Francesca Lazzeri

Bio

Francesca Lazzeri, PhD is Machine Learning Scientist at Microsoft in the Cloud + AI team and an expert in big data technology innovations and the applications of machine learning-based solutions to real-world problems. Her work on these issues covers a wide range of industries including energy, oil and gas, retail, aerospace, healthcare, and professional services. Francesca is author of the book “Time Series Forecasting: A Machine Learning Approach” (O’Reilly Media, 2019) and she periodically teaches applied analytics and machine learning classes at universities in USA and Europe. Before joining Microsoft, she was Research Fellow in Business Economics at Harvard Business School, where she performed statistical and econometric analysis within the Technology and Operations Management Unit. At Harvard Business School, she worked on multiple patent data-driven projects to investigate and measure the impact of external knowledge networks on companies’ competitiveness and innovation. Francesca holds a PhD in Economics & Management from Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies. She is also Data Science mentor for PhD and Postdoc students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and keynote and featured speaker at academic and industry conferences - where she shares her knowledge and passion for AI, machine learning, and coding.