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Contact Information
| Name | Lucas Hirsch |
| Lucas.Hirsch@ed.ac.uk |
Experience
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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.
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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.
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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
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2025 - Edinburgh, UK
PhD
University of Edinburgh
Machine Learning, Engineering, AI
- PhD in Machine Learning
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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
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2026 - Edinburgh, UK
Teaching Assistant
University of Edinburgh
Digital Signal Processing Laboratory, Machine Learning in Signal Processing, Signals and Communication Systems 3
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2017 - 2025 Buenos Aires, Arg.
Senior Teaching Assistant
University of Buenos Aires
Semiconductor Devices
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2018 - 2021 Buenos Aires, Arg.
Senior Teaching Assistant
University of Buenos Aires
Programming and Algorithms II
Awards
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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
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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”.
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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.
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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.