CV
A detailed description of my profile with all my experience, education, and hobbies.
General Information
Name | Sebastián Aguilera Novoa |
Label | Physicist - Professor - Programmer |
saguileran@unal.edu.co | |
Phone | (+57) 319 514 0529 |
Website | https://saguileran.github.io/ |
Github | https://github.com/saguileran/ |
https://linkedin.com/in/saguileran/ | |
Summary | A Colombian physicist interested in computational physics, numerical methods, and machine learning ideas applied to bioacoustics. |
Experience
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2024.09 - 2025.03 Remote
Junior Python Developer - Prompt Engineering
AI GENERATIVE S.A.S. – AIGEN S.A.S.
Utilizing text-to-image models to generate digital media content for social media, featuring fictional characters or non-real personas.
- Python Programmer
- Prompt Engineering
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2024.03 - 2024.12 Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Professor
Escuela Tecnológica Instituto Técnico Central (ETITC)
Teaching Java programming (both backend and frontend), databases, operating systems, software design, and data structures to systems engineering university students.
- Programming Professor for System Engineering students
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2024.03 - Present Remote
Junior Python Developer - Prompt Engineering
MarBAI
Create, deploy, and evaluate intelligent agents using Python and REST APIs to generate digital content for social media.
- Python Programmer
- Prompt Engineering
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2023.05 - 2023.08 Colombia
Particular Professor
Ingresar a la U
Teach mathematics and physics in a preparatory course for the state exam Saber 11, administered by ICFES in Colombia. In this role, I educated a diverse group of students from various regions, both rural and urban, utilizing PhET simulations to enhance their learning experience.
- Teaching Mathematics and Physics
- Dynamic and Funny Lessons
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2023.02 - 2023.04 Sao Carlos, Brazil
Undegraduate Intership for Biological Research
São Carlos Institute of Physics, Universty of Sao Paulo (USP)
Set up and contrast Monte Carlo (MC) and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of a protein-ligand system to generate structured data (positions, velocities, RMS, etc). In addition, analyze the structured data generated by the MC and MD simulations using Markov model algorithms (lag-time, hiden markov chains, etc).
- Molecular Dynamics (MD)
- Monte Carlo (MC) simulations
- LIBELA
- Certificate
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2021.06 - 2023.08 Delaware, EEUU
Summer Short Term Scholar
Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Delaware (UD)
Analyze and visualize long raw audio data using digital signal processing and Matlab, 2-week continuous records from a microphone in a the Delaware Bay river.
- Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
- Sound Characterization
- Matlab
- Certificate
Education
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2015 - 2023 Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Bachelor of Science in Physics (B.S.)
National University of Colombia
Physics Department
- Numerical Methods
- Numerical Optimization
- Acoustics
- Advanced Simulation Methods for Physicist
- Grade Point Average (GPA): 4/5
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2012 - 2013 Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Technician
Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje (SENA)
Center for Electricity, Electronics and Telecommunications
- Residential Electricity
- Microcontrollers
- Digital and Power Electronics
Awards
- 2023.05
Awarded Jhoti and Salazar Scholarship
São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of Sao Paulo (USP)
Scholarsip to investigate molecular dynamics
- 2022.11
Second best undergraduate dissertation in physics
Physics Department, National University of Colombia (UNAL)
Second best undergraduate dissertation in physics
Certificates
Sequence Models | ||
Coursera | 2024 |
Structuring Machine Learning Projects | ||
Coursera | 2023 |
Convolutional Neural Networks | ||
Coursera | 2023 |
Introduction to Structured Query Language (SQL) | ||
Coursera | 2022 |
Improving Deep Neural Networks: Hyperparameter Tuning, Regularization and Optimization | ||
Coursera | 2021 |
Neural Networks and Deep Learning | ||
Coursera | 2021 |
Workshop/Schools
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2024.06 - 2024.06 Bucaramanga, Colombia
III Colombian Conference on Applied and Industrial Mathematics (MAPI 3)
Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS)
Mathematics Department
- Applied Mathematics
- Birdsongs
- Numerical Optimization
- Certificate
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2019.05 - 2019.05 Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Machine learning for quantum matter and technology
Universidad de los Andes
Mathematics Department
- Machine Learning
- Quantum Matter
Publications
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2022 Design, development, and evaluation of a computational physical model to generate synthetic birdsongs from recorded samples
Physics Department, National University of Colombia
In this study, we introduce a physical-computational model designed to automate the generation of birdsongs from recorded samples. By integrating concepts from numerical analysis, signal processing, and numerical optimization, we formulate the problem as a minimization task to identify optimal parameters that accurately replicate the tempo-spectral features of original birdsongs. Our model undergoes extensive testing and evaluation, primarily focusing on the Rufous-collared Sparrow songs, achieving impressive results with relative errors in fundamental frequency below 2%. Additionally, we evaluate the model on the Ocellated Tapaculo and Mimus Gilvus species, known for their simpler songs. The results demonstrate the model’s robustness and versatility. To showcase its capabilities, we generate multiple syllables from a single recording, highlighting the model’s potential as a highly effective data augmentation technique for birdsongs. This novel approach addresses the challenge of data scarcity in birdsong analysis, contributing significantly to various fields such as biology, neuroscience, computer science, and ecology.
