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Diogo Duarte - Data/ML Engineer and Neuroscience PhD
Welcome!
I’m Diogo Duarte, an Engineer and Ph.D in Neuroscience by training, and a curious mind by nature.
Core Expertise
- Data & ML Engineering: ETL pipelines, machine learning modeling, time series analysis
- Computer Vision: Image processing, deep learning (CNNs), behavior tracking
- High-throughput Systems: Data acquisition (NI DAQ), multi-sensor integration, GPU computing
- Experimental Platforms: Neurobehavioral setups, virtual containers, large-scale simulations
Technical Stack
Languages: Python, C, C++, Matlab/Octave, git
ML/AI: TensorFlow, Keras, scikit-learn, OpenCV
Data Engineering: ETL, SQL, Pandas
Visualization: Plotly, Dash, Power BI
Hardware: DAQ systems, CAD, Computer-aided design
Recent Work
Lab Manager & Research Software Engineer — NOVA SBE (2025-present)
- IT and lab resource management for experimentation and teaching
- Software development and validation for data collection and automation
- End-user evaluation methods for SaaS and AI solutions
Graduate Researcher — Fundação Champalimaud (2018-2024)
- Designed and assembled neurobehavioral experimental setups
- Engineered multi-stream data acquisition systems (NI DAQ, 430 fps video)
- Optimized firing rate estimation from neural data (30x performance improvement)
- Developed computer vision pipelines for animal tracking
- Built neural decoding models for behavior prediction
- Deployed scalable neural simulations in containers on remote servers
Let’s Connect
Interested in data engineering, machine learning, or neuroscience? Feel free to reach out!