Summary
Neftali Medina is a Teaching Assistant Professor and Computer Science PhD candidate based in Irvine, CA, with 11 years of experience spanning academia, research, and industry. His work bridges artificial intelligence, machine learning, compiler optimization, and high-performance computing, with postdoctoral research applying hyperdimensional computing to health informatics problems such as diabetes, COVID, and sepsis detection. He has a strong teaching background from undergraduate to graduate levels and a history of curriculum design dating back to ministry and ESL instruction, showing a rare blend of technical depth and pedagogical skill. Earlier industry experience in developer and tech-support roles for financial systems grounds his research in practical, production-aware concerns. Actively engaged in both research and teaching at UC Riverside and UCI, he combines rigorous academic training with hands-on problem solving across systems and data-driven domains.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at Centro de Investigaci贸n Cient铆fica y de Educaci贸n Superior de Ensenada
Software Engineering, Financial systems, 9.7, Software Engineering, Financial systems, 9.7 at CETYS Universidad
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, Doctorate, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, Doctorate at University of California, Irvine
English, Spanish