Niels van Galen Last is a seasoned data scientist with extensive experience in statistical modeling, machine learning, and big data analytics. He holds a Master of Science degree in Computational and Mathematical Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence from Hogeschool van Amsterdam and the University of Amsterdam. Niels is known for developing scalable platforms and interfaces to the data via APIs and his skills in Ruby on Rails, parallel computing (MPI), and GPU programming (CUDA).

In addition to his educational background, Niels has also held various positions throughout his career such as CTO at Evergive, Senior Software Engineer at Scal.io, and Research Assistant at Stanford University. He is currently working as a Cloud Architect at XLabs.ai, where he develops metrics and methods to track the long-term success of web services and verify them rigorously through statistical analysis. Thanks to his expertise in data analysis techniques, he can convert data into actionable insights to create meaningful products that truly serve the users, meet business goals, and ultimately improve people's lives.