Juanse presenting at BA
Education FounderAI EngineerFulbright Scholar

Democratizing Development.
Reimagining Learning.

I am an education-focused tech founder and AI engineer building the infrastructure for the next generation of human capability.

I build technology to expand human capability. From scaling data infrastructure at Memorable to designing autonomous navigation systems with NASA, my work bridges the gap between complex AI systems and accessible, human-centric interfaces.

Currently building the AI-Native University (Stealth).

Professional Experience

Founder

The AI-Native University (Stealth)

2025 - Present

Building infrastructure to turn education into a living system. Moving beyond "seat time" to mastery-focused evaluation and personalized paths that adapt to the learner's context and goals.

FounderEdTechAI-Native Systems

Founding Team, Head of Data Management

Memorable (Acq. by Reddit '24)

2022 - 2023

Designed and implemented data infrastructure enabling a 10x increase in data storage. Led a 5-person team to win the AdExchanger Award for Best Account Support (2023). Owned end-to-end engineering from MLOps to customer-facing analytics.

MLOpsData InfrastructureTeam Leadership

Data Scientist

Tekal

2020 - 2021

Pioneered an AI-assisted recommendation tool for SME exports in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank and Argentina's Ministry of Production.

GovTechApplied MLPublic Policy

Academic Experience

M.S. in Data Science

Rice University (Fulbright Scholar)

2023 - 2025

Focused on accessible AI and learning systems. Coursework in AI for Good, Deep Learning, and Graph Algorithms.

Fulbright ScholarGraduate Teaching Assistant

Machine Learning Engineer (Capstone)

NASA - Johnson Space Center

Jan 2025 - Apr 2025

Built a deep learning system for spacecraft localization with 93% precision. Implemented a two-stage crater detection model optimized for geometric fidelity and efficient computational demand. Invited to present findings to NASA engineers in Houston.

Moon Crater Detection • Autonomous Navigation

Publications & Research

Journal of Personality & Social Psychology (2025)

ML-SPEAK

"A Theory-Guided Machine Learning Method for Studying and Predicting Conversational Turn-taking Patterns." Developing computational models to understand team dynamics and personality traits.

Paper (2025)

Towards Accessible AI Tutors

Designed an evaluation framework focused on learning outcomes over engagement. Proposed metrics for deploying reliable AI tutors in under-resourced settings.

Computer Vision

Modular Memorability

"Tiered Representations for Video Memorability Prediction." Exploring hierarchical data representations to improve AI's prediction of human memory.

Teaching

Academic Coordination

  • Harvard University: Guest Lecture on Serverless Architectures.
  • Universidad Austral: Academic Coordinator, Diplomatura in AI & Government.

My Vision

I build technology to expand human capability.

Not as an abstract ideal, but as a practical goal: lowering the cost of creating, learning, and participating in the economy.

Democratize Development

The next decade will be defined by tools that turn intent into execution. When development becomes accessible, innovation compounds everywhere.

Education as an Engine

The opportunity isn't to "add AI" to existing education—it's to rethink learning as a system: feedback loops, mastery, and real-world applicability.

AI as Interface

AI is a new interface layer that makes software feel like a collaborator. It enables personalized experiences at scale without losing human qualities.

The AI-Native University Vision

I’m working toward a future where education looks more like a living system than an institution.

  • Personalized paths that adapt to goals, context, and prior knowledge.
  • Mastery-focused evaluation supported by continuous assessment.
  • Credentialing that reflects capability, not seat time.

"From scrappy founding teams to enterprise scale, and deep academic research—all these paths converge on my mission: building the infrastructure for the future of learning."