About Me
Prashand Ramesar
Data Scientist
I'm a passionate data scientist with expertise in machine learning, computer vision, and predictive analytics. With 5+ years of experience in the field, I've worked on various projects across different industries at ANWB.
My mission is to leverage data to solve real-world problems and create insights that drive decision-making. I'm particularly interested in predicive and generative models.
Experience
Data Scientist
ANWB | 2019 - Present
Led the development of machine learning models across multiple domains while mentoring junior Data Scientists and trainees throughout project lifecycles. Collaborated effectively with stakeholders through alignment meetings and productive brainstorming sessions. Delivered technical deep dives within the team and took initiative in authoring Data Science blog posts. Represented ANWB as a speaker at industry conferences and knowledge exchange sessions.
Graduate Cyber Security intern
TNO | Sept 2018 - April 2019
MSc thesis: designed computational algorithms that detect malicious websites on the World Wide Web, graded with an 8. I mostly used Python, SQL, Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Linux. Retrieve link..
Machine Learning intern
Merkle Netherlands | April 2018 - July 2018
Improved their Next Best Offer model by analyzing customer data and building ML models that predict which product each customer is most likely to purchase next. I used Python, R, Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Scikit-learn, Tensorflow and Keras during this internship.
Education
Master of Science in Computer Science
Leiden University | September 2016 - April 2019
Focused on machine learning, optimization, statistical analysis, and big data technologies."
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Economics
Leiden University & Erasmus University | September 2013 - August 2016
A degree that combines business (Economics, project management) and tech (programming, advanced mathematics and algorithms).