Summary
Navar Nascimento is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer and Data Scientist with over eight years of experience bridging academic research and industry-grade AI deployments. He holds a PhD and two master’s degrees, has authored 20+ scientific papers, and led cross-functional teams to deliver production models in Computer Vision, NLP, and forecasting. Notably, he developed ML systems for Brazil’s largest food manufacturer that preserved 67.21% of volume during out-of-stock events and reduced non-rupture cases by 17.45% while maintaining a 9% false alarm rate on Azure Databricks. At LAPISCO he built one of the largest body-composition image datasets and shipped 50+ model versions, combining research rigor with MLOps practices (MLflow, Docker, Kubernetes). Fluent across Python, PyTorch/TensorFlow, Hugging Face, cloud platforms, and edge tooling, he brings a rare mix of published research, hands-on deployment, and measurable commercial impact.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering at Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Aeronautical Security Systems, Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Aeronautical Security Systems at Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica - ITA
Nanodegree, data science foundations I, Data science, Nanodegree, data science foundations I, Data science at Udacity
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Teleinformatics engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Teleinformatics engineering at Universidade Federal do Ceará
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