Gustavo's

Portfolio

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App
Web
IoT
Open Source
Art
Science
Games

yupi

Python library to handle trajectory data

LTL

Mobile robot

PyFlowDroid

Python wrappers for FlowDroid Apk Analyzer

Revistas de Cabecera

Mobile App to summarize news from independent cuban magazines

Yonlay Cabrera's personal website

Website to showcase the artwork of Yonlay Cabrera

Cubetón

A 3D game to honor forgotten 'classics' of cuban regetón music

Rosie

Complete set of tools to operate and monitor mobile robots

Cuban Ludwig Foundation's internal website

Website to keep track of activities developed in the Cuban Ludwig Foundation

The unveiled city

Interactive image visualization

Lab-in-a-bucket

Smart instrument for experiments at different gravities

Resume

Gustavo Viera López

Engineer with 10+ years of experience building production-grade systems across backend, data, and AI. Skilled in Python and Rust, with a background spanning cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and low-level/embedded development.

Contact: gvieralopez@gmail.com

Languages:

Based in: Italy

Education

PhD in Computer Science

2019 - 2024

Gran Sasso Science Institute, L'Aquila, Italy

Courses taken: 12
Thesis Work: Machine Learning-based Trajectory Analysis and Classification: Novel Methods and Applications

Master in Computer Science

2016 - 2018

Universidad de la Habana, Havana, Cuba

Courses taken: 12
Thesis Work: Instrumentation for experiments on different gravitational accelerations

Electronics and Telecoms Engineer

2010 - 2015

Universidad Tecnológica de la Habana (CUJAE), Havana, Cuba

Courses taken: 78
Thesis Work: Design and prototyping of a mobile robotic system for image processing applications

Skills

Programming Languages

Python

C

Rust

Java

C#

LaTeX

Software Development

HTML5/CSS

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Agile

Scrum

Agentic Programming

Frameworks

OpenCV

Flask

FastAPI

Django

PyTorch

Keras

Streamlit

DevOps

Docker

kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Unix

Git

GitHub

CI/CD

Data Science

Computer Vision

Machine Learning

Data Cleaning

Data Visualization

Soft Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Adaptability

Problem Solving

Team Management

Public Speaking

Technical Writing

Professional Experience

Senior Software Engineer

2025 - Present

BASF (Horta S.r.l.), Remote (Italy)

Maintain a data pipeline for generating agronomic maps from drone imagery
Design, deploy and operate production-grade services in Python and Rust
Lead migration of performance-critical components from Python to Rust
Built the observability layer for monitoring drone flight operations

Senior Software Engineer | R&D Supervisor

2024 - 2025

SEIDOR (Gunpowder S.r.l.), Remote (Italy)

Oversaw end-to-end delivery of software projects for different customers
Led development of Generative AI solutions for Public Administration
Introduced CI/CD pipelines and automated QA workflows in the company
Architect of software infrastructure based on k8s for GCloud and bare metal

AI Researcher | PhD Candidate

2019 - 2024

Gran Sasso Science Institute, L'Aquila, Italy

Authored 7 publications in leading journals and international conferences
Developed and maintained 3 open-source software libraries
Data science consulting for partner companies

Assistant Professor

2017 - 2019

Universidad de La Habana, Havana, Cuba

Authored 5 peer-reviewed publications in international journals
Delivered undergraduate and graduate courses in programming and IoT
Designed and implemented robotics-based applications for research
Developed smart instrumentation for scientific applications

Software Engineer | Co-Founder

2017 - 2019

Artd'code, Havana, Cuba

Co-founded a startup focused on enabling interactive digital art
Led backend development and project delivery
Delivered 20+ projects within the first two years of operation

Junior Professor

2015 - 2017

Universidad Tecnológica de La Habana (CUJAE), Havana, Cuba

Taught multiple undergrad courses in computer science and engineering
Supervised 8 student theses, a departmental record for junior faculty
Co-founded the university’s robotics research group

Academic CV

Published Papers

Citations

Courses Taught

Supervised Students

Published Papers

Rolling away from the wall into granular matter

Physical Review Letters 125 (7), 078002, 2020

Citations: 19

Automatic diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis from hand radiographs using convolutional neural networks

Revista Cubana de Fisica 35 (1), 39-43, 2018

Citations: 13

Note: Planetary gravities made simple: Sample test of a Mars rover wheel

Review of Scientific Instruments 88 (8), 2017

Citations: 8

An autonomous robot for continuous tracking of millimetric-sized walkers

Review of Scientific Instruments 90 (1), 2019

Citations: 4

Chasing Insects: A Survey of Tracking Algorithms

Revista Cubana de Física 34 (1), 44-47, 2017

Citations: 5

Measuring the performance of a rover wheel in martian gravity

Revista Cubana de Física 36 (1), 46-50, 2019

Citations: 2

Crater depth prediction in granular collisions: A uniaxial compression model

Physical Review E 109 (5), 054907, 2024

Citations: 1

yupi: Generation, tracking and analysis of trajectory data in Python

Environmental Modelling & Software 163, 105679, 2023

Citations: 14

Improving trajectory classification through Kramers–Moyal coefficients

AI Open 5, 87-93, 2024

Citations: 0

Pactus: A python framework for trajectory classification

Journal of Open Source Software 8 (89), 5738, 2023

Citations: 4

Morphological study of granular–granular impact craters through time-of-flight cameras: from concept to automation in Python: F. Corrales-Machín et al.

Granular Matter 26 (3), 72, 2024

Citations: 3

Transfer learning for dynamical systems models via autoencoders and GANs

2024 American Control Conference (ACC), 8-14, 2024

Citations: 2

Upcoming Papers

Main events attended

Hands on Research in Complex Systems

ICTP, Trieste, Italy. 2017

Courses Taught

Internet of Things (Postgraduate course)

2018-2019

Master in Computer Science, Universidad de la Habana, Cuba

Lectures for 12 students

Digital Electronics

2017-2019

Bachelor program in Physics, Universidad de la Habana, Cuba

Practical Lessons and Laboratories for 18 students (2017)
Practical Lessons and Laboratories for 21 students (2018)

Analog Electronics

2018-2019

Bachelor program in Physics, Universidad de la Habana, Cuba

Practical Lessons and Laboratories for 15 students

Introduction to Digital Image Processing

2016-2018

Bachelor program in Telecommunications Engineering, Universidad Tecnológica de La Habana (CUJAE), Cuba

Lectures for 34 students (2016)
Lectures for 32 students (2017)

Random Signal and Processes

2015-2017

Bachelor program in Telecommunications Engineering, Universidad Tecnológica de La Habana (CUJAE), Cuba

Practical Lessons for 53 students (2015)
Practical Lessons for 46 students (2016)

Communication Systems I

2015-2016

Bachelor program in Telecommunications Engineering, Universidad Tecnológica de La Habana (CUJAE), Cuba

Practical Lessons for 21 students