- Ireland
Abodoo (ABODOO)
Abodoo is a white-labelled, private marketplace designed to connect individuals with the right skills to exciting career opportunities. Through the Digital Skills Passport, Skills Mapping and Skills 1st Matching services it provides governments, educational institutions and employers actionable insights that help bridge the digital divide, empower individuals by offering them access to personalized learning pathways and ensure greater inclusivity for the future of work. Like all good tech startups, Abodoo’s origin was to address a fundamental problem – how to bridge the skills gap between education and industry. Its mission is to map, assess and match the skills journey of 100 million people by giving everyone the opportunity to upskill/reskill for meaningful employment.
Experts
Fiona Whelan
Project Manager
Fiona Whelan brings over two decades of experience in education, research, and project management, complemented by a robust academic background. She holds degrees and diplomas in Sociology and Economics, Marketing, Strategic Digital Marketing, and Data Analytics, and is currently pursuing a PhD at Technological University Dublin. As a Project Manager at Abodoo, Fiona oversees multiple collaborative projects, handling research, planning, execution, and budget management. Her expertise in digital communications, governance, and compliance adds strategic value to the GenAISA project.
Lugman Jamal
Senior Expert
Lugman Jamal is a data scientist at Abodoo specializing in skill extraction and mapping to bridge gaps between industry and academia. Holding a Master’s degree in Computer Science Engineering with a focus on Natural Language Processing, he has completed advanced certifications in data science from IBM. Lugman has contributed to academic research, authoring three articles, and has experience as a freelance data scientist. His interests include large language models, generative AI, and labor market skill analysis, aligning his expertise with the innovative objectives of the GenAISA project.
