Summary
Julian Gutierrez is a computer engineer with a decade of experience specializing in GPUs, heterogeneous systems, and high-performance computing, currently applying algorithmic optimizations to position and navigation problems at NASA Langley Research Center. He holds advanced degrees from Northeastern University, where his research produced efficient GPU-level-set and heterogeneous face-detection solutions and earned multiple best-paper and poster awards. Julian combines hands-on implementation—CUDA, OpenACC, and GPU simulator extensions at AMD—with systems-level insight into memory and architecture trade-offs for HPC and deep learning workloads. He has industrial experience across Intel, HP, and internships at NASA and AMD, delivering tape-in schedules, RTL validation environments, and simulator instrumentation for AVF analysis. Notably, he has taught GPU programming to multidisciplinary students and helped deploy real-time 1080p face detection on heterogeneous platforms, reflecting a rare mix of research depth and practical delivery. Based in Yorktown, VA, he brings both rigorous academic credentials and proven engineering impact to performance-critical computing challenges.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Engineering, 4/4, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Engineering, 4/4 at Northeastern University
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering at University of Costa Rica
English, Spanish