Cristian Barrera
Graduate Research Student
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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Top SchoolCristian Barrera is a Biomedical Engineer and data scientist, currently a Graduate Research Student at Georgia Tech and Emory University pursuing a PhD in Biomedical/Medical Engineering. He specializes in machine learning and image analysis for cancer research, leading collaborations that developed AI-based cancer prediction systems with partners like Yale, AstraZeneca, and Bristol Myers Squibb to improve diagnostic accuracy on large histopathology datasets. With prior roles as a Data Scientist Intern at Genentech and Researcher/Associate at Case Western Reserve University, he brings 9 years of experience spanning academia and industry. Proficient in Python, R, MATLAB, TensorFlow, PyTorch and image-analysis tools such as QuPath and ImageJ, he combines technical depth with hands-on project leadership. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, he is eager to partner on healthcare technology innovations and to advance practical, data-driven biomedical applications.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical/Medical Engineering at The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical/Medical Engineering at Case Western Reserve UniversityBachelor of Engineering (BEng), Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, 3.65, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, 3.65 at Universidad SurcolombianaBachelor of Science (BSc), Business Information Technology, 2:2, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Business Information Technology, 2:2 at University of Wales Trinity Saint DavidMaster's degree, Biomedical/Medical Engineering, 4.5/5, Master's degree, Biomedical/Medical Engineering, 4.5/5 at Universidad Nacional de Colombia
English, Spanish, German
Github Skills (1)
bmi7
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
maberyick/HistoTIL
Mar 2022 - Jul 2024
Contributions:116 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 4 months
maberyick/PhenoTIL
Jun 2022 - Dec 2022
Contributions:84 pushes in 6 months
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