# Speaker Bio

URL: https://www.cesarsotovalero.net/bio
Author: César Soto Valero
Summary: César's speaker bio for conferences

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## Short Bio

César Soto Valero is currently a Senior Data Scientist at SEB Group. He has experience building and maintaining AI/ML systems serving millions of customers in real-time. César earned a PhD in Computer Science from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, where his research focused on developing novel low-level program analysis techniques to mitigate software bloat and improve the efficiency, security, and maintainability of large codebases. With a background spanning both academic research and industrial engineering, César bridges the gap between theory and practice by translating research breakthroughs into robust, production-grade software systems. He is passionate about engineering, AI, and the practical challenges of deploying scalable, reliable software solutions that serve real user needs.

## Long Bio

César is currently a Senior Data Scientist with a strong background combining academic research and hands-on industry experience.

He's been at the forefront of developing innovative data-driven and AI-powered solutions. This includes:

- Data exploration & modeling: Explore and analyse complex datasets, design features and models, and translate business needs into practical analytical solutions.
- Production & collaboration: Work closely with ML engineers to bring models into production while ensuring explainability and business relevance.
- Expert support: Act as a subject matter expert in data investigations and support AI-driven decision-making across the organisation.

César holds a PhD in Computer Science from KTH, where his research focused on advanced program analysis techniques. After joining SEB as a Data Engineer in Financial Crime Prevention, he transitioned into a Data Scientist role.

He brings hands-on experience in:

- Designing and operating real-time AI/ML systems.
- Building solutions used by millions of SEB customers.
- Bridging the gap between research and production-grade systems.

He is particularly passionate about turning innovative ideas into scalable, reliable solutions that solve real user needs.

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César has been seen as speaker at: **Jfokus**, **Data Innovation Summit**, **Voxxed Days Zürich**, **AI-fokus**, **FOSDEM**, **PyData Global**, **SEB Tech Day**, **Nordic Blockchain Conference (NBC)**, **Descentralized Camp Meetup**, **KTH Workshop on the Software Supply Chain**, and **ACM's ESEC/FSE**.