Javier Igea
Senior Data Scientist
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Top SchoolJavier Igea is a Senior Data Scientist with 10 years of experience applying machine learning, NLP and econometrics to public sector and academic problems, now leading AI and data science delivery at GFT Technologies. He has a strong track record of turning complex data into rapid, actionable impact—e.g., cutting NLP processing time by over 80% to accelerate government insights during COVID-19 and automating food-safety risk assessments from online platforms. Equally at home in research and production, he authored 20 publications on biodiversity drivers, led multiple funded projects, and built robust ETL pipelines and QA frameworks for repeatable analytics. Javier also brings hands-on presales and AI strategy experience, mentors graduate students extensively, and combines technical depth from a PhD with practical delivery across healthcare, finance and government. An often overlooked strength is his ability to communicate findings clearly to both technical and lay audiences, helping bridge policy decisions and data-driven evidence.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor's degree at Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Universitat de BarcelonaGithub contributions (5)
javierigea/seed_size
May 2016 - Dec 2019
Contributions:18 commits, 2 pushes in 3 years 7 months
javierigea/javierigea.github.io
Dec 2015 - Feb 2018
Contributions:50 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 2 months
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