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-## Vasilis Valatsos (βασίλης βαλατσός)
+## Vasilis Valatsos (Βασίλης Βαλατσός)
  
-### machine learning | reinforcement learning | natural languages 
+### databases | reinforcement learning | natural languages 
 
-I am interested in the world and all of it's offerings; when I am not exploring man made concepts, I like to think about the ways we occupy space.
+experience as a backend developer and data scientist:
+- <span style="font-family: monospace;">—</span> implemented postgresql databases and relevant apis.
+- <span style="font-family: monospace;">—</span> built data pipelines 
+- <span style="font-family: monospace;">—</span> provided insights for decision-makers
+- <span style="font-family: monospace;">—</span> [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.
+- <span style="font-family: monospace;">—</span> helped an non-profit organization win [prestigious awards](https://www.atlasnetwork.org/stories/african-solutions-for-african-problems)
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+now 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 mathematics (statistics and data science),<br/>
 university of turin,<br/>
 [m-thesis](/pdf/mthesis.pdf): implemented ppo in a custom environment named pneuma
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