Experience
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Junior ML/AI Engineer Current
JTA — The Data Scientists · Porto (Full Remote)
Jan 2026 – Present
Working on improving end-to-end ML / NLP pipelines in production and building AI Agents to handle edge cases and complex business workflows.
Education
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Master's degree, Data Science and Advanced Analytics
NOVA IMS Information Management School
2024 - 2026 Avg: 19.2 / 20
Specialization in Data Science. Focus on Deep Learning, Big Data, and AI.
LLM-powered multi-agent system orchestrating six specialised agents and 45 grounded tools (live transport, IPMA weather, multilingual RAG over tourism & municipal open data) to build feasible, real-time itineraries for Lisbon.
Bachelor's degree, Data Science
Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
2021 - 2024 Grade: 18 / 20
Best Student Award. Comprehensive training in the data lifecycle, from SQL to Machine Learning.
Academic & Associative
Nov 2022 – Jun 2024
Developed web solutions (Django/Python) to improve internal coordination. Led the creation of a degree course repository and an interactive Erasmus map.
Digital Transformation MOOC
Instituto Superior Técnico
Oct 2022 - Dec 2022 Grade: 89% / 100
A course on Digital Transformation, covering the key digital skills to analyze the role that customer experience, digital operations management, and business models play in the digital transformation of an organization.
Secondary Education, Sciences and Technologies
Externato de Penafirme
2018 - 2021 Grade: 18 / 20
Activities: Volunteering actions and various competitions.
Honors & Awards
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1st Place – Academic Merit Honor Roll 2024/2025 NOVA IMS (Highest GPA: 19.24)
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IBS Best Student Award 23/24 ISCTE Business School (Best BSc Graduate)
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ISTA Top Talent (3 Years: 2021-2024) ISCTE-IUL (Top 5% Best Students)
Licenses & Certifications
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André Silvestre
ML/AI Engineer @ JTA
From Portugal 🇵🇹, passionate about turning data into intelligent systems. Currently engineering AI Agents and ML pipelines at JTA — and teaching LLMs to navigate Lisbon for my thesis.
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