Summary
Adriana Romero-soriano is a researcher and technical leader with 12 years of experience at the intersection of industrial labs and academia, specializing in vision and multi-modal representation learning and generative models. She has driven high-impact programs at Meta and Mila that cut the synthetic-to-real gap by half, advanced image and video generation diversity, and improved MRI acquisition and 3D reconstruction through active sensing. With over 50,000 citations and frequent presentations at top-tier venues, she pairs deep scientific influence with hands-on engineering and cross-functional collaboration. Adriana has co-led teams of researchers and mentored 25+ junior scientists, with the majority moving to Tier‑1 labs or faculty roles. As an adjunct professor and core industry member, she co-advises graduate students while translating research into practical systems and demos (e.g., image-to-recipe and fastMRI contributions). Beyond research, she has demonstrated organizational leadership by restructuring a nonprofit to improve occupancy and retention, reflecting an uncommon blend of technical, academic, and operational impact.
11 years of coding experience
Vienna University of Technology
Baccalauréat Général, Série Scientifique, Baccalauréat Général, Série Scientifique at Lycée Français de Barcelone
Engineer, Computer Engineering, Engineer, Computer Engineering at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
UPC Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Applied Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Applied Mathematics at Universitat de Barcelona
Spanish, Catalan, French, English, German