Machine Learning Engineer, Professor and Writer

Bernardo Forbes Costa

I work at the intersection of artificial intelligence, technology and business. I build and teach AI systems, write about their wider implications, and help organisations make better decisions about adopting them.

Bernardo Forbes Costa
  • Loka · Senior ML Engineer
  • Nova SBE · Professor
  • CNN Portugal · Opinion columns

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Areas of work

AI & machine learning engineering

Building production AI and machine learning systems, generative AI, LLM-based agents and classical models, as a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Loka.

Teaching

Professor at Nova School of Business and Economics: executive education in data science and AI, and Computer Programming in Python for undergraduates.

Writing

Opinion columns on AI for CNN Portugal, interviews in the Portuguese press, and hands-on technical writing on GitHub.

Advising

A limited number of independent, part-time engagements each year, workshops, training and short advisory conversations on adopting AI.

Work with me

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Advising, training and teaching about AI, a small number of independent engagements each year.

  • Executive workshops Intensive sessions for leadership teams.
  • Corporate training Practical AI and data capability building for teams.
  • Guest lectures & teaching Universities, executive programmes and internal academies.
  • Advisory conversations A short, independent sounding board on a specific decision.
  • Speaking & media Talks, panels and interviews on AI and its consequences.

I am a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Loka and a Professor at Nova School of Business and Economics, where I have taught hundreds of students and executives about data, programming and analytics.

I hold a PhD in Economics from Nova SBE, graduated with Distinction. Before Loka I was a Senior Data Scientist at Feedzai, the Portuguese fintech unicorn, and I began my career in consulting and corporate finance. I write about AI and its consequences for CNN Portugal.

Contact

Considering a workshop, training, a lecture or a talk?