GUSTAVO PÉREZ

About me

I am a Ph.D. candidate in the College of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst under the supervision of Subhransu Maji in the Computer Vision Lab. Previously, I spent three years as a graduate research assistant under the supervision of Pablo Arbeláez in the Biomedical Computer Vision Group at the Universidad de Los Andes, where I got my Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering. I got my Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering from Universidad del Norte in Barranquilla, Colombia.

From data to science with AI and human-in-the-loop→go to research

My research in computer vision and machine learning focuses on finding effective ways to combine human and computational effort, and statistical estimation to reduce the cost of deriving scientific outcomes. My work focuses on analyzing data from novel scientific domains where data collection and labeling are expensive and require expertise.

My work is also interdisciplinary, where I collaborate with ecologists to study phenology and population declines on bird species using RADAR imagery→(project page), with astronomers to provide insights into the process of star formation and the birth and evolution of galaxies from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) data→(project page), and with chemists to predict absorption of nanoporous materials→(project page). My research goal is to create data-efficient solutions to enable fundamental scientific advances and the understanding of the world and the universe to help improve our lives.

Here is my research statement, CV, and a list with my publications.


News

07/04/2023
10/17/2022
06/27/2022
05/18/2022
Paper accepted at ICPR 2022 | project page
11/17/2021
07/07/2021
11/30/2020
11/08/2019
05/17/2019
Paper accepted at The FGVC6 workshop, CVPR 2019 | project page
09/02/2018
Started a Ms/PhD in Computer Science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
04/04/2018
03/27/2018
Ranked 1st place at the ISBI 2018 - Lung Nodule Malignancy Prediction Challenge
10/05/2017
Paper accepted (oral presentation) at SIPAIM2017 | project page
09/01/2017
Colciencias-Fulbright Cohort 2018 scholarship awarded to undertake Ph.D. studies in the U.S
12/15/2016
Received Best project of the faculty award at Encuentro de Experiencias en Investigación en Ingeniería (EEII). Universidad de los Andes
01/18/2016
Started a Ms in Biomedical Engineering at Universidad de los Andes


Misc

I'm also a photography enthusiast. → Some of my photos .