Irene Unceta

Irene Unceta obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Physics from the University of Barcelona, Spain, in 2013, a MSc in Computational Science from the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, in 2017, and an Industrial PhD in Mathematics and Computer Science fromt he University of Barcelona, in 2021. Equal parts a Social Scientist and a Data Scientist, her professional career has been a journey through the intersection of both worlds, with a main focus on innovation and transparency. She obtained her Industrial PhD from the University of Barcelona and BBVA Data & Analytics for a work on adaptation of machine learning systems in company production environments.

Areas of interest

• Industrial machine learning deployment
• Machine learning accountability

Education

• Industrial PhD Universitat de Barcelona (2017 — 2020)
• Master of Science (MSc) Universiteit van Amsterdam (2014 — 2016)
• Bachelor of Physics (ERASMUS) Københavns Universitet (2011 — 2012)
• Licentiate degree Universitat de Barcelona (2007 — 2012)

Companies

• Assistant Professor Esade (2020)
• Partner DeciDATA (2017)
• Data Scientist Industrial PhD candidate BBVA Data & Analytics (2017 — 2020)
• Data Analyst Tech For Society (2016 — 2017)
• Data Analyst Ksnet (2016 — 2016)
• Researcher at “Modeling, assessment and management of socio-cultural systems” area SINNERGIAK Social Innovation (UPV/EHU) (2013 — 2015)
• Visiting Researcher Universidad de Buenos Aires (2014 — 2014)
• Internship at "Research and Networks" Area SINNERGIAK Social Innovation (UPV/EHU) (2013 — 2013)
• Internship at "Application of Terahertz radiation for the study of artworks" laboratory Fundamental Physics Department, Universitat de Barcelona (UB) (2012 — 2013)