Violeta González
Senior Research Software Engineer at Surrey Institute for People-Centred AI (PAI)
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolVioleta González is a Senior Research Software Engineer and Doctor in Computer Vision with 10 years’ experience blending mathematical rigor and practical software engineering to build AI tools for media production. Based in London, she now contributes to the CoSTAR National Lab, translating research-grade models into production-ready systems for creative workflows. Her background spans embedded systems, TV apps (BBC iPlayer), and open-source compiler and kernel work, giving her a rare combination of low-level systems expertise and modern ML practice. While at the BBC she applied audio embeddings and attention models to R&D projects in video editing, demonstrating a knack for turning signal processing into actionable product features. An active proponent of open science and communication, she brings academic depth from a PhD in Computer Vision and a Licentiate in Mathematics to interdisciplinary teams. Colleagues value her for pairing strong research instincts with hands-on engineering and a history of shipping robust, testable systems.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Licentiate degree, Mathematics, 71% (eq. 2:1), Licentiate degree, Mathematics, 71% (eq. 2:1) at Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Vision, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Vision at University of Surrey
Spanish, English, Italian, French, british sign language, Arabic
Github Skills (66)
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react10
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computer-graphics9
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depth9
frontend9
static-site-generator9
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static-analysis8
fortran8
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Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
violetamenendez/svs-sparse-novel-view
Nov 2022 - Nov 2022
Contributions:12 commits, 3 pushes, 1 comment in 5 days
violetamenendez/violetamenendez.github.io
Jan 2023 - Sep 2024
A beautiful, simple, clean, and responsive Jekyll theme for academics
Contributions:20 pushes in 1 year 9 months
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