Rafael is a tech leader for Deep Learning algorithms at NVIDIA, leading projects optimising and training billion-scale generative AI models for visual modalities. Prior to that, Rafael designed humanoid and multi-armed robotic pick systems and led a team to bring machine learning products to customers at a British telecoms company.
In his own time, Rafael is a phd student at the University of York researching NeuroAI, the intersection of neuroscience and AI, intending on enhancing computational capabilities in spiking neural networks.