Summary
Luis Silva is a software engineer and academic researcher with 11 years of experience blending full-stack development and applied research in embedded systems, IoT, computer vision and data privacy. Currently a PhD candidate and Profesor Sustituto at the Universidad de Salamanca, he develops embedded UAV systems and intelligent data-processing algorithms while also building production-grade messaging integrations (WhatsApp API, Google RCS) and large-scale data pipelines in Python. His engineering work spans PHP, Python, JavaScript frameworks (React, Vue, Angular) and spatial databases (PostgreSQL/PostGIS), reflecting a rare mix of academia-grade experimentation and hands-on product delivery. He has a track record of contributing to IoT and privacy research since his master’s and has helped commercial teams deploy chatbots and analytics for real-world digital communication platforms. An interesting cross-cutting strength is his ability to move innovations from lab prototypes into scalable backend systems that handle messaging and geospatial data at scale.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Mestrado em Computação Aplicada, Sistemas Distribuidos, Privacidade de Dados, Mestrado em Computação Aplicada, Sistemas Distribuidos, Privacidade de Dados at Universidade do Vale do Itajaí | Univali
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctorado Internacional, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctorado Internacional at Universidad de Salamanca
Tecnólogo em Sistemas para Internet, Information Technology, Tecnólogo em Sistemas para Internet, Information Technology at IFSC - Instituto Federal de Santa Catarina