About
Luís Roque is cofounder of Nixar, an influencer-marketing platform for fashion brands, and founder and partner of ZAAI, an AI consultancy serving retail, cybersecurity, fintech, and manufacturing sectors. He holds the position of Vice President of Data and AI at Marley Spoon, where he applies machine learning and data science to business operations and customer experience. Roque holds a Ph.D. in AI and has previously cofounded HUUB, which was acquired by Maersk, and is the author of Deep Learning for Time Series Cookbook.
Experience
- NixarCo-Foundercurrent2024 — present
- ZAAI.aiFounder & Partnercurrent2023 — present
- Marley SpoonVice President Data & AIcurrent2023 — presentBerlin, Germany
- Marley SpoonHead of Data & AI2021 — 2023Berlin, Germany
- TutaiCo-Founder & Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- LiftterCo-Founder & Advisorcurrent2024 — presentPortugal
- Tekne School LearningAcademic Directorcurrent2025 — presentPortugal
- Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do PortoPHD Researcher AIcurrent2019 — presentPorto, Portugal
- TLF VenturesVenture Partner2024 — 2025Luxembourg
- PacktBook Author2024 — 2025London Area, United Kingdom
- Porto Business SchoolInvited Professor2024 — 2025Porto, Portugal
- CableLabsAI Advisor2023 — 2025California, United States
- Towards Data ScienceAuthor2020 — 2025
- Nuclio Digital SchoolData Science Lead Expert & Coordinator Data Science Masters2022 — 2025Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- HUUBCo-Founder & CEO2015 — 2020Porto Area, Portugal
- ParfoisData Scientist2016 — 2017Porto e Região, Portugal
- SONAEData Analyst and Project Manager2014 — 2016
Education
- Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do PortoDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Engineering2018 — 2025
- EsadeExecutive Program, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies2019
- Porto Business SchoolPost-Graduate Program, Business Intelligence & Analytics2015 — 2016
- Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do PortoMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Engineering/Industrial Management2009 — 2014
- Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do PortoBachelor's degree, Computer Engineering2007 — 2009
- Rumos Academy - MicrosoftMicrosoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD): Web Applications, Web Applications MCSD2016 — 2018
- EDIT. - Disruptive Digital EducationAngularJS2017
Skills & more
Python (Programming Language)1PyTorch1Python10C#5JavaScript5ASP.NET MVC4jQuery4Microsoft Azure4R7Microsoft Excel14SQL10Access8
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Microsoft OfficeSharePointSPSSBlockchainAngularJSArtificial Intelligence (AI)Machine LearningTeam LeadershipGenerative AIData StrategyIT StrategyProduct StrategyLanguages Espanhol · French · Inglês · Português
- Deep Learning: GANs and Variational Autoencoders — Udemy
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- Where does Luís Roque work?
- Luís Roque is Venture Partner at TLF Ventures.
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