About

AI leader and founding engineer with extensive experience designing, building, and deploying AI systems across multiple industries, including healthcare and cybersecurity. My career spans research in AI Safety, AI at Google X, and a founding engineer role at SandboxAQ, a spin-off from Alphabet that has raised approximately $1 billion.

AI Researcher & Founding Engineer

I first joined X, The Moonshot Factory as an AI PhD Resident in Mountain View where I worked with the central AI team and achieved up to a 10x performance improvement on a challenging real-world problem. I later returned to X and started a project to help organizations build cryptographic inventories and prepare for migration to quantum-resistant algorithms.

After that, I joined SandboxAQ as a founding engineer. The company combines AI, quantum techniques and scientific modeling to build products for exponential challenges. I have helped build and lead AI teams, launch products, guide technical pilots, and establish engineering practices. Most recently, I have been leading AI work on simulation and denoising for an unshielded magnetocardiography (MCG) device designed to support cardiovascular disease detection.

PhD in AI Safety

I completed my PhD at the Research Institute CODE, working with Prof. Dr. Gabi Dreo Rodosek of Universität der Bundeswehr München and Prof. Dr. Lorenzo Cavallaro of University College London. My research focused on the robustness of machine learning models against adversarial manipulation, exploring vulnerabilities and approaches to improving their resilience. My dissertation was awarded summa cum laude with distinction. A book based on my dissertation and the related FAME software package are available online.

Earlier in my career, I also explored the security implications of genomic data in my master’s thesis and co-founded an early stage AI startup exploring AI approaches to battery chemistry. Today, I continue to build AI solutions for healthcare and advise early stage startups on building robust products.

Origins

It’s often jokingly said that nobody really knows where I’m from. There is some truth to this: throughout my life, I’ve had the privilege of living in five different countries: Brasil, Uruguay, Argentina, Germany, and the United States. Each of these places is unique in its own way, yet what always stands out to me is how similar people are, regardless of where they come from.

Beyond Work

I am an avid traveler who has visited around 60 countries and a passionate photographer. I am always excited to plan the next trip.