Leïla Saoud

Leïla Saoud is an accomplished professional in data science with extensive experience at Exact Sciences from March 2023 to July 2025, holding titles such as Associate Director and Senior Manager in the field. Prior to this role, Leïla worked as a Competitive Intelligence Analyst at ENGIE from September 2015 to September 2018, where market analysis was conducted to provide strategic insights. Additional experience includes a Machine Learning and NLP Research Internship at Textgain, where an SVM classifier was developed to detect racism in French text, and a Graduate Teaching Assistant position at Université libre de Bruxelles, contributing to information technology education. Leïla began a career in education as a tutor at Schola ULB, assisting students in mathematics and French. Academic qualifications include a Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence from KU Leuven and a Master of Science in Information and Communications Technology from Université libre de Bruxelles.