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 house nation of Colombia, however when his brother received 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 growth and finally found the world of pc science.
Right now, Henry is a Laptop 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, due to the help of the Hispanic group.
As a first-generation faculty scholar in the USA, Henry was in search of a group the place he may really feel linked. He obtained a whole lot of assist from worldwide college students and mentions that he all the time obtained a heat welcome particularly from the Hispanic group. Becoming a member of totally different golf equipment on campus, Henry linked with others by means of meals and shared experiences and so they served as a assist system for each other by creating research teams. By way of these connections, he started to note the impression of builders from Latin America which deeply impressed him. Henry displays, “We’re thought of a minority and don’t all the time have the identical alternatives that developed nations have. So we have now 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 important to me.” Henry views Hispanic Heritage Month as a celebration of what Hispanic individuals have achieved 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 achieved,”
– Henry Ruiz, Machine Studying GDE
Henry has seen progress being made in recognizing Hispanic contributions within the tech trade. “Massive firms have been conscious of the challenges that we have now as minorities and so they began creating totally different packages to get group members extra concerned in tech firms,” he explains. Nicely-known companies have hosted conferences for the Hispanic group and Google particularly, offers out scholarships such because the Technology Google Scholarship. This makes him really feel seen and offers the group visibility within the trade. When he sees Hispanics in management positions, it exhibits him what will be achieved, which fuels his work.
Right now, Henry has labored on generative AI initiatives and leverages Google applied sciences (Cloud, TensorFlow, Kubernetes) to sort out challenges within the agricultural trade. Particularly, he’s engaged on a undertaking to detect ailments and pests in bananas. With the sturdy basis of his group, Henry is actively serving to communities along with his analysis. On his recommendation to the Hispanic group, Henry imparts the next phrases of knowledge, “Though some may not have entry to the identical instruments and applied sciences as others, we have now to do not forget that we’re resilient, inventive, and are drawback solvers. Simply proceed transferring ahead.”
You could find Henry on LinkedIn, GitHub, and through his GDE Developer Profile.
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