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More information can be found on my LinkedIn profile.

Contact Information

Name Lucas Hirsch
Email Lucas.Hirsch@ed.ac.uk

Experience

  • 2025 -

    Edinburgh, UK

    PhD Student
    University of Edinburgh
    PhD student in Machine Learning
    • Researching machine learning methods for data-driven computational sensing and imaging in limited data.
    • Emphasis on satellite and SAR imagery.
  • 2021 - 2025

    Buenos Aires, Arg.

    R&D Engineer
    Tenaris, Applied Physics Group
    R&D at the Applied Physics Group developing optical non-destructive testing systems
    • Researched non-destructive testing optical metrology systems and techniques for micrometer defect detection in pipe threads.
    • Developed multiple signal processing algorithms for filtering, defect detection and measuring various thread parameters in industrial settings.
  • 2021 - 2021

    Buenos Aires, Arg.

    Research Assistant
    University of Buenos Aires
    Researching the photoacoustic imaging inverse problem.
    • Developed algorithms for reconstructing images from (photo)acoustic pressure measurements.
    • Worked on applying compressed sensing and sparse reconstruction techniques to reduce the complexity of a photoacoustic tomography system.

Education

  • 2025 -

    Edinburgh, UK

    PhD
    University of Edinburgh
    Machine Learning, Engineering, AI
    • PhD in Machine Learning
  • 2014 - 2020

    Buenos Aires, Arg.

    BSc + MSc
    University of Buenos Aires
    Electronic Engineering, Signal Processing
    • My thesis involved studying the application of compressed sensing and sparsity techniques to photoacoustic tomography image reconstruction.

Teaching Experience

  • 2026 -

    Edinburgh, UK

    Teaching Assistant
    University of Edinburgh
    Digital Signal Processing Laboratory, Machine Learning in Signal Processing, Signals and Communication Systems 3
  • 2017 - 2025

    Buenos Aires, Arg.

    Senior Teaching Assistant
    University of Buenos Aires
    Semiconductor Devices
  • 2018 - 2021

    Buenos Aires, Arg.

    Senior Teaching Assistant
    University of Buenos Aires
    Programming and Algorithms II

Awards

  • 2026
    3rd Place — MAVIC-C 2026
    CVPR PBVS Workshop

    Placed 3rd overall and 1st in out-of-distribution detection in the 5th Multi-modal Aerial View Imagery Challenge, out of 63 teams. Paper available here

  • 2024
    Leaders of the Future 2024

    Chosen by Tenaris as one of thirty young professionals to participate in the 2024 edition of “Leaders of the Future”.

  • 2021
    16th International Microelectronics Olympiad Finalist
    Synopsys

    One of three Latin American students chosen to represent the region on the 16th edition of the International Microelectronics Olympiads.

  • 2020
    15th International Microelectronics Olympiad Finalist
    Synopsys

    One of three Latin American students chosen to represent the region on the 15th edition of the International Microelectronics Olympiads.

Languages

Spanish : Native speaker
English : Bilingual
German : Basic