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Riley Howsden

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Technical Director - Data and ML at Epic Games
📍 Los Angeles, California, United States

Riley is a data and machine learning leader with deep expertise in the video game industry, currently serving as Technical Director at Epic Games. A physicist by training with a Masters from William & Mary, he transitioned from an actuarial career to apply data science to create personalized player experiences, such as the "Your Shop" recommender system at Riot Games.

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Current Role
Technical Director - Data and ML
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Gaming Data Science
Has held multiple data science leadership roles at top gaming companies like Epic and Riot Games, focusing on personalization and machine learning applications for players.
ML Recommender Systems
Coordinated the development of "Your Shop, " a production-level recommender system for in-game content, and has written extensively about the technical challenges involved.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Technical Director - Data and ML
Epic Games
8-2024 - 3-2025
Senior Data Scientist
Netflix
1-2024 - 7-2024
Principal Data Scientist
Second Dinner
7-2020 - 12-2023
Director of Data
Singularity 6
2-2017 - 7-2020
Technical Manager & Staff Data Scientist - League of Legends
Riot Games
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Education
2011 - 2012
Master of Science (M.S.)
William & Mary
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