Yasir Ekinci
Performer of Magistics
Previously
- Led a team of data scientists, and built machine learning powered products to prevent baddies (fraud) and bad payment outcomes (Success+) at GoCardless
- Worked with a makeup artist to match makeup products to your face (and more) at ustwo
- Developed and deployed the first predictive models at DPG Media
- Cut my teeth on analytics in TV and streaming services at Telenet
- MSc in MMA from Ghent University, learned zero mixed martial arts and left with nightmares of MATLAB
- MSc in Business Engineering from Solvay Business School, VUB
Experience
I've been working in the data science and machine learning domain for over a decade.
Other stuff
I like learning, talking and building things.
- Talked about how we're applying Generative AI, LLMs and machine learning to minimise toil in observability at ObservabilityCon 2023
- Talked about SHAP explainers for machine learning at the London Python meetup
- CoLeague: leaderboard for tracking and rating games
- Locomo: An app for tracking UK trains on the Pebble smartwatch