Luis Mendes
Technology Researcher at Instituto de Computação - Unicamp
São Paulo, Brazil
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Top SchoolLuis Mendes is a technology researcher and data scientist with 11 years of experience combining combinatorial optimization, mathematical programming, and production-grade C++ systems to solve real-world logistics problems. He has driven vehicle routing and sortation improvements at Mercado Libre and continues to advance heuristic and multi-objective optimization methods as a PhD researcher at UNICAMP. His background spans applied research, teaching algorithm design, and deploying optimization in Last Mile operations, giving him a rare blend of theoretical rigor and operational impact. Based in São Paulo, he has a track record of turning districting and routing theory into tangible efficiency gains and mentors students through programming competitions and coursework. An unusual strength is his comfort moving between academic publication-quality research and hands-on production engineering, enabling fast translation from models to deployed systems.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Universidade Estadual de CampinasBachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Computer Science, Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Computer Science at University of BirminghamHigh School Diploma, Information Technology, High School Diploma, Information Technology at Colégio Técnico de Campinas - Unicamp
Portuguese, English
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Github Skills (15)
multi-objective-optimization9
genetic-algorithm8
parallel-processing8
optimization-methods8
evolutionary-algorithms8
metaheuristics7
optimization7
genetic6
parallel-computing6
python6
operations-research5
parallel5
artificial-intelligence5
asynchronous5
cpp2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
luishpmendes/cedp
Oct 2018 - Jan 2022
Contributions:217 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 3 months
luishpmendes/ns-brkga
Jul 2020 - Jun 2024
The Multi-Parent Biased Random-Key Genetic Algorithm with Implict Path Relink - C++ version
Contributions:1 release, 52 pushes, 5 branches in 4 years
cppgeneticc-plus-plusgenetic-algorithmgenetic-programming
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