about the author

Guglielmo Iozzia is a Director of ML/AI and Applied Mathematics at Merck & Co. He studied Electronic and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Bologna, has an extensive background in Software and ML/AI Engineering applied to real-life use cases across different industries, such as Biotech Manufacturing, Healthcare, Cloud Operations and Cyber Security, and is a lifelong learner. He strongly believes that real progress in AI can happen only through Open Source.