Edgar Vidal
Graduate Student Researcher
Greater Boston United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEdgar Vidal is a PhD student and researcher in astrophysics at Tufts University who blends simulation-based inference and machine learning to accelerate inference for galaxy evolution and transient detection in large surveys like LSST. With hands-on experience from ZTF candidate vetting to nightly telescope observing and developing spectral analysis tools for Type Ia supernovae, he pairs practical observational skills with computational rigor. He has a background in nanophotonics research and a track record of award-winning ML-for-astronomy work from competitive hackathons. Outside academia he brings seven years of service and management experience in the restaurant sector, which informs his operational discipline and team leadership. Based in Greater Boston, Edgar focuses on building scalable, cost-effective data pipelines that make next-generation survey science more efficient and reproducible.
7 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Physics and Astrophysics, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Physics and Astrophysics at University of California, BerkeleyDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astrophysics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astrophysics at Tufts UniversitySimon ScholarsHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Mission Hills High School
Spanish, French
Github Skills (18)
python10
experimental-design10
gaussian-processes10
hyperparameter-tuning10
gaussian10
optimization10
visual-studio-code-extension5
blender4
apt3
controlling3
dll2
activex2
visual-studio-code2
visual-studio2
vscode2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
perezed00/BayesianOptimization
Aug 2023 - Jan 2024
A Python implementation of global optimization with gaussian processes.
Contributions:13 pushes, 2 branches in 5 months
perezed00/gslide_images_test
Dec 2022 - Dec 2022
Contributions:4 pushes in 1 day
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