Dennis Cunha
Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Airbnb
College Station, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolDennis Cunha is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer with a decade of experience blending research-grade ML and production software at Airbnb and Texas A&M. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and a strong engineering foundation from Universidade de Pernambuco, and has moved neural-network retrieval and messaging-focused ML models from prototype to deployed services. His work spans applied signal-processing research—instrumenting keyboards to predict real-time stress—from academic labs to scalable backend systems in Java, Scala, and Python. Comfortable across the stack, he has built full-stack research tools, embedded drivers, and startup mobile apps, bringing a rare combination of hands-on systems engineering and rigorous ML experimentation. Based in College Station, TX, he consistently translates academic insights into product-facing features that improve search, communications, and user experience.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Systems Engineering, 4.0/4.0, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Systems Engineering, 4.0/4.0 at Universidade de PernambucoDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, 3.75/4.0, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, 3.75/4.0 at Texas A&M University
English, Portuguese
Stackoverflow
51reputation
12kreached
2answers
5questions
Github Skills (22)
team-project10
authentication7
firebase7
passenger6
bluetooth-low-energy6
ruby-on-rails6
error-handling6
sdk6
gatt6
firebase-storage6
push-notifications6
centos6
ios6
firebase-authentication6
apache6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
byters606/dunbarwebsite
Mar 2016 - Jun 2017
Contributions:141 commits, 107 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 2 months
team-project
dennisrcs/pressurekeyboard
Jan 2017 - Feb 2018
Contributions:9 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
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