Gabriel Pérez Santamaría

About Me

I am a PhD student in Engineering and a researcher at the Center for Research and Formation in Artificial Intelligence (CinfonIA), directed and supervised by Prof. Pablo Arbeláez at Universidad de Los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia. I received my Bachelors degree and graduated with honors in Systems and Computation engineering from Colombia's National University. My interests are 3D & 4D reconstruction and understanding, robustness and generative models.


Contact Details

Gabriel Perez Santamaría
Carrera 58 # 119 A - 98, Bogota, Colombia
g.perezsantamaria@uniandes.edu.co

Career

University of the Andes

PhD student, Professional AI Researcher, technological infrastructure manager January 2023 - Present

In my role as an AI researcher at Universidad de Los Andes during my PhD studies, I have participated in international research projects in collaboration with institutions like Meta AI, Google, and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. My involvement has primarily focused on leading research efforts and co-authoring papers, providing me with valuable experience in collaborating with leading global teams in the field of artificial intelligence. This work has allowed me to develop my technical and collaborative skills further.

In addition to my research responsibilities, I serve as the SUDO (Technological Infrastructure Manager) within CinfonIA at Universidad de Los Andes. In this capacity, I am responsible for the comprehensive management of our servers, encompassing maintenance, updates, and the installation of new modules. I also handle the creation of user accounts, along with the configuration of roles and permissions, ensuring robust and secure access to our technological resources. This role has equipped me with critical hands-on experience in managing and safeguarding the infrastructure that supports our AI research initiatives.

National University of Colombia

Full stack engineer and deployment infrastructure overseer January 2022 - December 2022

At the National University of Colombia, whilst finishing my Bachelors degree, I held the position of Full Stack Engineer and Deployment Infrastructure Overseer. My primary responsibility was the development and maintenance of a coding judge platform, similar to HackerEarth, used for internal courses at UNAL. Each week, I was tasked with addressing assigned bugs and implementing new features. Additionally, I oversaw the deployment server, ensuring its smooth operation and addressing hardware issues as they arose, albeit infrequently. I also provided user support for both professors and students utilizing the platform, facilitating a seamless experience for all users.

King Abdullah's University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

Visiting Student researcher July 2021 - November 2021

In 2021, I had the opportunity to be a Visiting Student Researcher at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) through the Visiting Student Research Program (VSRP). My time there was spent working in the Image and Video Understanding Laboratory (IVUL), under the guidance of renowned researcher Bernard Ghanem and my thesis director, Fabio Augusto Gonzalez from the National University of Colombia. I spearheaded my own research project with direct supervision from Silvio Giancola. As the project progressed, it garnered interest from various PhD students, including Motasem Alfarra and Juan Camilo Pérez. The culmination of this research was a significant achievement: a scientific paper that was accepted and published at CVPR 2022, one of the foremost conferences in computer vision.

Education

University of the Andes

PhD in Engineering August 2023 - present

DeepLearning.AI

Deep Learning Specialization July 2022 - December 2022

National University Of Colombia

BSc in Systems and Computation Engineer (summa cum laude) July 2017 - December 2022

Skills

  • Python
  • Pytorch
  • Keras
  • Java
  • SQL
  • C++
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Javascript

Awards, prizes and distinctions

Highest honor graduate National University of Colombia

Awarded to the student who had a top 15 GPA out of all students within the engineering department every semester across all semesters until graduation.

Ponce de Leon Colombian society of engineering

Awarded once per year by the Colombian society of engineers to each years top 1 student (ranked by graduation GPA) across Colombia's National University engineering and mathematics department as long as said student had a GPA above 3.9 out of 4.0

Outstanding Reviewer ICCV 2023

official ICCV 2023 outstanding reviewers list

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