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Álvarez Balanyá, Sergio
PhD: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Office D4-7
Biography
Sergio is an Assistant Professor on Tenure Track in the Deparment of Quantitative Methods at CUNEF Universidad. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and Telecommunications Engineering from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. His main research interests focus on probabilistic machine learning with a Bayesian approach and model calibration.
Before joining CUNEF Universidad, Sergio worked at Amazon as an Applied Scientist and participated in research projects at the AUDIAS research laboratory. He has several publications in first- quartile academic journals.
Education
PhD in Computer Engineering and Telecommunications Engineering, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2025)
Master's Degree in Research and Innovation in Computational Intelligence and Interactive Systems, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2020)
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering in Telecommunications Technologies and Services, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2018)
Research Interests
Probabilistic Machine Learning, Bayesian Inference, Calibration, and Decision Theory
Professional Career
Applied Scientist, Amazon, 2022 -2025
Most relevant publications
Ramirez-Herrera, P., Ramos, D., Maroñas, J., Balanya, S. A., & Almirall, J. (2023). Gaussianization of LA-ICP-MS features to improve calibration in forensic glass comparison. Forensic Science International, 49, 111735.
Balanya, S. A., Ramos, D., Ramirez-Herrera, P., Toledano, D. T., Gonzalez-Rodriguez, J., Ariza-Velazquez, A., Vidal Orlovac, J., & Doncel Gutiérrez, N. (2022). Gaussian processes for radiation dose prediction in nuclear power plant reactors. Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems, 230, 104652.