Luís Castro
About Luís Castro
Luís Castro is a Data Scientist with a background in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He currently works at Feedzai, focusing on fraud detection systems and customer authentication.
Work at Feedzai
Luís Castro has been employed at Feedzai as a Data Scientist since 2022. In this role, he is part of the Customer Success Data Science team, where he focuses on enhancing fraud detection systems and strong customer authentication. His work involves collaborating with two Payment Service Providers (PSPs) to improve the effectiveness of these systems. His contributions are essential in monitoring and maintaining data science use cases that support customer authentication processes.
Previous Experience at Capgemini Engineering
Before joining Feedzai, Luís Castro worked at Capgemini Engineering as a Data Scientist from 2019 to 2022. During his three years in this position, he was based in Lisboa e Região, Portugal. His responsibilities included developing and implementing data science solutions that contributed to various projects, enhancing his expertise in the field.
Education and Expertise
Luís Castro holds a Master of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, which he completed from 2017 to 2019. He also earned a Bachelor of Science in the same field from the same institution, studying from 2014 to 2017. Additionally, he studied Control and Robotics Engineering at Politechnika Wrocławska, where he achieved his MSc in 2018. This educational background provides him with a strong foundation in data science and engineering principles.
Involvement in Data Science Use Cases
In his current role at Feedzai, Luís Castro is involved in the monitoring, maintenance, and improvement of data science use cases related to customer authentication. His work is critical in ensuring that the fraud detection systems are effective and reliable, contributing to the overall security and integrity of transactions processed through the systems he supports.