Jose Hernandez
Postdoctoral Scientist at Cedars-Sinai
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Top SchoolJose Hernandez is a Postdoctoral Scientist at Cedars-Sinai with a dual PhD in Computer Science and Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, bringing nine years of experience at the intersection of evolutionary computation and machine learning. He develops diagnostic tools and selection-scheme analyses for evolutionary algorithms to better understand algorithm behavior beyond benchmark suites, and applies these insights to real-world optimization problems. As Co-Founder of HealthOpX, he translates technical expertise into social impact by improving healthcare access for ESL patients, refugees, and underserved communities. Based in Los Angeles, he blends rigorous academic research with product-minded entrepreneurship and hands-on system implementation in C++, Python, and Java. An educator and mentor early in his career, he has a track record of making complex computational ideas accessible to students and community partners.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science & Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science & Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at Michigan State University
English, Spanish
Github Skills (21)
feature-engineering9
aiml9
parameter-tuning9
automated-machine-learning9
random-forest9
webassembly8
python8
javascript8
automl7
gradient-boosting7
machine-learning7
scikit-learn7
hyperparameter-optimization7
automation7
emscripten7
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
jgh9094/SelectionSchemesDiagnostics
Sep 2019 - Feb 2020
Contributions:200 pushes, 5 branches in 5 months
jgh9094/tpot2
Aug 2023 - Mar 2025
A Python Automated Machine Learning tool that optimizes machine learning pipelines using genetic programming.
Contributions:58 pushes, 18 branches in 1 year 6 months
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