Bernardo De Souza
Senior Scientist at FAccTs GmbH
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Top SchoolBernardo De Souza is a Senior Scientist with 8 years of experience applying quantum mechanics, machine learning and high-performance computing to solve problems in chemical, pharmaceutical and materials industries. Based in Cologne, he develops theory and production-grade code (Python, C++) at FAccTs GmbH, bridging molecular physics, AI and HPC to accelerate discovery in Pharma, Agro and Materials. His background includes a PhD in Chemistry and academic roles as an adjunct professor and PhD researcher where he led work on molecular photophysics, enzyme models and nanomaterials. At the Max‑Planck Institute he implemented an excited-states dynamics module for ORCA, reflecting a rare mix of deep theory and practical software impact. Colleagues value him for turning complex theoretical frameworks into performant tools that integrate into industry workflows. He combines academic rigor with startup-minded delivery, often surfacing practical algorithmic shortcuts that make high-accuracy methods tractable at scale.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemistry at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Portuguese, English, Spanish, GermanGithub contributions (3)
bersouza/spectocolor
Sep 2017 - Mar 2019
Contributions:12 commits, 9 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 6 months
bersouza/desouza.github.io
Aug 2019 - Aug 2019
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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