Team

Odoma has been founded in 2016 by Giovanni and Laurent, later joined by Matteo. Since its inception, Odoma has been supporting a broad range of clients, becoming a leading Data + AI + UX studio specialized in the cultural and creative sectors.

All founders have significant research and industry experience and are experts in their respective domains.

Founders

Giovanni Colavizza

PhD, EPFL

Machine Learning

Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities at the University of Amsterdam
Previously senior data scientist at The Alan Turing Institute
Former CTO of the start-ups Two Reads and NiftyValue

Laurent Bolli

Master of Arts, ECAL

Human-Computer Interaction

Associate Professor at the Media Engineering Institute, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland
Former CEO of BBStudio communication agency
20+ years of experience in the digital industry

Matteo Romanello

PhD King’s College London

Digital Humanities

Senior researcher and lecturer at the University of Lausanne
Previously researcher at EPFL and at the German Archeological Institute

For its operations, Odoma relies on a long-established network of specialists in Switzerland and across Europe.

Engagement

We are fully aware of the growing scarcity of the world's ressources. Acting at our level, we will encourage any initiatives that enable a more sustainable world and in particular in our domain of activity.

- We strive to be best in class in digital sobriety: we follow gr491.isit-europe.org best practices
- We keep our travels to a minimum, and we only use public transport
- We use 100% renewable energy for our operations and infrastructure (based in Switzerland using hydroelectricity)
- We support projects such as CarbonViz with promotion and consulting time