Marcelo Lotif

Marcelo Lotif is a highly experienced Senior Software Developer specializing in Machine Learning, currently working at the Vector Institute since November 2023, focusing on Federated Learning applications in Healthcare. Previously, Marcelo held positions as a Senior Machine Learning Developer at Assent, where work involved productionizing a RAG-based system for document processing, and as a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Wisedocs, developing NLP pipelines. Additional experience includes roles as a Machine Learning Engineer at Apple, contributing to Computer Vision models, and at Shoebox App, developing backend services. Marcelo's leadership experience includes serving as Engineering Lead at Wave HQ and Systems Analyst and Development Team Leader at iFactory Solutions. Marcelo earned a Master's degree in Applied Informatics and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Universidade de Fortaleza.