Artis Alksnis - Data Science Lecturer and Consultant

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Rīga, Latvia

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Experience

Feb 2025 - Present

1 year 7 months

Lecturer for the course 'Data Engineering'

LU Academy of Professional Development

Jan 2025 - Present

1 year 8 months

Latvia

Acting Scientific Assistant

RSU Institute of Public Health

Project 'Automated patient engagement and monitoring in colorectal cancer screening in primary care' (Izp-2024/1-0454).

Aug 2024 - Present

2 years 1 month

Latvia

Data Science / AI Engineer services / consulting

SIA 'Forward IT Consulting'

Classical machine learning: Modeling structured data – regression, classification, clustering.
Time series analysis: Demand forecasting, trend analysis, and anomaly detection in real-time data.
LLM & GenAI integration: Development of custom Generative AI solutions (Gemini, Claude) and integration into business workflows.
RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation): Connecting internal company knowledge bases with LLMs for accurate, contextual answers and semantic search.
NLP automation: Text classification, sentiment analysis, entity recognition (NER), and automatic document summarization.
Recommendation systems: Development of personalized content or product recommendation algorithms (Collaborative filtering, Content-based).
MLOps and model lifecycle: Model versioning, monitoring, and automated retraining in production environments.

Jan 2024 - Present

2 years 8 months

Latvia

Guest lecturer (autumn semester)

Rīga Stradiņš University

Taught course: Machine Learning and Big Data Analysis (in the Master's study program).

Jan 2024 - Oct 2025

1 year 10 months

Latvia

Data Scientist / Pricing Actuary

ADB 'Gjensidige' Latvian branch

Jan 2023 - Jan 2025

2 years 1 month

Latvia

Guest Lecturer (Autumn Semester)

Business, Arts and Technology University "RISEBA"

Taught study course: Basics of the R language (in the Master's study program).

Jan 2021 - Dec 2024

4 years

Latvia

Research Assistant

University of Latvia Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Optometry

Taught study courses:

Mathematical Methods with Python, R, and Matlab (in the Master's study program)
Introductory Course in Working with Data (in the Bachelor's study program)

Jan 2019 - Dec 2020

2 years

Latvia

Laboratory Assistant

University of Latvia Faculty of Economics and Management

Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

1 year

Latvia

Laboratory Assistant

University of Latvia Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Optometry

Feb 2018 - Aug 2023

5 years 7 months

Latvia

Analyst and BI Consultant

SIA "Scandic Fusion"

Jan 2016 - Dec 2018

3 years

Latvia

Analyst and procurement specialist

SIA "Felici"

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Education, Professional Services, Information Technology, Insurance, and Healthcare.

Education

Professional Services

Information Technology

Insurance

Healthcare

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Business Intelligence, Information Technology, Research and Development, Procurement, Finance, and Operations.

Business Intelligence

Information Technology

Research and Development

Procurement

Finance

Operations

Languages

Latvian

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 2021 - Present

University of Latvia, Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Optometry

Scientific Doctoral Degree, Doctor of Science (Ph.D.) · mathematics · Latvia

Oct 2017 - Jun 2021

University of Latvia, Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Optometry

Master of Natural Sciences · mathematics · Latvia

Oct 2013 - Jun 2017

University of Latvia, Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Optometry

Bachelor of Natural Sciences · mathematics · Latvia

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 11

Experience in Education 7.5 y

Avg length 2 y 5 m

Longest experience 5 y 6 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Latvia)

Primary country Latvia

Expertise

Recent roles Lecturer for the course 'Data Engineering', Acting Scientific Assistant, Data Science / AI Engineer services / consulting

Main industries Education, Professional Services, Information Technology

Main business areas Business Intelligence, Information Technology, Research and Development

Qualifications

Highest degree Doctorate

Profile

Created

August 2026

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Artis is based in Rīga, Latvia.

Artis speaks the following languages: Latvian (Native), English (Advanced).

Artis has at least 11 years of experience. During this time, Artis has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 10 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year. Note that Artis may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Artis would be well-suited for roles such as: Lecturer for the course 'Data Engineering', Acting Scientific Assistant, Data Science / AI Engineer services / consulting.

Artis's most recent position is Lecturer for the course 'Data Engineering' at LU Academy of Professional Development.

In recent years, Artis has worked for LU Academy of Professional Development, RSU Institute of Public Health, SIA 'Forward IT Consulting', Rīga Stradiņš University, and ADB 'Gjensidige' Latvian branch.

Artis is most experienced in industries like Education, Professional Services, and Information Technology. Artis also has some experience in Insurance and Healthcare.

Artis is most experienced in business areas like Business Intelligence, Information Technology, and Research and Development. Artis also has some experience in Procurement, Finance, and Operations.

Artis has recently worked in industries like Education, Professional Services, and Information Technology.

Artis has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Business Intelligence, and Research and Development.

Artis holds a Doctorate in mathematics from University of Latvia, Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Optometry, a Master in mathematics from University of Latvia, Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Optometry and a Bachelor in mathematics from University of Latvia, Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Optometry.

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