Summary
Fernando Cruz is a Senior Data Scientist with a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering and over five years of experience designing, building, and deploying production-grade AI systems. He was the main developer of Cegid Pulse OS, delivering multi-agent AI workflows and observability frameworks that enable agents to take actions in core finance and SMB products. Fernando combines strong data engineering skills (Databricks, ETL) with full-stack development experience from leading genomics and bioscience platforms like CibusAI and Omnia. He has academic experience lecturing Data Science and Software Engineering at the university level and has authored multiple peer-reviewed articles from his PhD work. A hands-on team lead and mentor, he has driven adoption of generative AI across organizations and won the 8th Startup Braga Acceleration Program. Based in Braga, Portugal, he blends rigorous research grounding with product-focused engineering to move complex ML workflows into production.
5 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Biomedical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Biomedical Engineering at Universidade do Minho