Summary
Lucas Mello is a Co-Founder and data scientist with a PhD in Computer Science and nine years of industry experience building production-ready AI solutions, notably a GCP-deployed system for automatic bone fracture detection. From 2012–2022 he led applied research and deployed computational intelligence at Petrobras, specializing in multi-label classification and deep learning for industrial diagnostics. He combines solid academic credentials—13 published AI papers—with hands-on skills in Linux environments, Java Swing applications, web scraping, and cloud deployment. At Localiza and in research roles he has coached teams and managed small engineering groups, bridging theory and product delivery. Beyond enterprise work, he contributes to community projects (e.g., improvements to GIMX) showing a practical, maker-oriented mindset.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence at Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (Oficial)
English, Portuguese