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Benigno Uría Martínez
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Qualifications

  1. 201x Phd in Machine Learning Presently studying

    University of Edinburgh

  2. 2011 MSc. in Artificial Intelligence - Learning from Data With distinction (1:1)

    University of Edinburgh

    Final dissertation:

    A deep belief network for the acoustic-articulatory inversion mapping problem

  3. 2008 Advanced Computer Engineering (Ingeniería Superior - Equivalent to MSc) Ranked first

    University of Oviedo

    Final dissertation:

    A genetic programming algorithm for the discovery of investment rules for financial markets

  4. 2002 Degree in Computer Systems Engineering Ranked first

    University of Oviedo

    Final dissertation:

    A genetic algorithm to reduce open shop scheduling problems to job shop scheduling problems

Academic awards

  1. Outstanding Performance in MSc Artificial Intelligence Dissertation Prize 2011

  2. Computer Engineering Graduation Award 2008

    Awarded to the graduate with the highest GPA in the class of 2008.

  3. Computer Systems Engineering Diploma Graduation Award 2002

    Awarded to the graduate with the highest GPA in the class of 2002.

Professional experience

  1. 2010-2011

    Web Application Deleveloper at Rocksteady Studios (Warner Bros.).
    JRuby, Ruby on Rails, MySQL, Javascript, JQuery, Tomcat, Apache.

  2. 2008-2009

    Systems Administrator for the Spanish Embassy Commercial Office in London.
    Windows 2003 and Microsoft Exchange administration.

  3. 2005-2006

    Development and administration of community.staleytraining.com.
    Ruby on Rails, Javascript, AJAX, Linux, MySQL.

  4. 2004-2005

    Arcelor. Information Systems Department.
    Intranet development: Java servlets, Documentum API, DQL, SQL.
    Intranet administration: Apache, WebSphere, Documentum, SQL Server.

  5. 2003-2004

    Research intern for the Artificial Intelligence Centre of the University of Oviedo.

Languages

English
Advanced level.
CAE (Cambridge Advanced Examination) - Grade A
Spanish
Native speaker.

Technologies

Programming languages
Python, Ruby, Lisp, C, C++, Java.
Data analysis - scientific computing
Matlab, R.
DBMS
SQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle.
Systems administration
Linux, Windows.
Web technologies
HTTP, HTML, XHTML, Javascript, AJAX, JQuery, Prototype, Ruby on Rails, Servlets, Tomcat, Apache.
Cloud computing
Amazon EC2.

Additional information

  • Born in Spain in 1980.