Joaquin Salas
Professor at Instituto Politecnico Nacional
Querétaro, Mexico
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Top SchoolJoaquin Salas is a Professor of Computer Science at Instituto Politécnico Nacional with over 8 years of documented experience and a long academic tenure dating back to 1997. He specializes in computer vision, pattern recognition, and artificial intelligence, holding advanced training from Tecnológico de Monterrey and research degrees focused on computer vision and electrical engineering. His work applies machine learning and vision techniques to pressing societal challenges such as vulnerability assessment and climate change impacts, translating research into real-world environmental applications. He spent a year as a visiting researcher at MIT (2022–2023), expanding international collaborations and exposure to cutting-edge research environments. Based in Querétaro, Mexico, Joaquin blends deep academic roots with practical problem-solving and a track record of mentoring the next generation of AI researchers. An often-overlooked strength is his long-term institutional knowledge at IPN, enabling sustained, impact-driven projects that bridge theory and application.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor, Computer Vision, Doctor, Computer Vision at ITESM Campus MonterreyPhD, Artificial Intelligence, PhD, Artificial Intelligence at TECNOLÓGICO DE MONTERREYmaster, electrical engineering, master, electrical engineering at Cinvestav
Github Skills (26)
breast-cancer8
classifier6
medicine5
medical-image-analysis4
classification4
mri4
deep-learning3
medical-imaging3
pytorch3
data-driven3
imputation2
python2
missing-data2
human-activity-recognition2
r-programming2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
joaquinsalas/COVID19-DataDriven-Classifier
Apr 2020 - Nov 2021
Data-Driven Classifier for qRT PCR Results
Contributions:73 commits, 70 pushes in 1 year 7 months
data-drivenpcrclassifier
CICATA/covid19
Mar 2020 - Sep 2020
Equipo medico de proteccion
Contributions:8 PRs, 92 pushes, 3 branches in 5 months
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