Summary
Tero Keski-valkama is a veteran technology leader and machine learning generalist with over 25 years in software engineering and 13 years of focused industry experience, now serving as CTO of an AI-first venture in Spain. He has led cross-functional teams to deploy ML and agentic systems in healthcare, supply chain, GIS, and industrial settings, building multimodal foundation models and data-refinery pipelines aimed at non-imitative, super-human performance. Known for shipping production-grade AI—reducing BigQuery latencies, spearheading generative AI efforts, and creating automated knowledge-mining processes—he bridges deep research (Decision Transformers, RL) with practical product delivery. A strong remote-work practitioner and repeat advisor, he helps startups embed AI into education, recruitment, and construction ecosystems while steering clinical-readiness for medical AI. His background includes systems architecture, embedded DSP, and hands-on prototypes from NFC mobile apps to browser-based therapeutic games, reflecting a rare blend of foundational research and pragmatic engineering. He is completing doctoral work in machine learning, signaling continued commitment to advancing the field.
13 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Dr. Sc. (Tech.), Machine learning (in progress), Dr. Sc. (Tech.), Machine learning (in progress) at Tampere University of Technology 1965-2018
International Studies, Computer Science, International Studies, Computer Science at Universiti Sains Malaysia
Kurikan Lukio
Spanish, Finnish, English, Swedish, Japanese, German