Maria Dimakopoulou

Maria Dimakopoulou is a highly accomplished technology leader with extensive experience in machine learning and engineering. Currently serving as the Director of ML Engineering and Head of Homepage Personalization at Spotify, Maria oversees a large team responsible for generating and distributing personalized recommendations for over 600 million users. Prior roles include Adaptive Experimentation Tech Lead and Senior Research Scientist at Netflix, where Maria pioneered causal machine learning initiatives and developed advanced experimentation capabilities. Maria's academic background includes a Ph.D. in Reinforcement Learning and Causal Inference from Stanford University, as well as degrees in Operations Research and Electrical Engineering & Computer Science. Previous work experience spans notable companies such as Microsoft and Google, where Maria contributed to significant advancements in machine learning algorithms and dynamic pricing strategies.