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# Vasilis Valatsos (Βασίλης Βαλατσός)
 
## databases | reinforcement learning | natural languages 

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)

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