João Afonso Pereira

João Afonso Pereira currently serves as the Data & ML Team Lead at Enlitia since November 2022, overseeing both data science and data engineering teams while actively engaging in the development of ML and data solutions. Previously, João held the role of ML Team Lead at Enlitia, contributing to the AI platform for the renewable energy sector. As a co-founder of Full Belly, João focuses on personalized nutrition for pets, handling business and tech development. João's background includes roles as a Data Scientist at iLoF, where efforts centered on R&D and Python development, and co-founder of holin, targeting social and climate challenges. Earlier experience also includes teaching Python at SHARKCODERS and working as a Junior Data Scientist at Anova, where automation pipelines were developed. João began academic pursuits as an Undergraduate Researcher at INESC Technology and Science, contributing to biometric security projects and physiological data analysis. João holds a Master of Engineering in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering from Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto.