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Daniele Raffo

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Passionate data scientist with a background in applied statistics and quant finance, specializing in machine learning and GenAI integration to improve model performance and explainability.

About

Passionate data scientist with a background in applied statistics and quant finance, specializing in machine learning and GenAI integration to improve model performance and explainability.

In recent roles, I lead GenAI-driven automation and build NLP/ML and LLM-based pipelines (including RAG for explainability), leveraging Azure services and internal data platforms to deliver scalable document intelligence and risk analytics.

  • 4 years' experience
  • Joined July 2026

Languages

  • ItalianFluent
  • EnglishAdvanced
  • GermanBeginner

Industry experience

  • Financial Services
  • Professional Services

Work experience

Data Scientist / AI Engineer · UBSAug 2025 – Present · 1 yr 4 mos

Leading the automation of mandates and controls within the Business Risk Management team using GenAI, developing AI agents and workflows. Developing and maintaining NLP/ML models for detecting Sensitive Industries Affected Parties; successfully transitioned from keyword-based to LLM-based architectures using embeddings and RAG to improve performance and provide explainability. Built internal Python packages for document schema matching with LLMs and created data pipelines from internal IBM DB2. Engineered scalable document verification and information extraction solutions using Azure Document Intelligence, Azure Search, and Azure OpenAI, deployed with MLflow.

Quantitative Risk Specialist · UBSDec 2022 – Jul 2025 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Developed and deployed Pillar II credit risk models on cloud infrastructure (Azure). Collaborated with Reporting and Validation stakeholders to deliver insights through rigorous analysis of results and model outputs.

Teaching assistant (Master-level Financial Derivatives) · University of NeuchâtelMar 2022 – Nov 2022 · 9 mos

Conducted exercise sessions for Master-level Financial Derivatives; prepared teaching materials and evaluated exams.

Education

MSc in Statistical Methods and Applications (Quantitative Economics) · Sapienza University of Rome2019 – 2022
First level Master in Big Data and Management · LUISS Business School2019
BSc in Economics and Finance · University of Bologna2015 – 2018

Certifications and awards

Deep Learning Specialisation (deeplearning.ai)2030 – 2026
Natural Language Processing Specialisation (deeplearning.ai)2030 – 2026
Generative AI Engineering with LLMs (IBM)2030 – 2026

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