Hugo Oliveira is an AI Lead based in Portugal with seven years of experience building and scaling applied machine learning systems from hands-on modeling to strategic leadership. At ITGest he has progressed from Data Scientist to AI Team Leader and now leads multidisciplinary teams delivering computer vision, NLP and production ML that drive measurable business impact. He specializes in bridging business vision and technical execution, emphasizing data-centric development, model robustness, and scalable deployment. Hugo combines a civil engineering background with advanced AI Nanodegrees (deep learning, reinforcement learning, computer vision), which gives him a pragmatic, systems-oriented approach to problem solving. Known for fostering experimentation and collaboration, he turns complex research ideas into reliable, production-ready solutions that align with long-term organizational goals.
7 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Integrated Master's Degree - MSc, Constructions and Construction Management - Civil Engineering, Integrated Master's Degree - MSc, Constructions and Construction Management - Civil Engineering at Universidade do Minho
As one of the 300 scholars chosen among 6,000 from the first phase, "Secure and Private AI" by Facebook AI, I have earned a full scholarship to Udacity’s Computer Vision Nanodegree
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