wide visualization tools and focused on the social angles of sports; at the Technical University of Madrid he applied LLMs and SNA to combat misinformation, illustrating his ability to move between newsroom deadlines and research-grade projects. Based in Greater Madrid, he is interested in NLP-driven storytelling and practical tools that make data accessible to broad audiences.

10 years of coding experience

1 year of employment as a software developer

Corso di lingua e cultura italiana, Corso di lingua e cultura italiana at Università degli Studi di Genova

Laurea in DAMS, laurea magistrale in cinema e media, laurea magistrale in com. pubblica e politica, Laurea in DAMS, laurea magistrale in cinema e media, laurea magistrale in com. pubblica e politica at Università degli Studi di Torino

Double degree in audiovisual communication and journalism (Extraordinary Prize), Double degree in audiovisual communication and journalism (Extraordinary Prize) at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Master's degree, Data Journalism, Master's degree, Data Journalism at Universidad Villanueva

Doctor of Philosophy -PhD, Science and Computer Technologies for Smart Cities, Cum Laude, Doctor of Philosophy -PhD, Science and Computer Technologies for Smart Cities, Cum Laude at Technical University of Madrid

Master's degree, MSc Data Science and Society, Master's degree, MSc Data Science and Society at Tilburg University

English, Italian, Spanish

Github contributions (5)

gvillar/pahpers

Jun 2016 - Aug 2020

Contributions:186 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 2 months

medialab-prado/visualizar16

Sep 2016 - Oct 2016

Contributions:23 commits, 22 pushes in 5 days

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