João Lopes
Data Scientist
Lisbon, Portugal
Summary
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Top SchoolJoão Lopes is a Data Scientist and R&D engineer with nine years of experience bridging biomedical engineering research and applied data science, currently working at Critical TechWorks in Lisbon. He holds a PhD in Biomedical Engineering and has led projects on robotic gait rehabilitation, biomechanics, and computer vision, translating academic work into practical prototypes and publications. João has taught advanced control, electronics, and computer vision courses, bringing clear communication and mentorship to interdisciplinary teams. His background combines hands-on skills with ROS, SQL, motion capture analysis and AI-driven data workflows, reflecting a rare blend of clinical-focused research and production-minded data science. Notably, his doctoral work on a multifunctional robotic walker informed both his academic publications and subsequent industry-facing solutions.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical Engineering at Universidade do Minho
Portuguese, English, Spanish
Github Skills (22)
javascript10
open-source10
perl7
crud6
java5
cybersecurity5
algorithms4
css4
python4
projeto4
cpp4
data-structures4
html4
que4
github3
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
gustavoFreireS/hacktober-list
Oct 2019 - Jul 2025
list of awesome projects to contribute
Contributions:2 PRs in 5 years 9 months
cybersecurityperl
joaomendesln/LP2
Oct 2019 - Oct 2020
Atividades desenvolvidas na disciplina de Linguagem de Programação 2 em Java
Contributions:1 PR, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
javadisciplinaprograma
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