Hey! I’m Carlos—a data scientist passionate about Foundation Models and multi-modal AI. I’m currently pursuing my master’s at EPFL, having explored some very cool projects at places like ESA, UC Berkeley, and Georgia Tech. I love tackling meaningful challenges in computer vision, NLP, remote sensing, and sustainability, and right now I’m actively looking for thesis opportunities or exciting projects to dive into—let’s connect!
Building an assistant to answer students’ questions using ChatGPT-distilled preference data, RAG and DPO.
Techniques to reduce model size and compute load (e.g., EfficientViT, DynamicViT, NViT) of ViTs for EO.
Combined video (ViT), audio (MFCC), and text (BERT) modalities via cross-modal attention. Because of its potential, expanded into a conference publication since May 2024 (report under “Details” is from May 2024).
Main project during my time at ESA. Φsat-2 dataset creation, pretraining, and benchmarking.
Created my portfolio using HTML, CSS, and JS with an Hugo theme.
Implemented and parallelized a multi-agent bayesian optimization algorithm. Collaborated until October to publish results (currently under review).
Using OpenCV for circle-based segmentation, transfer learning (with a basic AlexNet), we achieved a 0.9740 public score, 4th best in competition.
Used tools like HTML, CSS, D3.js, and weather APIs to create interactive visualizations (map, treemap, area chart, bar chart animation, scatterplot) and storytelling components.
We designed a non-linear cooperative game on AI ethics using Twine (no-code tool), featuring 6 scenarios ranging from facial recognition and university admissions to biased word embeddings.
Built an RCNN to detect solar coronal jets in image sequences, using SunPy to retrieve citizen science–labeled data. In collaboration with ESA researcher.
Created human-like agents for the Wikispeedia game using HuggingFace Transformers, NetworkX for graph analysis, and Plotly/Seaborn for visualizations.
Developed a social-based map search engine prototype (Figma), integrating Agile practices and strategic business planning, collaborating with experts at GoogleMaps and TripAdvisor.
Optimized energy consumption on production lines of Sidel (TetraPak), resulting in $47,000 in annual cost savings.
Optimized cost and energy use to competitive market levels via Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). First-author publication in journal Renewable Energy (IF 9.0).
Sep 2024 - Feb 2025
Frascati, Italy
At ESRIN, ESA’s Centre for Earth Observation, specifically at Φ-lab’s Explore Office, the research unit focused on AI.
Sep 2024 - Feb 2025
June 2023 - Sept 2023
Redwood City (Silicon Valley), Caliornia, USA
Pioneering community-led electricity provider delivering affordable, renewable energy in San Mateo County (Silicon Valley) and beyond.
June 2023 - Sept 2023
May 2022 - July 2022
Madrid, Spain
Global leader in engineering and construction, specializing in energy and industrial projects. Worked in the energy transition division.
May 2022 - July 2022
Feb. 2025 - Present
Sion, Switzerland
Directed by Professor Devis Tuia, the Environmental Computational Science and Earth Observation Laboratory (ECEO) focuses on applying artificial intelligence to Earth observation data.
Feb. 2025 - Present
March 2024 - Present
Martigny, Switzerland (Remote)
Directed by Professor Andrea Cavallaro, the institute focuses on fundamental research in AI (e.g., original development of Torch, advancements in speech recognition).
March 2024 - Present
Feb. 2024 - July 2024
Lausanne, Switzerland
Directed by Professor Colin Jones, the lab focuses on data-driven optimization and predictive control methods for large-scale and fast dynamical systems.
Feb. 2024 - July 2024
Jan. 2022 - May 2022
Madrid, Spain
Directed by Professor Akanksha Menon, the Water–Energy Research Lab (WERL) applies thermal science and functional materials to develop sustainable energy and water technologies.
Jan. 2022 - May 2022
![]() Sept. 2023 - Jan. 2026 M.Sc. in Computational Science and Engineering (120 ECTS)CGPA: 5.43 out of 6.00Taken Courses:
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![]() Sept. 2019 - May 2023 B.Sc. in Industrial Technologies Engineering (240 ECTS)CGPA: 9.32 out of 10.00 (Valedictorian: #1/159)Awards:
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![]() Aug. 2022 - May 2023 Exchange Scholarship during B.Sc. (60 ECTS)CGPA: 3.85 out of 4.00Extracurricular Activities:
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![]() Aug. 2021 - May 2022 Exchange Scholarship during B.Sc. (60 ECTS)CGPA: 4.00 out of 4.00Extracurricular Activities:
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