Kristian Garza
Senior AI Software Engineer at Digital Science
Berlin, Germany
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Top SchoolKristian Garza is a Senior AI Software Engineer based in Berlin with 14 years of experience building AI-driven infrastructure for scientific research and academic publishing. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and blends full-stack engineering, API design, and product-focused UX sensibilities to deliver scalable AI microservices and robust data pipelines. At Digital Science he has driven AI APIs, summarisation services, and architectural decisions that improve reliability and developer experience across research products. His background ranges from low-level electronics and space communications to product design and open science, enabling him to translate complex research needs into user-centered technical solutions. Known for shipping thoughtful, resource-efficient components (from Vue web components to GraphQL backends) he prioritises performance, security, and interoperability. He’s motivated by making research more open and effective, and often bridges research teams and engineers to accelerate adoption of AI in scholarly workflows.
14 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Knowledge Management, Knowledge Management at Cranfield UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science at The University of ManchesterBSc Engineering Electronics and Communications, BSc Engineering Electronics and Communications at Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónUniversity College London
English, Spanish, German
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (179)
pii10
datacite10
vega10
metadata10
terraform10
ruby10
svg10
quantile10
rest-api10
doi10
crowd10
api10
rest10
event-data10
meta-tags10
Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
kjgarza/ushahidi
Apr 2016 - Oct 2022
Anon Corruption documentation App based on Ushahidi/Kohana
Contributions:2 PRs, 1 push, 1 branch in 6 years 6 months
usabilityservicenowcorruptionshuffleandroid
crosscite/citeproc-doi-server
Aug 2016 - Apr 2020
Contributions:30 commits, 4 PRs, 22 pushes in 3 years 8 months
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