Summary
Juan Cardelino is a Director of Innovation Strategy with 14+ years applying signal and image processing to medical, biological and retail problems, currently leading computer vision and AR initiatives at Ulta Beauty. He bridges academic rigor—serving as Program Director and assistant professor in Biological Engineering—with industry R&D, having built computer-aided surgery solutions and production-grade makeup simulation and personalization systems for e-commerce. His expertise spans biomedical image processing, hierarchical segmentation, pose estimation and scientific simulation, with a decade-plus of augmented reality work that underpins consumer-facing visual experiences. A founder of multiple labs and startups, he pairs technical leadership and patent stewardship with hands-on algorithm development. Based in Uruguay, he combines deep research credentials (PhD-level image processing work) with practical product delivery for global retail and healthcare partners.
14 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Science, Bachelor's degree, Science at Colegio Sagrado Corazón
ENS-Cachan
PhD., Digital Comunications and Information Technologies, PhD., Digital Comunications and Information Technologies at Universitat Pompeu Fabra
BS, Electrical Engineering, BS, Electrical Engineering at Universidad de la República
English, Catalan, Spanish