Jan Benetka
Director Of Data Science And AI
Trondheim, Trøndelag, Czechia
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Top SchoolJan Benetka is a Director of Data Science and AI with 13 years of experience translating spatiotemporal research into product-ready analytics and ML systems, currently leading R&D and data science at Unacast. He holds a PhD from NTNU focused on intelligent digital assistants that proactively leverage user context, and his research portfolio spans spatial knowledge graphs, graph-based ML, and human mobility modeling from stints at Microsoft Research, NTU Singapore, and RMIT. Jan combines academic rigor with startup chops as a co-founder of specuLAB and has repeatedly built and led teams across Europe to operationalize graph and mobility insights. Based in Trondheim but originally from Czechia, he brings a hands-on approach to embedding embeddings—turning node/graph representations into practical predictions and products. Outside work he’s an avid cyclist, mushroom forager and photographer, traits that hint at a patient, observant problem-solving style.
13 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Artificial Intelligence, Human-Computer Interaction, Artificial Intelligence, Human-Computer Interaction at Ålesund University College (HiÅ)Master's degree, Software Engineering, Master's degree, Software Engineering at University of West Bohemia Pilsen, Faculty of Applied SciencesAthens Programme, Software Engineering, Athens Programme, Software Engineering at Technische Universität München / Technical University of MunichNorwegian University of Science and Technology
English, Czech, norwegian (bokmål), Spanish
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Github Skills (3)
jquery6
html6
javascript6
Github contributions (5)
benetka/missing_maps_hackathon
Oct 2019 - Oct 2019
Contributions:15 commits, 12 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
benetka/kbmt
Apr 2017 - Dec 2017
Contributions:9 commits, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
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