Gilbran Alvarez

Gilbran Alvarez is a technology professional with extensive experience in software engineering and computer vision, currently working at NVIDIA since May 2023. Previously, Gilbran held several key positions at Embark Trucks from September 2017 to March 2023, including Head of Software Engineering, Head of Perception, Object Detection & Tracking Lead, and Perception Engineer. Prior experience includes a role as a Computer Vision Engineer at Ford Motor Company, focusing on deep learning based computer vision for self-driving technologies, and a High Performance Simulation Engineer position at JPL (NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory). Gilbran's academic background includes a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, along with a completed Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from UC Santa Barbara and partial completion of a Master of Science in Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology.