Ricardo Rocha

Ricardo Rocha is an experienced computing professional with a comprehensive background in cloud native technologies, Kubernetes, and machine learning platforms. Currently serving as the Chair of the End User Technical Advisory Board at the Cloud Native Computing Foundation since February 2021, Ricardo provides vital feedback on project usability, reliability, and performance. Ricardo also co-chairs Kubecon / CloudNativeCon and leads the Platforms Infrastructure team at CERN, overseeing IT projects involving cloud-native infrastructure. Previous roles include Cloud Engineer at Catalyst IT Limited and Computing Engineer at CERN, where work focused on data storage systems and grid middleware components. An academic background includes a degree in Computing Engineering from the Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto.