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> Hi, I'm Marcelo Prates!

My name is Marcelo de Oliveira Rosa Prates, I'm a 33yo software developer and artist based in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Marcelo de Oliveira Rosa Prates

About

Marcelo de Oliveira Rosa Prates · Software developer, data scientist & generative artist in Porto Alegre, Brazil

Education

I hold a PhD in Computer Science with Major in Machine Learning from UFRGS (Aug 2015 – Aug 2019). During my doctorate, I pursued research in Geometric Deep Learning / Graph Neural Networks and the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, particularly Machine Bias.

My Erdős number is 3, through Moshe Vardi.

Career

I currently work as a Data Scientist and Machine Learning Engineer at Dataside, with previous experience as an AI researcher at Samsung R&D Institute Brazil, where I led an innovative project for VO2Max estimation on wearable devices now shipped worldwide with the Samsung Galaxy Watch line. I also provide consultancy for companies interested on building solutions based on Machine Learning, Computer Vision or Large Language Models.

  • Built LLM-powered RAG platforms (law and analytics) with multi-format ingestion and automated workflows, significantly reducing manual workload and cost (Dataside).
  • Led production computer vision for 360° construction monitoring (semantic segmentation, analytics dashboard), improving project tracking and decision-making (ConstructIN).
  • Drove ROI lifts in digital marketing by redesigning forecasting and real-time bid optimization systems, with robust monitoring and MLOps (Condati).
  • Designed advanced forecasting with conformal prediction and quantile regression to control risk of under/overestimation (Dataside).

Art & Creative Coding

I have also been playing around with Generative art / Creative coding for some time now.

I have also been experimenting with generative art (art created through programming) as a hobby since 2015. You can see some of my sketches in the Generative Art tab.

Interests

My main artistic interests include the intersection of art and exact sciences, the nature of the artistic process in the context of generative art and the relationship of generative art with different types of media (2D printing, 3D printing and pen plotting; projections, interactive “sketches”). Other topics of interest are: physical and biological simulations, mathematical art, complex systems, signed distance functions, cartography, pen-plotters, fractals and abstract procedural art.