Eduardo Souza
Staff Data Scientist
Bra, Piedmont, Brazil
Summary
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Top SchoolEduardo Souza is a Staff Data Scientist with 11 years in tech and over 8 years building AI solutions at scale, currently leading ML and LLM initiatives at VTEX for one of Latin America’s largest commerce ecosystems. He combines production-grade ML engineering with academic rigor as a Visiting Researcher at MBZUAI and head of Lumina—a pioneering DNA foundation model for Latin American genomics developed with UFG, MBZUAI, AWS, and CEIA. His expertise spans pre-training, fine-tuning and alignment of LLMs, recommendation systems, forecasting, and scalable ML infrastructure, with products that have impacted millions in fintech and e-commerce. He also leads applied research at CExIA and Deep Learning Brasil, mentors student researchers, and publishes academic work, bridging cutting-edge research and real-world impact. Based in Brazil (originally from Italy’s Bra, Piedmont), he brings a rare combination of hands-on engineering, academic leadership, and domain-specific innovation in genomics and conversational AI.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Artificial Intelligence, Master of Science - MS, Artificial Intelligence at Universidade Federal de GoiásEnsino Médio / Nível Técnico, Técnico em Eletrônica, Ensino Médio / Nível Técnico, Técnico em Eletrônica at Instituto Federal de Goiás (IFG) - Câmpus Goiânia
English, Portuguese
Github Skills (28)
binding9
python-bindings8
data-analysis8
python8
machine-learning8
data-science8
windows7
command-line7
parser7
package-manager6
cli6
parsing6
tree-sitter6
winget5
ml5
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
eduardodx/awesome-sci
May 2021 - Jun 2021
Contributions:20 commits, 1 PR, 6 pushes in 1 month
eduardodx/eduardodx.github.io
May 2018 - Jul 2024
Contributions:46 pushes, 3 branches in 6 years 2 months
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