Alex Guazzelli

Dr. Alex Guazzelli has helped shape PMML and is currently working with the other DMG (Data Mining Group - dmg.org) members in adding even more features and capabilities to the standard. Dr. Guazzelli has founded the PMML group in the Analytic Bridge website and co-founded the PMML group in LinkedIn which has been a key conduit for bringing PMML awareness to the analytics as well as business communities.

As the Vice President of Analytics at Zementis, Inc., Dr. Guazzelli is responsible for developing core technology and analytical solutions under ADAPA, a PMML-based predictive decisioning platform. Prior to joining Zementis, Dr. Guazzelli was involved in not only building but also deploying predictive solutions for large financial and telecommunication institutions around the globe. In academia, Dr. Guazzelli worked with data mining, neural networks, expert systems and brain theory. His work in brain theory and computational neuroscience has appeared in many peer reviewed publications. At Zementis, Dr. Guazzelli and his team have been involved in a myriad of modeling projects for financial, health-care, gaming, chemical, and manufacturing industries.

Dr. Guazzelli holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Southern California and a M.S and B.S. in Computer Science from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.