Otto Mättas
Artificial Intelligence Researcher at TalTech – Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia
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Top SchoolOtto Mättas is an early-stage researcher and AI practitioner with a decade of cross-disciplinary experience spanning research, product, and cloud/DevOps engineering. He is currently pursuing a PhD in application architectures for neuro-symbolic AI while leading development and AI research efforts at Estonian public institutions and mentoring startups across Estonia’s innovation ecosystem. Otto has founded multiple AI ventures and open-source-oriented projects, blending explainable reasoning systems with practical deployments and a history of building infrastructure from on-prem services to cloud-native platforms. His background ranges from systems architecture and NoOps experimentation to designing flagship AI programs for science parks, demonstrating a rare mix of hands-on engineering and stakeholder-facing program leadership. Not obvious at first glance: he pairs technical rigor with creative outreach—organizing community initiatives and even once serving as a Chief Party Organiser—helping teams stay human-centered while adopting advanced AI. Based in Tallinn, he frames technology where humanity meets computation, focusing on transparent, explainable AI that scales in real-world organisations.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma Humanities/Humanistic Studies, Diploma Humanities/Humanistic Studies at Pärnu Sütevaka HumanitaargümnaasiumDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Application Architectures for Neuro-Symbolic AI Systems, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Application Architectures for Neuro-Symbolic AI Systems at TalTech – Tallinn University of TechnologyMaster of Science - MSc Artificial Intelligence, Master of Science - MSc Artificial Intelligence at Utrecht UniversityDiploma of professional higher education IT Systems Administration, Diploma of professional higher education IT Systems Administration at Estonian Information Technology College
Estonian, English, German, Russian, Latin, Dutch
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Github Skills (37)
python10
asreview10
natural-language-processing10
active-learning10
llm9
docx9
pdf9
pdf-generation9
deep-learning9
language-model8
rich-text-editor8
text-editing8
collaborative-editing8
machine-learning8
signature-pad8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
ottomattas/asreview
Mar 2021 - Dec 2021
Active learning for systematic reviews
Contributions:12 PRs, 142 pushes, 17 branches in 9 months
systematicactive-learningdeep-learningmachine-learningsystematic-reviews
ottomattas/INFOMAIGT-AGENTS
Jun 2021 - Sep 2021
Contributions:149 commits, 40 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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