Who I am

I’m a Brazilian/Italian software engineer. I have a wide variety of experiences, from Backend and DevOps to Data Science, Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

I am passionate about the intersection of Computer Science, Mathematics and AI, and I am particularly attracted to NLP applications.

I am a devote Catholic and love getting involved in church activities.

Why I started this blog

I enjoy diving very deep when learning new things. I can only truly understand a new concept once I fully understand its inner workings.

I believe there are other like-minded people around the world. If you’re one of them, hopefully you’ll find my content insightful.

Most AI content on the internet is rather superficial, so I decided to share my way of seeing the world.

Superficial content is the equivalent of junk food – Karpathy

Besides that:

  • Connect with other like-minded folks
  • Document my learnings
  • Force myself to write things down

Prizes & Awards

  • Brazilian National Physics Olympics: Gold Medal
  • Ranked #1 in my major on the UNICAMP entrance exam
  • ITA + BCG Gamma Challenge - Object Detection from drone images Hackathon: 1st place
  • UNICAMP Challenge (build a startup on top of University’s patents): 1st place
  • Starting Point Competition (startup): 2nd place
    • Awarded full scholarship to attend Draper University in California
  • My previous startup, Buscamed, was awarded government equity-free funding

Hobbies

  • Running (5km PB 19:20 | 3:52 min/km)
  • Swimming (PB 25m freestyle 14s)
  • Volunteering at my local church
  • Beach Tennis
  • Footvolley
  • Reading (mostly non-fiction)
  • Anime