AI Research & Technology Leader
Director of Research & Development · Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe
I build machine-learning systems that move from research into real-world products. My work spans artificial intelligence, optimisation, forecasting and decision intelligence, with experience across energy, infrastructure and complex industrial systems.
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Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe
Renewable Energy
~€500K
Private investment & European-backed innovation funding secured
~1.6M
Customers served by energy forecasting and optimisation systems
~£997K
Annual savings generated by an NLP system
~1M
Customers covered by machine-learning and data projects at Essential Energy
5 months
AI Architect → Director of Research & Development
Current Work
Research & Development
Mary leads a multidisciplinary AI research team working across machine learning, forecasting, optimisation and decision intelligence. She joined i2 as an AI Architect and was promoted to Director of Research & Development within five months.
6-person multidisciplinary research team
Production AI & machine learning
Research → product deployment
Featured Project
ENZUM
Machine learning for battery energy storage
Mary founded ENZUM to develop technology for evaluating and optimising battery energy storage systems across international electricity markets.
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BESS Operation & Optimisation Engine
A machine-learning and optimisation system designed to model BESS operation across different electricity markets while considering market prices, operating strategy and battery degradation.
International BESS Feasibility Engine
Software designed to evaluate the economic feasibility of battery energy storage projects across different countries and electricity-market structures.
ENZUM secured approximately €500,000 through a combination of private investment and European-backed innovation funding, including participation in Beamline and Ventures Thrive. Mary’s work building ENZUM contributed to her recognition in Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe. The software and intellectual property developed through ENZUM remain owned by the company.
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Recognition
Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe — 2024
Renewable Energy
Recognised for work combining machine learning, optimisation and battery energy storage technology.
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Career
Speaking
Intersolar Europe — Munich, 2025
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Selected Media
Forbes — 30 Under 30 Europe
Quartz — venture capital & women founders
Gazeta Krakowska — Forbes 30 Under 30 coverage
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Education
MSc Applied Mathematics
Jagiellonian University
BSc (Hons) Mathematics & Ocean Sciences
University of Liverpool
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