Paulo Salem da Silva

About

A scientist with an industry-oriented mind and an entrepreneurial attitude, who seeks to empower the human intellect through computing. Holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of São Paulo and Université Paris-Sud. As a scientist, has published several peer-reviewed research papers, including examples of industrial applications. As an entrepreneur, has built a number of consumer products and developed more experimental business technologies. As a Data Science consultant, has helped major corporations (notably in the financial sector) to: use their data for analytical purposes; develop Machine Learning models; and improve their internal Data Science capabilities. As a Data Science manager, has led a team of 5+ people in the healthcare industry, with whom he developed strategic analytical technology and methods for the business. Currently, works with Natural Language Understanding as Sr. Data & Applied Scientist at Microsoft.