Hernán Vázquez
Applied Research Scientist Machine Learning Technology at Mercado Libre
Vicente López, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Top SchoolHernán Vázquez is an applied research scientist with a decade of experience building production-ready machine learning solutions, currently focused on ML technology at Mercado Libre. He specializes in NLP, forecasting, tabular prediction and AutoML, often applying reinforcement learning techniques to automate and improve model selection and deployment. His background blends deep research (PhD-level work and CONICET scholarship) with hands-on engineering across Python, AWS serverless architectures, and scalable data platforms. He has led teams and projects from recommendation engines and product matching to web optimization tools, demonstrating an ability to move ideas from prototype to production. Recently he has been exploring neuroscience, bringing a cross-disciplinary curiosity to problems of intelligence and decision-making. Based in Vicente López, Buenos Aires, he combines research rigor with practical impact on commerce, payments and democratizing access to ML in Latin America.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Artificial Intelligence and Law - International Postgraduate Course, Artificial Intelligence and Law - International Postgraduate Course at Universidad de Buenos AiresPh.D. in Computer Science, Ph.D. in Computer Science at Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires
English, English
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Github Skills (121)
meta-learning10
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hyperparameter-tuning9
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feature-selection9
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automated-machine-learning9
twitter8
javascript8
python8
hyperparameter-optimization8
to-do8
automl8
feature-engineering8
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Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
hcvazquez/python-design-patterns
May 2019 - Jul 2019
Contributions:123 commits, 78 pushes, 2 branches in 1 month
hcvazquez/UFFRemover
Dec 2016 - Oct 2018
Contributions:98 commits, 3 PRs, 89 pushes in 1 year 10 months
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