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# Vasilis Valatsos<br/>(Βασίλης Βαλατσός) 

## 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