Álex Filipe Santos

Amherst College Class of 2020

B.A. Candidate, Mathematics & Computer Science Amherst, MA

Coursework

• Algorithms
• Data Structures
• Artificial Intelligence
• Computer Networks
• Computer Systems
• Cryptography
• Programming Paradigms
• Statistics
• Real Analysis
• Complex Analysis
• p-adic Analysis
• Linear Algebra
• Abstract Algebra
• Multivariable Calculus
• Theory of Computation

Honors

• Fundação Estudar Fellowship, 2015. One of 24 selected out of ~40,000 applicants to the most prestigious and competitive merit-based fellowship in Brazil for undergraduate and graduate students.
• Walker Mathematics Prize in Problem Solving, 2016. First place.

Activities

Artificial Intelligence Club (President & Co-Founder), Amherst Symphony Orchestra, German House

Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Mar 2017—Jan 2018

Visiting Student, Mathematics Germany

Coursework

Computational Learning Theory. Audited: Galois Theory, Introduction to Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry. Courses conducted in German.

People Analytics Intern Jun 2018—Dec 2018

Stone Co. São Paulo, Brazil

• Conducted research and developed an extraction tool to process performance evaluations in Portuguese, using modern NLP techniques (word embeddings, syntax parsing, sentiment analysis).
• Improved turnover risk prediction models by ~10 pp with feature engineering, cross-validation and optimization.
• Developed a Python module to mass process different ML algorithms and generate performance reports.
• Designed strategies for gathering employee data relevant to People Operations.
• Structured internal APIs, database schemas and bulk integration layers to store/access data in a scalable environment.

Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder May 2015—Oct 2018

InspiraSonho Brazil

• Co-founded InspiraSonho, a leading social startup in Brazil, that has empowered 20,000+ high school and undergraduate students to seek professional development and educational opportunities.
• Developed student opportunities platform; managed and designed databases; configured and monitored VPS; supervised full-stack development routines in PHP and JavaScript.

Summer Research Fellow Jun 2016—Aug 2016

Amherst College Amherst, MA

• Conducted Applied Mathematics research on circadian rhythms, supervised by Prof. Tanya Leise.
• Engineered simulations to test efficiency of 7 circadian time series analysis methods using MATLAB.
• Designed algorithms to analyze circadian data on large inputs and retrieve parameters (period/phase, rhythmicity, etc.).

Awards

• Outstanding Poster for Biomathematics, 2018, Mathematical Association of America. Awarded at the Joint Mathematics Meetings 2018 (San Diego, CA). See poster.

Teaching Fellow, CS and Math Oct 2015—Apr 2018

Amherst College

• Mentored students in weekly office hours; conducted review sessions and proof workshops.

Courses

CS 111, 112 — Introduction to Computer Science
Math 350 — Group, Ring and Field Theory
Math 111, 112, 211 — Single-Variable and Multivariable Calculus

Industry & Technology Research Fellow Feb 2014—Jun 2015

Brazilian Council for Science & Technology Natal, Brazil

• Conducted research in Chemistry and Material Science/Engineering, supervised by Prof. Roberto Lima.

Awards

• Coauthored 1 conference paper, 1 product patent and 1 software patent. See details at projects section.
• Recipient of a competitive CNPq research fellowship (Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development).