Summary
Pedro Marcelino is a founder and CTO with a Ph.D. in Machine Learning and over a decade of experience translating academic research into commercial AI products. He has built two startups—one turning smartphones into AI road inspection tools for infrastructure managers and another using ML and LLMs to boost student outcomes with personalized tutoring and exercise generation. His background blends civil engineering and structural analysis with deep ML expertise, giving him uncommon domain fluency in transport infrastructure asset management and predictive maintenance. A practiced product leader, he drives cloud-native architectures, data visualization, and pilot-to-subscription commercialization while maintaining strong academic partnerships and a publication record. Notably, he has scaled community-focused STEM initiatives that reached over 100,000 young people, reflecting a commitment to education beyond his startups. Based in Lisbon, he combines hands-on engineering, research rigor, and entrepreneurial grit to unlock practical, impact-driven AI solutions.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. Machine Learning, Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. Machine Learning at Instituto Superior Técnico
Portuguese, English, French, Spanish