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--- working_groups:ait-member_s_short_bio [2026/05/07 10:31]
etiavlov [Egor Tiavlovsky]
+++ working_groups:ait-member_s_short_bio [2026/08/19 08:51] (current)
ysamper [Bruna Gràvalos]
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 ==== Amirpasha Mozaffari ====
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-==== Andrés González ====
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-**Position:** Research Engineer \\
-**Interests:**  Machine Learning, AI, NLP\\
-**Contact:** [[andres.gonzalez@bsc.es]]  [[https://www.linkedin.com/in/andres-gonzalez-gongora-4b428613b/|LinkedIn]] \\
-**ORCID:** \\
-**Joined BSC:** April 2024\\
-**Short Bio:** Andrés González joined the Computational Earth Sciences Group of the Earth Sciences Department at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) as a Research ML Engineer. He holds an Erasmus M.Sc. in Natural Language Processing and Language Technology from University of Malta and University of Lorraine from which he graduated in Fall of 2023. Prior to joining the BSC, Andrés worked at Orange Innovation Labs as an R&D NLP Engineer where he focused on tasked-oriented dialogue systems. Besides his interests in NLP and AI, he loves working out, traveling, reading, dancing and music.
-**Projects:**
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-==== Bruna Gràvalos ====
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-**Position:** Undergraduate Student \\
-**Interests:** Machine Learning, Climate Science \\
-**Contact:** [[bruna.gravalos@bsc.es]]  [[https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruna-gr%C3%A0valos-1982aa386/|LinkedIn]] \\
-**ORCID:** \\
-**Joined BSC:** November 2025\\
-**Short Bio:**
-Bruna Gràvalos is an intern at the AI4ES group within the Computational Earth Sciences (CES) group at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC). She is completing a double degree in Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Barcelona.
-At BSC, she first joined the Models and Workflow team as part of the Summer HPC Internship program, and she is currently carrying out her end-of-degree thesis with the AI4ES team, specifically within the EXPECT project, under the supervision of Amanda Duarte.
-**Projects:** EXPECT
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 ==== David Mathas ====
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-==== Egor Tiavlovsky ====
+==== Ernesto Oliver ====
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-**Position:** Research Engineer\\
+**Position:** Senior Research Engineer\\
-**Interests**: Mathematical Modelling and Optimization \\
+**Interests**: Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models (LLMs)\\
-**Contact:** [[egor.tiavlovsky@bsc.es]] [[https://www.linkedin.com/in/egor-tiavlovsky-84257249/|LinkedIn]] \\
+**Contact:** [[ernesto.olivier@bsc.es]] [[https://www.linkedin.com/in/ernesto-olivier/?locale=en/|LinkedIn]] \\
-**ORCID:** [[https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7341-7198|0000-0001-7341-7198]]\\
+**ORCID:** \\
-**Joined BSC:** May 2026\\
+**Joined BSC:** July 2026\\
-**Short Bio:** Egor Tiavlovsky is a Research Engineer at the Artificial Intelligence Team within the Computational Earth Sciences (CES) group at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC).
+**Short Bio:** With over 20 years of experience in multidisciplinary technical coordination, AI workflows, and processes leadership, Ernesto holds a Specialization in Telecommunications Management and a degree in Computer Engineering.
- He holds a BA and MEng from University of Cambridge, and has over 5 years of experience in designing Machine Learning and Optimization Algorithms.
-Before joining BSC, he worked at University of Valencia on co-limitation modelling of bio-geophysical processes with remote sensing observations. At BSC, he focuses on the feasibility study on the promise of Quantum Advantage in Earth System Modelling.
+Before joining BSC, he worked in several industries like Telecommunications, FinTech and Construction, coordinating cross-team AI/Data initiatives and leading operations and production standards adopted across product teams.
-He is also passionate about horsemanship and reading.
+His current focus is coordinating the Software strategy of the BSC AI Factory, bridging the AI experts team, earth science scientific experts, and external users, including SMEs, start-ups, and public entities, while leading documentation governance and catalogue management for the AI Factory's software package.
+**Projects:** [[https://www.bsc.es/ai-factory|BSC AI Factory]]
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 ==== Filippo Dainelli ====
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-**Position:** Recognised Researcher \\
+**Position:** Researcher \\
 **Interests**: Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Weather Modeling, Extreme Events \\
 **Contact:** [[filippo.dainelli@bsc.es]] [[https://www.linkedin.com/in/filippo-dainelli-35a1b0171/|LinkedIn]] \\
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 **Projects:** Destination Earth
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-==== Joan Martí ====
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-**Position:** Junior Research Engineer \\
-**Interests:** Quantum computing, CFD-MHD simulations, fusion physics, HPC\\
-**Contact:** [[joan.marti@bsc.es]]  [[https://www.linkedin.com/in/joan-mart%C3%AD-i-devesa/| LinkedIn]] \\
-**Joined BSC:** May 2026\\
-**Short Bio:**
-Joan Martí is a Junior Research Engineer of the Artificial Intelligence Team within the Computational Earth Sciences (CES) group at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC).
-He holds a degree in Physics (Universitat de Barcelona), and is currently developing a Master's thesis in HPC analysis of MHD simulations.
-At BSC, he focuses on assessing the feasibility of using Quantum Computing for the group's projects.
-He is also passionate about music and is an active jazz musician.
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 ==== Oscar Dimdore  ====
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 **Projects:** Climate Emulators
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+==== Rodrigo Pereira ====
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+**Position:** Research Engineer\\
+**Interests:** AI, Optimization, Earth Sciences\\
+**Contact:** [[rodrigo.pereira@bsc.es]] [[https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodrigo-sanches-pereira-guerra-990791124/|LinkedIn]] \\
+**ORCID:** [[https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5667-0752|0009-0009-5667-0752]] \\
+**Joined BSC:** February 2026\\
+**Short Bio:** Rodrigo is a brazilian Chemical Engineer graduated in Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) with industrial experience at Michelin, where he advanced from Quality Technician to R&D Technician, developing strong expertise in root cause analysis, Statistical Process Control (SPC), process optimization, and project management. He is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Modelling for Science and Engineering at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB), further strengthening his background in mathematical modeling and computational simulation.
+**Projects:**
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+==== Waqar Ali ====
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+**Position:** Researcher \\
+**Interests:** Pattern Recognition, Agentic AI, Medical Decision Support, Graph Representation Learning \\
+**Contact:** [[waqar.ali@bsc.es]] [[https://www.linkedin.com/in/waqar-ali-16ba6b318/|LinkedIn]]\\
+**ORCID:** [[https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2089-0429|0000-0003-2089-0429]]\\
+**Joined BSC:** July 2026
+**Short Bio:** Waqar holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy. Prior to joining the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland. At BSC, he explores AI approaches to advance the understanding of Earth sciences and climate change, with a particular focus on developing foundational models for Earth.
+**Projects:** [[https://www.elliot-ai.eu/|ELLIOT]]
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