Marcelo Salas
Científico De Datos
La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia
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Top SchoolMarcelo Salas is a Bolivian data scientist and cybersecurity specialist with 11 years of experience, currently applying ML and MLOps to credit risk and fintech projects at BancoSol. A Senior Member of IEEE and PhD candidate at UNICAMP, he blends rigorous academic research in malware analysis, network security and deep learning with practical full‑stack, Linux and Python engineering. He has coordinated research programs and postgraduate teaching at Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, translating cryptography and security research into financial models and operational deployments. Recognized by IEEE, ACM, LACNIC and national awards, he also reviews for IEEE Latin America and CLEI and has led student IEEE initiatives across Latin America. Notably, his PhD work on Tor protection and mobile malware defense under funded regional programs demonstrates a rare pairing of applied cybersecurity research and production ML systems. He brings a proven track record of moving security‑focused research from prototypes to deployed models in regulated financial environments.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computer Scienc, Security Engineer, 3.5/4, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computer Scienc, Security Engineer, 3.5/4 at Universidade Estadual de Campinas / UNICAMPIntroduction to Cyber Security, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance, 100.0%, Introduction to Cyber Security, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance, 100.0% at NYU Tandon School of EngineeringPostgraduate Degree, Computer Network Security with AWS, 100, Postgraduate Degree, Computer Network Security with AWS, 100 at University of ColoradoDeep Learning Specialization, Artificial Intelligence, 100, Deep Learning Specialization, Artificial Intelligence, 100 at DeepLearning.IAUniversity of California, IrvineEscuela Militar de Ingeniería "Mcal. Antonio José de Sucre"Learn Ethical Hacking From Scratch, Hacking, Cybersecurity, 100, Learn Ethical Hacking From Scratch, Hacking, Cybersecurity, 100 at UdemyApplied Data Science with Python, Machine Learning, 100, Applied Data Science with Python, Machine Learning, 100 at University of Michigan2011, Master in Science, 3.41, 2011, Master in Science, 3.41 at Universidade Estadual de CampinasCybersecurity symposium of the Americas, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance, Montevideo, Uruguay, Cybersecurity symposium of the Americas, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance, Montevideo, Uruguay at General Secretariat of the OAS and AGESICSouth School on Internet Governance, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance, Aprovado, South School on Internet Governance, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance, Aprovado at Fundação Getulio VargasMachine Learning specialization, Artificial Intelligence, Supervised ML- Regression and Classification, Machine Learning specialization, Artificial Intelligence, Supervised ML- Regression and Classification at Stanford University DeepLearning.aiUniversity Management, Specialization, 4/4, University Management, Specialization, 4/4 at Universidad Mayor de San Andrés
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Github contributions (5)
ecram/djangolab
Apr 2015 - Dec 2019
Contributions:9 commits, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 8 months
ecram/inf-113
Mar 2023 - Jun 2023
Contributions:34 pushes in 3 months
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