Patrick Fernandes
Member Of Technical Staff at Reflection AI
Lisbon, Lisbon, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolPatrick Fernandes is a Member of Technical Staff and PhD candidate specializing in language technologies and computer science, with a decade of experience bridging research and engineering across industry leaders including Google, Microsoft, Unbabel, and Reflection AI. He combines deep academic training from Carnegie Mellon, Cambridge, and Instituto Superior Técnico with hands-on roles in AI research and product-focused internships, translating novel NLP research into real-world systems. Known for moving between cutting-edge research labs and production teams, he has contributed to large-scale language and translation projects during stints at top tech firms. Based in Lisbon, he brings an international perspective and a pragmatic approach to deploying ML solutions, favoring reproducible experiments and robust engineering. Patrick’s background suggests a rare blend of theoretical rigor and practical impact—someone comfortable both proving a concept in a paper and shipping it into production.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
HS Diploma Science and Technology, HS Diploma Science and Technology at Escola Secundária Ferreira DiasMaster of Philosophy - MPhil Advanced Computer Science, Master of Philosophy - MPhil Advanced Computer Science at University of CambridgeDoctor of Philosophy - PhD (Dual Degree) Language Technologies Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD (Dual Degree) Language Technologies Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD (Dual Degree) Eletrical and Computer Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD (Dual Degree) Eletrical and Computer Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico
Portuguese, English, Spanish, Japanese
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (71)
transformers10
language-model10
python10
flax10
deep-learning10
scikit10
statistics10
transformer10
nlp10
jax10
data-science10
seq2seq10
automatic-differentiation10
tensorflow10
natural-language-processing10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
CoderPat/ducttape
May 2021 - Oct 2021
The next generation of the ducttape workflow manager
Contributions:1 release, 35 commits, 1 PR in 4 months
next-generationworkflow
CoderPat/CAM-MPHIL-ACS
Oct 2017 - Jan 2019
Contributions:168 commits in 1 year 3 months
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