Olmo Zavala-romero
Assistant Professor at Florida State University - Department of Scientific Computing
Tallahassee, Florida, United States
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Top SchoolOlmo Zavala-romero is an Assistant Professor in Scientific Computing at Florida State University with 13 years of experience applying machine learning to oceanographic data assimilation and to medical imaging problems such as automated cancer detection from multi-parametric MRI. He combines a strong computational background—GPU-accelerated level-set methods with OpenCL/OpenGL and WebGIS development—with a track record of translating research into practical tools like the open-source OWGIS web visualization platform. His interdisciplinary career spans academia and industry, including roles at UNAM, University of Miami’s Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, and data science work at RMS, demonstrating fluency in geospatial systems, satellite-to-subsurface inference, and genomics-informed imaging. Known for shipping reproducible research and software, he blends deep technical implementation skills with domain-driven, application-focused science.
13 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computational Science, Master's degree, Computational Science at Florida State UniversityMaster's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Optica y ElectronicaBachelor's degree, Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Computer Software Engineering at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
Spanish, English
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Github Skills (28)
visualization10
java10
js10
oceanography10
python9
visualizations9
idl8
matlab8
preprocessing6
campus5
simulation-framework5
testing5
pandora4
data-access4
gnome3
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
olmozavala/particleviz
Apr 2020 - Aug 2022
Software to generate visualizations of large number of particles from Lagrangian output.
Contributions:1 release, 142 commits, 5 PRs in 2 years 4 months
visualizationsvisualizationjsoceanparcelspython
olmozavala/test
Jan 2020 - Dec 2022
Repository for testing
Contributions:1 release, 4 PRs, 17 pushes in 2 years 11 months
testing
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