Summary
Matteo Vasirani is a data science and engineering leader with two decades of experience bridging academic AI research and product-focused machine learning at scale. After a PhD and applied research in energy, transportation, health and mobile sensing, he transitioned to industry where he built ML systems to optimize player experience and business outcomes at Electronic Arts. Now a Director at GitHub, he leads and scales cross-functional data teams delivering insights and products for Product, Engineering and Revenue. Matteo combines deep research instincts with production experience, enabling pragmatic, experiment-driven deployments in complex ecosystems. Based in Geneva, he brings a rare blend of domain breadth—from mobile sensing to gaming analytics—and hands-on leadership that turns ML prototypes into measurable business impact.
13 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
MSc Computer Engineering, MSc Computer Engineering at Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia
PhD Computer Science, PhD Computer Science at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French