José Amorim

Experience

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  Infolab - FEUP

  Apr 2015 - Jul 2015

  Research fellow, BIC - FCT

  Collaboration at the SIBILA project. Integration of databases as objects in repositories. Extending a Java application and research in repository integration.

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  Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto (IPO-Porto)

  Sept 2017 - Sept 2018

  Machine Learning Researcher

  Integrated Project ESTIMA; "Early-Stage Cancer Treatment in the Context of Molecular Imaging".Curated a database of esopagh cancer patients for IPO-Porto and evaluated the performance of convolutional neural networks and interpretable machine learning models for breast cancer perdiction.The used technology stack includes Python 3, TensorFlow, Keras, Scikit-learn, Pandas, NumPy.

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  CISUC - Centre for Informatics and Systems of the University of Coimbra

  Sept 2018 - Mar 2023

  Machine Learning Reseacher

  Researcher developing new interpretability methods for understanding machine learning models applied to cancer prediction. Exploring the impact of complexity of deep learning methods, such as convolutional neural networks, on explainability. Developing new evaluation metrics for interpretability methods such as attributions maps. The used technology stack includes Python 3, TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, Pandas, NumPy, and Docker.

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  As Raparigas do Código

  Jan 2020 - now

  Instructor and Mentor

  We have classes and workshops on various topics, from Web technologies, to Python and even Git. Each session has between 15 to 25 students eager to learn and improve.Outside from the online classes we also hold individual mentoring, guiding and motivating each student to explore and learn more about the specific areas that make the most sense to them. The world of programming can make us feel lost very easily.I take part in both of those areas, I prepare and deliver workshops, but I also am the mentor of a few students.It is very satisfying to see people excited to learn about something they didn't think they could do so easily and to contribute to a more diverse and inclusive market.I joined ARDC at a very early stage of the project, which lead me to also have some administrative responsibilities within the organization. Show less

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  Universidade de Coimbra

  Sept 2020 - Mar 2023

  Invited Assistant Teacher

  Professor of the Bachelor's Degree in Informatics Engineering and Intensive Reskilling Program "Acertar o Rumo", addressing the following topics: introduction to Python, theory of computing, compilers, advanced programming in Java, web development, React and Redux.

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  Feedzai

  Dec 2023 - now

  Data Scientist