Summary
Martijn De Vries is a Staff AI Scientist in San Francisco with nine years of experience blending astrophysics research and applied data science to deliver rigorous, production-ready models. He moved from postdoctoral work at Stanford—where he developed novel statistical methods, led international collaborations, and secured high-profile telescope time—to industry roles at Intuit, rapidly progressing from Senior Data Scientist to Staff AI Scientist. Martijn excels at turning complex, noisy datasets into actionable insights, drawing on a deep background in time series, NLP, and computer vision honed during an intensive Data Science Immersive. Curious and self-driven, he pairs academic rigor with product-minded execution and a knack for clear scientific communication (including crafting press materials that reached thousands). Outside work he’s an avid gamer, hiker, and sci‑fi/fantasy fan, a blend that fuels both creativity and persistence in tackling hard problems.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Data Science Immersive Fellow, Data Science, Data Science Immersive Fellow, Data Science at General Assembly
Master of Science (MSc), Astrophysics, Master of Science (MSc), Astrophysics at University of Amsterdam
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Astrophysics, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Astrophysics at University of Groningen
Stedelijk Gymnasium Utrecht