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Johsac Isbac Gomez Sanchez

Research Analyst | GenAI | LLM | Statistical Methods

Guayaquil, Ecuador | johsacgomez16@gmail.com | LinkedIn | ORCID

Summary


PhD student in Computing and Automation (LCA, UNICAMP), specializing in deep learning and generative AI applied to virtual animation for generating body gestures based on speech and text. Master’s in Statistics (UNICAMP, 2023) with a focus on computational statistical methods, machine learning, and data analysis. Mechanical Engineer (ESPOL, 2020). Experienced in academic research, co-organization of academic events, and teaching assistance. I enjoy participating in multidisciplinary teams, bringing creativity, flexibility, and innovation, always committed to ethics and professional quality.

Experience


PhD Researcher at the Laboratory of Computing and Automation
Mar. 2023 – Present

State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil

Implementation of generative AI and computer graphics for the creation of 3D virtual characters.

Master’s Researcher at the Institute of Statistics
Mar. 2021 – Oct. 2023

State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil

Development of Markovian models, metrics in state spaces, and simulations with Markov chains.

Teaching Assistant
Mar. 2022 – Oct. 2023

State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil

Teaching assistant for the statistics and computing course.

Internships
Jan. 2019 – Apr. 2019

Ingenio San Carlos, Ecuador

Design of compressed air network systems, Guayas, Ecuador.

Teaching Assistant
Apr. 2016 – Sep. 2018

Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Tutoring in differential and integral calculus disciplines.

Education


PhD student in Electrical Engineering (Specialization in Computer)
Mar. 2023 – Present

State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil

Activities at the Laboratory of Computing and Automation. Focus on natural language processing, artificial intelligence, and programming languages.

Master’s in Statistics
Mar. 2021 – Oct. 2023

State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil

Training in computational statistical methods, data analysis, Markovian processes, and machine learning algorithms.

Mechanical Engineering
Sep. 2014 – Sep. 2020

Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Analysis and design of an improved green coffee transportation system.

Publications


A Metric Based on the Efficient Determination Criterion

Entropy, 2024-06-19 | DOI: 10.3390/e26060526

Benchmarking Speech-Driven Gesture Generation Models for Generalization to Unseen Voices and Noisy Environments

Conference Paper, 2024-11-04 | DOI: 10.1145/3686215.3688823

Skills


  • Modeling of machine learning algorithms
  • Deep learning
  • Generative AI
  • Computational statistical methods
  • R
  • Python
  • Blender

Languages


  • English: Intermediate
  • Portuguese: Advanced
  • Spanish: Native