Biography

Yudivián Almeida is a data journalist, artificial intelligence researcher and university professor. He has a degree in Computer Science from the HavanaUniversity and has PhDs degrees from the same university and from the University of Alicante.

Currently, he is professor of Computer Science at the School of Mathematics and Computing of the University of Havana and also of Data Journalism at the School of Communication. In this university he heads the Research Group on Artificial Intelligence.

In 2016, he co-founded Postdata.club, the first specialized media in data journalism in Cuba. In Postdata.club, he works as Data Editor and Data Journalist. In 2018 he obtained Honorable Mention for the Best Individual Portfolio in the Data Journalism Awards. That same year, as member of Postdata.club, he received the General Excelence in Online Journalism - Micronewsroom award in the Online Journalism Awards.