Software Skills
Basic | |
JS, HTML, CSS | |
Arduino | |
Workbrench | |
Eclipse, Netbeans |
Intermediate | |
Julia, c++ | |
Mathematica, Power BI | |
Canva, Krita | |
AWS, Google Cloud, Firebase |
Advanced | |
Python, Java, Matlab | |
Latex, Office, Markdown | |
Jupyter-Notebook/Lab | |
Linux, SSH, Github |
Languages
Spanish | |
Native speaker |
English | |
Fluent |
Portuguese | |
Intermediate |
Interests
Physics | |
Acoustics, Bioacustics | |
Fluids Dynamics | |
Physical Simulations | |
Sound Production | |
Teaching |
Computer Science | |
Machine Learning | |
Numerical Methods | |
Optimization | |
Digital Signal Processing | |
PDEs and PDOs |
Hobbies | |
Travel ✈️, Ride Bike 🚲 | |
Listenning Music 🎧 | |
Recording Birdsongs 🐦⬛🎙️ | |
Cinema 🎥, Concerts 🏟️, | |
Soccer Tennis ⚽ | |
Beer 🍺, Wine 🍷 |
References
Professor Francisco Gómez J. | |
National University of Colombia (UNAL)fagomezj@unal.edu.coEngineering and associate professor in the Mathematics Department at Universidad Nacional de Colombia, in Bogotá (Colombia), working in computer science and applied math. His research interests include computational sustainability, specifically brain imaging and computational ecology. He works on computational sustainability problems interacting with the private and public sectors. |
Professor Gabriel Mindlin | |
University of Buenos Aires (UBA)gabo@df.uba.arPhysicist and associate professor at the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA). Gabriel is leader of the Dynamic System Laboratory (LSD) which is a pioneering laboratory in the Physics/Biology interdiscipline, furthermore, it has produced high impact publications and patents. He is mainly interested in dynamics and biophysics. |
Projects
- 2022 - Present
Birdsongs
A python package to analyze, visualize and generate synthetic birdsongs.
- Sound Produciton, Syrinx
- Birdsongs
- Numerical Optimization
- Signal Processing
- Open Source
- 2023.02 - 2023.04
Molecular modeling and simulations
Study and evaluation of the unbinding kinetics of Mineralocorticoid (MR and MR-S810L) receptor steroid agonist Cortisol (COL), Aldosterone (AS4), and Progesterone (STR) ligands using Molecular Dynamics (MD) and Monte Carlo (MC) simulations, LiGaMD and LiBELa softwares respectively.
- Molecular Dynamics
- Monte Carlo Simulations
- Open Source
- 2023.02 - 2023.04
Soundscapes analysis - maad
Create code, examples, and documentation of spectral and time trait functions.
- Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
- Python
- 2019 - 2022
Aprender - A New Way of Learning
A course preparatory of physics and mathematics for the exam Saber 11 applied by ICFES. I designed, created and hosted a homepage for the preparatory. For the webpage I implemented the Moodle platform as a Learning Management Platform. Furthermore, I teach mathematics and physics, I designed and created of lessons and tests for evaluation.
- Teaching Mathematics and Physics
- Full bStack Web Developer
- 2020 - 2020
Recorder Characterization
Study the recorder musical instrument from experimental, theoretical, and computational physics. Addionally, analyze and visualize the structured data generated and measured from the study in order to compare them.
- Acoustics of Musical Instruments
- Sound Recording
- Lattice Boltzmann Simulations