Thomas Wiecki

Thomas Wiecki, CEO of PyMC Labs

Thomas Wiecki is the founder and CEO of PyMC Labs, a Bayesian consulting firm specializing in data analysis and predictive modeling.4 He is also the co-author of PyMC, a leading platform for statistical data science.2

Key facts about Thomas Wiecki::

• Holds a PhD in computational cognitive neuroscience from Brown University1
• Former VP of data science and head of research at Quantopian Inc1
• Recognized public speaker, delivering keynotes at conferences like ODSC and TACC1
• Runs a data science podcast and blogs about Bayesian statistics1
• Named Data Scientist to follow of the year in 2015 and received the ODSC Open Source award in 20181
• Specializes in Bayesian statistics and teaching1

At PyMC Labs, Thomas and his team work on problems where traditional machine learning approaches fall short, bringing Bayesian methods into wider practice.4 He is passionate about solving business problems using Bayesian modeling.5

Thomas is an active contributor to the data science community. He is a prolific blogger3, sharing insights on topics like Bayesian deep learning, hierarchical models, and MCMC sampling. He is also a frequent speaker at PyData and other data science conferences.6