Kateryna Novikova is an experienced Data Consultant at Netlight since January 2021, specializing in data governance and transformation for various projects, including the development of an R&D Data Platform using Microsoft Azure and a Synthetic Teaching Assistant for an international online university. Previously, Kateryna held roles as a Software & ML Engineer, Data Science Researcher, and Full-stack Developer at the August-Wilhelm Scheer Institute, contributing to innovative projects such as road defect detection using deep learning and managing renewable energy distribution. Early career experience includes a Junior Software Engineer position at BREEZE Soft, where Kateryna worked on medicinal product logistics and casino kiosk management systems. Academic qualifications include a Master's degree in Computer Science from RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau and a Bachelor's degree from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.