Andrea Palaia, a data scientist at Detectify, has a diverse and dynamic career that began with a fascination for theoretical physics during high school, leading him to pursue a PhD in accelerator physics and conduct research at CERN. His interest in data science was sparked during his PhD studies at Uppsala, where he conducted data analysis on large datasets from particle physics experiments. After completing his PhD, Andrea co-founded a startup focusing on plagiarism protection, which piqued his interest in the startup world. This led him to Detectify, where he joined as the sole member of the data team and built the data infrastructure from scratch, enjoying the creative freedom to shape the company's data processes. Andrea values the creative aspect of data analysis and relishes the opportunity to design solutions tailored to the company's needs. As Detectify has grown, Andrea anticipates the expansion of the data team, looking forward to a new phase of development. He is also passionate about sharing his knowledge through blogging and enjoys engaging with the broader data science community.