Alessandro Nesti

Alessandro Nesti, PhD, serves as a principal data scientist at the Swiss Data Science Center since March 2019, focusing on team management, education, and community growth while supporting data science adoption across private companies, NGOs, and public administration. Nesti's previous roles include senior and data scientist positions at the same center, where analysis of large datasets improved client engagement metrics significantly. Experience also includes a data scientist role at Vendo, where analyses addressed online sales challenges, and a research scientist role at Campus Biotech, coordinating projects on multi-sensory integration in virtual reality. Nesti's earlier research positions include a postdoc at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, where supervisory and teaching responsibilities were fulfilled, and a doctoral researcher role focused on human perception measurement during a PhD at the University of Tübingen. Nesti also has practical experience from an internship at Università di Pavia, applying engineering skills to clinical diagnostics. Educational qualifications comprise a PhD in Neuroscience and degrees in Biomedical Engineering.