I am a data scientist who builds practical solutions on the intersections between technology and business. Currently wrapping up my Master's degree in Strategy & Organizational Design, while working as a data scientist at CWire.
I am curious about ML, privacy, Linux and startups. I have experience from founding teams, hackathons and consultancy work, as well as volunteering. Here you can find some of my project work.
Based in Otaniemi, Finland. Send me a message at hello@ilia.fi!
LogiCare is a "smart Pomodoro" desktop app that nudges for breaks when you actually need them, based on keyboard and mouse usage (2nd place at HackZurich 2023).
My BSc thesis SoTA Transiting Exoplanet Detection Algorithms (2024) reviews the best machine learning approaches to find planets outside of our solar system.
My MSc thesis Privacy-Friendly Click-Through Rate Prediction in Programmatic Display Advertising (2026) explores how online advertising could work in practice without collecting immense amounts of personal data.
Kalevala MMO is a PoC of a visual novel-based game teaching Finnish kids financial literacy in a familiar setting (Junction 2025).
Occasional open source contributions
Github | Linkedin | hello@ilia.fi
Slightly overengineered with Go, Docker and Hetzner. More to come.