Nick Vandewiele
About Nick Vandewiele
Nick Vandewiele is a Senior Data Scientist currently working at Intact in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He has extensive experience in data science and AI, having held positions at various organizations including the National Bank of Canada and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Work at Intact Financial Corporation
Nick Vandewiele currently serves as a Senior Data Scientist at Intact Financial Corporation, a role he has held since 2022. In this position, he employs experimentation, A/B testing, and statistical hypothesis testing to validate new strategies. His work focuses on developing advanced analytics solutions tailored for Belair's call center agents, aiming to enhance their performance metrics. Prior to this, he worked at Intact as a Senior Data Scientist from 2021 to 2022.
Education and Expertise
Nick Vandewiele has an extensive educational background. He achieved a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Chemical Engineering from Ghent University, where he also completed his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in the same field. Additionally, he studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as a Postdoctoral Scholar and has experience as a Visiting Scholar at MIT in 2011 and 2012. He also completed an Erasmus Exchange Year in Chemical Engineering at Universidad de Cantabria.
Professional Background
Nick Vandewiele has held various roles in data science and engineering. He worked as a Senior AI Scientist at National Bank of Canada from 2019 to 2021 and previously as a Data Scientist there from 2018 to 2019. He also gained experience at SocïVolta as a Data Scientist in 2018 and at Aspen Technology as a Principal Software Engineer from 2016 to 2018. His early career included a position as a Development Engineer at TOTAL and a role as a PhD Research Student at Ghent University.
Teaching Experience
In addition to his industry experience, Nick Vandewiele has contributed to academia as a Guest Lecturer at Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne in 2019. This role allowed him to share his expertise in data science and engineering with students, further emphasizing his commitment to education and knowledge transfer.