Francisco Barros is a software engineer with nine years of R&D experience bridging mechanical engineering and image/video processing, currently developing and prototyping digital watermarking algorithms for piracy protection at Irdeto. He spent six years at INEGI designing vision systems and optical metrology algorithms for structural monitoring, material characterization and industrial automation, and has scientific publications from that work. Trained as a mechanical engineer (MSc, University of Porto; studies at Chalmers), he began his technical career with CFD internships at Procter & Gamble, giving him a strong physics-first approach to algorithm design. Francisco pairs hands-on system deployment experience in lab and field settings with a focus on practical, testable prototypes that move research into production. An unconventional background as a pastry cook and restaurant manager before switching to software reflects strong discipline, attention to detail and a user-focused mindset. Based in Leiden, he combines optical instrumentation know-how with software engineering to tackle real-world video security challenges.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc), Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science (MSc), Mechanical Engineering at Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering, Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering at Chalmers University of Technology
Simulation framework for the Python programming language specifically targeting the emulation of distributed file systems. Available features favor quick prototyping and ease of use rather than runtime efficiency.
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