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# Vasilis Valatsos<br/>(Βασίλης Βαλατσός) 
## ml/software engineer @ [new odyssey](https://new-odyssey.com)

experience as a backend developer and data scientist
- implemented postgresql databases and relevant apis.
- built data pipelines 
- provided insights for decision-makers
- [influenced policy making](https://contrapodernews.com/jorge-jraissati-denuncia-a-reguladores-de-criptomonedas-tuvimos-que-confrontarnos-a-la-instrumentalizacion-politica-de-las-regulaciones/) in the EU with data.
- helped a non-profit organization [win prestigious awards](https://www.atlasnetwork.org/stories/african-solutions-for-african-problems)

focused on bringing reinforcement learning back in the mainstream, combining it with state-of-the-art natural language processing methods, such as large language models.

m.sc. in statistics and data science,<br/>
university of turin,<br/>
[m-thesis](/theses/master-thesis): implemented ppo in a custom environment named pneuma
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Update site and move to sr.ht 2024-08-27 23:06:37 +00:00
updated homepage 2024-11-10 00:35:41 +00:00			`# Vasilis Valatsos<br/>(Βασίλης Βαλατσός)`
clarify headline 2024-11-10 20:58:25 +00:00			`## ml/software engineer @ [new odyssey](https://new-odyssey.com)`
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			`experience as a backend developer and data scientist`
updated homepage 2024-11-10 00:35:41 +00:00			`- implemented postgresql databases and relevant apis.`
			`- built data pipelines`
			`- provided insights for decision-makers`
			`- [influenced policy making](https://contrapodernews.com/jorge-jraissati-denuncia-a-reguladores-de-criptomonedas-tuvimos-que-confrontarnos-a-la-instrumentalizacion-politica-de-las-regulaciones/) in the EU with data.`
			`- helped a non-profit organization [win prestigious awards](https://www.atlasnetwork.org/stories/african-solutions-for-african-problems)`
improved homepage 2024-08-28 10:45:21 +00:00
updated homepage 2024-11-10 00:35:41 +00:00			`focused on bringing reinforcement learning back in the mainstream, combining it with state-of-the-art natural language processing methods, such as large language models.`
Update site and move to sr.ht 2024-08-27 23:06:37 +00:00
updated homepage 2024-11-10 00:35:41 +00:00			`m.sc. in statistics and data science,<br/>`
Update site and move to sr.ht 2024-08-27 23:06:37 +00:00			`university of turin,<br/>`
fixed broken link 2024-11-10 01:40:49 +00:00			`[m-thesis](/theses/master-thesis): implemented ppo in a custom environment named pneuma`