Summary
Vahit Keskin is a Lead Data Scientist based in Uppsala with eight years of experience building production-ready AI and data products across industry and education. He combines deep statistical training (MSc/PhD-level work in statistics and machine learning) with hands-on Python programming, big data engineering, and applied ML/NLP to turn messy data into actionable solutions. As a founder and lead at Veri Bilimi Okulu and Arvix STHLM, he designs and delivers cross-functional projects while mentoring teams and training a large public audience—teaching 100k+ students on Udemy with a 4.7 rating. He also consults and runs community initiatives—organizing competitions, panels and meetups—reflecting a strong commitment to growing the data science ecosystem. Known for blending rigorous academic methods with pragmatic product focus, he often bridges research-grade modeling and scalable deployment.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Statistics - Machine Learning, 4.00 / 4.00, Master’s Degree, Statistics - Machine Learning, 4.00 / 4.00 at Yildiz Technical University
Bachelor's degree, Statistics, 3.59 / 4.00, Bachelor's degree, Statistics, 3.59 / 4.00 at Marmara University
Spanish, English, Turkish