Vinícius Garcia
Data Scientist
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolVinícius Garcia is a data scientist with 11 years of experience who builds AI-driven solutions for finance at CloudWalk after applying machine learning to healthcare at OPENCADD. He completed a PhD in Interpretable AI at UFRJ, where his research used decision trees to make reinforcement learning both interpretable and high-performing, and spent a year applying ML and optimization to extreme-weather prediction and sensor-placement in Madrid. He combines strong academic rigor—magna cum laude in Computer Science—with practical engineering across web and data stacks from earlier consulting roles. Comfortable moving models to production for fraud detection, sensor processing and personalized healthcare, he also pursues creative coding projects showcased at vgarcia.xyz, reflecting a designer’s curiosity alongside technical depth.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doutorado, Artificial Intelligence, Computing and Systems Engineering Department, COPPE/UFRJ, Doutorado, Artificial Intelligence, Computing and Systems Engineering Department, COPPE/UFRJ at UFRJ - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Github Skills (12)
sklearn6
transform6
python5
rio5
machine-learning5
artificial-intelligence4
simulation4
energyplus4
ai3
reinforcement-learning-environments3
ml2
reinforcement-learning2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
vgarciasc/tts2pnp
Dec 2019 - Feb 2021
(PROJECT) Transform files with tons of cards into ready-to-print A4
Contributions:21 commits, 1 PR, 17 pushes in 1 year 3 months
transform
vgarciasc/xeupiu
Dec 2023 - Mar 2025
Contributions:10 releases, 83 pushes, 10 tags in 1 year 2 months
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