Posted by Kevin Hernandez, Developer Relations Group Supervisor
For Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re celebrating Henry Ruiz, Machine Studying GDE, and Latin American and Hispanic developer voices.
Henry Ruiz, Machine Studying GDE, initially had aspirations of changing into a soccer participant in his dwelling nation of Colombia, however when his brother bought injured he knew that he needed to have a backup plan. With a love for video video games, Henry determined to pursue an training in improvement and ultimately found the world of pc science.
Immediately, Henry is a Pc Scientist, working as a Analysis Specialist (Knowledge Scientist) at Texas A&M AgriLife Analysis and ending his Ph.D. in Engineering at Texas A&M College.
Henry, who barely spoke English earlier than immigrating to the USA, has now progressed to the purpose of getting ready to defend his PhD, because of the help of the Hispanic neighborhood.
As a first-generation school pupil in the USA, Henry was on the lookout for a neighborhood the place he may really feel linked. He acquired plenty of assist from worldwide college students and mentions that he at all times acquired a heat welcome particularly from the Hispanic neighborhood. Becoming a member of totally different golf equipment on campus, Henry linked with others by meals and shared experiences they usually served as a assist system for each other by creating research teams. By means of these connections, he started to note the impression of builders from Latin America which deeply impressed him. Henry displays, “We’re thought-about a minority and don’t at all times have the identical alternatives that developed nations have. So we now have to be inventive and put in an additional effort. So to see these tales of minority builders making an impression on the world could be very vital to me.” Henry views Hispanic Heritage Month as a celebration of what Hispanic individuals have completed and it drives him in his work.
“Hispanic Heritage Month is a celebration of the laborious work, the resilience, and the work that individuals in the neighborhood have carried out,”
– Henry Ruiz, Machine Studying GDE
Henry has seen progress being made in recognizing Hispanic contributions within the tech trade. “Large firms have been conscious of the challenges that we now have as minorities they usually began creating totally different packages to get neighborhood members extra concerned in tech firms,” he explains. Nicely-known companies have hosted conferences for the Hispanic neighborhood and Google particularly, provides out scholarships such because the Era Google Scholarship. This makes him really feel seen and provides the neighborhood visibility within the trade. When he sees Hispanics in management positions, it reveals him what might be completed, which fuels his work.
Immediately, Henry has labored on generative AI tasks and leverages Google applied sciences (Cloud, TensorFlow, Kubernetes) to deal with challenges within the agricultural trade. Particularly, he’s engaged on a mission to detect ailments and pests in bananas. With the robust basis of his neighborhood, Henry is actively serving to communities along with his analysis. On his recommendation to the Hispanic neighborhood, Henry imparts the next phrases of knowledge, “Though some may not have entry to the identical instruments and applied sciences as others, we now have to do not forget that we’re resilient, inventive, and are drawback solvers. Simply proceed shifting ahead.”
You could find Henry on LinkedIn, GitHub, and through his GDE Developer Profile.
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