Tamas Petkovics joined the WQP team in early 2022 as a Data Scientist in Data Acquisition Team. His mission is to devise a solid understanding of the business context and enhance machine learning models by discovering superb data sources. He is passionate about explaining and solving complex economic problems with quantitative models based on a rigorous research mindset.
Tamas previously worked in the financial sector as a data science consultant, managing alternative data discovery and evaluation. Prior to that, he had worked in numerous industries, including academia as an applied economic researcher and lecturer focusing on matters of defense economics and quantitative methodology.

Tamas has received his Masters in Engineering Management and MBA from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, as well as an MSc. in Engineering from the National Defense University of Hungary.