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Name Juan Antonio Robledo Lara
Label Data Scientist
Email jroblar98@gmail.com
Url http://jroblar.github.io
Summary Senior Research Programmer at the Decision Science Center, Tecnológico de Monterrey, specializing in data science and machine learning for climate action, urban development, and sustainable policy. Experienced in predictive modeling, data pipelines, and simulations for large-scale socio-economic and environmental analysis. Holds an M.S. in Computer Science (Machine Learning) from Georgia Tech with prior research roles at IPICyT and Harvard Medical School.

Work

  • 2024.10 - Present
    Senior Research Programmer
    Tecnológico de Monterrey - Decision Science Center
    Developing data science and machine learning models for climate action, urban development, and sustainable policy.
    • Implemented system dynamics models in Python (societal collapse model, housing affordability model).
    • Developed ensemble experimentation pipelines and applied unsupervised learning (GMM, KMeans) on time series outputs to identify scenario taxonomies.
    • Built an XGBoost-based surrogate model to approximate SISEPUEDE outputs for faster optimization workflows.
    • Engineered a PSO-based calibration pipeline for complex simulation models.
    • Supported World Bank teams with mitigation pathway simulations via SISEPUEDE (CCDR reports).
    • Created a hybrid forecasting framework combining Random Forest with ARIMA for CO2-equivalent emissions projections.
  • 2021.08 - 2022.07
    Research Engineer
    IPICyT
    Developed Python-based ETL pipelines for air quality data and built predictive models to calibrate sensors.
    • Achieved R² > 0.9 in sensor calibration models validated against commercial monitors.
    • Automated data acquisition and reporting to improve pipeline efficiency.
  • 2019.06 - 2020.01
    Research Trainee
    Brigham and Women’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School
    Worked on tissue engineering applications by developing 3D bioprinting solutions and control software.
    • Developed a 3D printer for creating small biomaterial constructs.
    • Built control software and UI using Arduino, C++, and Python.
    • Designed paper-based devices for in vitro tissue modeling.

Education

  • 2022.08 - 2024.05

    Atlanta, GA, USA

    Master of Science
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Computer Science (Machine Learning)
    • Algorithms
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Machine Learning
    • Deep Learning
    • Data and Visual Analytics
    • Computer Vision
    • Robotics
  • 2016.08 - 2021.06

    San Luis Potosí, Mexico

    Bachelor of Science
    Tecnológico de Monterrey
    Mechatronics Engineering
    • Control Theory
    • Robotics
    • Intro to Programming
    • Linear Algebra
    • Statistics and Probability

Skills

Programming
Python (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, XGBoost, Statsmodels, Matplotlib, Seaborn, SHAP)
SQL
Git
Jupyter Notebooks
Machine Learning
Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)
Model Selection & Evaluation
Forecasting & Time Series (ARIMA, ETS)
Classification
Regression
Clustering
Feature Engineering
Dimensionality Reduction
Data Visualization
Tools
Tableau
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Git/GitHub
Conda
VS Code

Languages

English
Fluent
Spanish
Native speaker