Vivien Bonvin
Lead Data Scientist
Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Top SchoolVivien Bonvin is a Lead Data Scientist with 12 years of experience bridging astrophysics research and applied machine learning for industry. Trained as a physicist (MSc, PhD) at EPFL, he led high-impact cosmology projects—developing the PyCS time-series package and publishing work that attracted NASA/ESA press coverage and Altmetric top-tier attention. Since transitioning to industry in 2019, he has built state-of-the-art fraud-detection models at Netguardians and now leads data science at Vyntra Global, applying rigorous Bayesian methods and production-grade ML to protect financial systems. Known for turning complex observational pipelines into robust, reproducible analytics, he combines deep statistical expertise with practical deployment experience. Outside work he scaled the International Physicists’ Tournament as its president, demonstrating leadership in coordinating international, research-style competitions.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (MEng), Phys, Master of Engineering (MEng), Phys at Ecole polytechnique fédérale de LausanneMaster's degree, Physics, Master's degree, Physics at EPFL2019 Alumni, Physics, 2019 Alumni, Physics at Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings
French, English, German
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Github Skills (18)
curve9
euler7
python7
telescope6
weighted2
countdown2
loss2
tkinter2
clock2
machine-learning1
loss-functions1
astrophysics1
measurement1
xgboost1
astronomy1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
IPTnet/ipt_connect
Feb 2016 - Nov 2018
Contributions:2 releases, 118 commits, 17 PRs in 2 years 9 months
vbonvin/POUET
Jul 2016 - Jan 2020
Programming Observations Usefully at Euler Telescope
Contributions:4 releases, 6 PRs, 178 pushes in 3 years 6 months
pythonobservationstelescopeeuler
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