Jenifer Ciuciu-Kiss at a technology conference
Jenifer Ciuciu-Kiss · Zurich, Switzerland

About me

AI engineer, researcher, and product builder.

Who I am

I am an AI and data engineer based in Zurich and a PhD candidate in Artificial Intelligence at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. My research is supervised by Dr. Daniel Garijo in the Ontology Engineering Group.

What I work on

I build systems that turn complex or unstructured information into data people and software can use. My work includes knowledge graphs, ontology engineering, research software classification, document processing, machine learning, and data platforms.

Research and practical systems

My research asks how software and scientific knowledge can be classified, aligned, and reused. My engineering work tests those ideas against production constraints: imperfect data, reliability, maintainability, and the needs of the people using the system.

What I am interested in now

I am currently focused on intelligent knowledge systems, research software, document AI, semantic technologies, and products that combine structured knowledge with useful interfaces.

Experience

Engineering, research, and teaching.

Experience across production software, machine learning, data systems, ontology engineering, and technical education.

From July 2026

Incoming Data / AI Automation Engineer

UBS · Zurich, Switzerland

Joining UBS to work on data and AI automation for enterprise financial workflows.

2023 - Present

PhD Candidate in Artificial Intelligence

Ontology Engineering Group, UPM · Madrid / Remote

Researching scalable and interpretable classification of research software through machine learning, scientific knowledge graphs, and semantic alignment.

2022 - 2024

Machine Learning & Data Analytics Engineer

Sense6 · Zurich, Switzerland

Building production systems that turn complex, unstructured documents into reliable, decision-ready data.

2022 - Present

Data Science & Analytics Teacher

Le Wagon · Zurich / Amsterdam

Taught applied data science, analytics, SQL, machine learning, MLOps, and visualization to more than 100 career changers.

2022

Data Scientist

Parquery · Zurich, Switzerland

Developed computer vision and large-scale data pipelines for smart mobility, spanning Python, SQL, GCP, and frontend delivery.

2021 - 2022

Research Assistant

Ontology Engineering Group, UPM · Madrid, Spain

Created a research software classification method that outperformed the prior state of the art and was integrated into SOMEF.

2019 - 2021

Software & Machine Learning Engineer

Ericsson · Budapest, Hungary

Built dependable telecommunications software in Erlang and applied machine learning to static-analysis bug prioritization.

Education

Computer science, data science, and AI.

2023 - Present

PhD in Artificial Intelligence

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Research software classification and scientific knowledge graph alignment.

2020 - 2022

MSc in Data Science

EIT Digital, ELTE & Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Innovation and entrepreneurship minor. Thesis on research software classification.

2017 - 2021

BSc in Computer Science

Eötvös Loránd University Thesis and publication on version control in the RefactorErl semantic program graph.

Expertise

AI & Machine Learning

  • Machine Learning
  • LLMs
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Computer Vision
  • Model Evaluation

Knowledge Systems

  • Knowledge Graphs
  • Ontology Engineering
  • RDF
  • SPARQL
  • SHACL
  • Semantic Alignment

Data & Platform Engineering

  • Python
  • SQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Docker
  • GCP
  • CI/CD
  • dbt

Research & Communication

  • Research Software
  • Technical Writing
  • Teaching
  • Public Speaking
  • Workshop Organization

Beyond work

Running

Endurance training, half marathons, and exploring new places on foot.

Tennis

Recreational tennis, friendly matches, and learning through practice.

Languages

Learning German and Spanish, and staying curious about how people communicate.