Summary
Gonzalo Gonzalez is a research-focused software engineer and PhD candidate in Computer Science at Cornell with nine years of experience spanning research labs, industry internships, and product engineering. Currently a Research Scientist Intern at Collinear AI and researcher with Cornell’s PoRTaL lab, he blends robotics and learning research with practical backend and iOS development experience from roles at Google, Way Holdings, and Cornell AppDev. Gonzalo has a track record of teaching and leading developer teams, having run backend courses and served as Backend Lead while mentoring student developers. His work bridges applied machine learning and systems, informed by hands-on contributions to production services like Google Maps and YouTube Live. Based in Ithaca, he is deeply interested in artificial general intelligence, bringing both academic rigor and product-minded engineering to ambitious research problems.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at Cornell University
Associate of Arts - AA Computer Science, Associate of Arts - AA Computer Science at Miami Dade College
School For Advanced Studies