Summary
Vinicius Rodrigues is a senior machine learning engineer and research-driven technologist with over 17 years of experience spanning software engineering, distributed systems, high-performance computing, and applied AI. Currently at Dell Technologies' AI-Centric Engineering team, he designs, researches, and deploys enterprise-grade AI and Generative AI solutions while bridging research and production. He holds a Ph.D. in Applied Computing with healthcare-focused distributed systems work done in collaboration with Siemens Healthineers and a visiting stint in Germany, underscoring his ability to translate academic research into industry impact. Author of 80+ papers, six granted patents, and an h-index of 14, he brings deep expertise in edge/IoT, cloud-native infrastructure (Kubernetes, Docker, Helm), messaging systems, and on-prem LLM deployments. Vinicius is known for tackling hard interdisciplinary problems by quickly learning new technologies and marrying strong technical rigor with effective cross-team collaboration. Based in São Paulo, he blends hands-on coding (C/C++, Java, Python) with strategic engineering leadership to move AI projects from prototype to production.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D. in Applied Computing Internet of Things Healthcare Distributed Systems and Quality of Service, Ph.D. in Applied Computing Internet of Things Healthcare Distributed Systems and Quality of Service at Unisinos
Portuguese, English, German, Spanish