Semidán Robaina
Co-Founder AI & Computational Biology
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Summary
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Top SchoolSemidán Robaina is an AI and computational biology entrepreneur with eight years of experience building data-driven tools that translate marine genomics into measurable conservation finance. As Co-Founder of Ocean BioMetrics and founder of consultancy Hapdera, he leads AI/ML development for marine microbiome analysis, ecosystem modeling, and tools that quantify ocean health for nature-based finance. His background spans academia and research institutions—authoring Python packages and pipelines that saved teams hundreds of hours and produced multiple publications—while teaching bioinformatics to diverse audiences. Notably, he has applied convex optimization and network analysis to metabolic modeling and built generative AI applications for protein engineering from marine sources, blending deep quantitative methods with product-minded impact. Based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, he combines hands-on engineering, open-science mentorship, and a clear focus on turning ocean intelligence into sustainable blue-economy outcomes.
8 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Teacher Training for Compulsory Secondary Education and Baccalaureate, Master's degree Teacher Training for Compulsory Secondary Education and Baccalaureate at Universidad de La LagunaDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Biomathematics Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Biomathematics Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at University of Potsdam
Spanish, English
Github Skills (90)
forge10
genomics10
computational-biology10
markov-model10
markov10
hidden10
database-sequence10
metagenomics10
bioinformatics10
markov-chain9
dtw9
linear-models9
principal-component-analysis9
bioconda9
package-management9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Robaina/GenBankpy
Dec 2021 - Dec 2022
Contributions:2 releases, 48 commits, 41 pushes in 1 year
Robaina/modeloEEI
Feb 2021 - Aug 2023
Contributions:1 release, 24 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 6 months
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