Silas Kieser

Silas Kieser

Data scientist with 10 years of experience

Developer of Metagenome-Atlas

About me

I am a data scientist passionate about bridging the gap between algorithms and biological data. With 10 years of experience across academia, industry, and start-ups, I am experienced in turning complex datasets into insights, developing robust and reproducible pipelines, and applying machine learning to tackle challenges in healthcare and beyond.

Interests
  • AI
  • Human gut microbiota
  • Apologetics
Education
  • PhD, 2021

    Université de Genève

  • Bioengineer, 2017

    École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

Recent Posts

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Nestlé Health Sciences
Microbiome data specialist
Nestlé Health Sciences
Sep 2022 – Aug 2023
  • Automation of microbiome analysis for clinical trials using R-markdown
  • Strain-analysis of the airways-microbiome
  • Publications
 
 
 
 
 
University of Geneva
PhD
May 2017 – Aug 2021
 
 
 
 
 
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Master in Bioengineering
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Sep 2011 – Mar 2017
Minor in Biocomputing
Courses include: Machine learning, Genomics and genetics, and Entrepreneurship
Grade: 5.12/6

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