My history #

I have been in contact with computers and the internet since a very young age, when my father used to lent his computer to me and my brother. He eventually bought a new one for ourselves, conveniently conditioning our access to it to do homework or have fun just during weekends.

Randomly sketching in Paint, playing Flash Games in the World Wide Web, chating with my friends, hearing music where the vocals where computer composed. It was natural to wonder: What makes these pixels change of color? If anything of this is real, why it feels like so? How is that we can talk to these metal and silicon reams to do all this astonishing stuff?

These and lots of more questions have lead me into a journey where I have learned to write computer programs, drawing using vectors, break and then fix a lot of things, meet awesome people and make invaluable friends with the same questions.

When not messing up with machines, I enjoy traveling, hanging out with friends, playing with my dogs and dancing to salsa and bachata rhythms (I’m still learning, but is pretty much fun!).

Datasheet #

Current activities #

1. I am working in formalizing and describing a Theory and Philosophy of Vocal Synthesizers and their culture (Vocaism), influenced and founded on the principles of Luciano Floridi and his Philosophy of Information.
2. Studying to get a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. I estimate to be concluding in early 2025.
3. Looking for my place in the Tech/IT Industry. I really enjoy coding and designing solutions for problems.

Range of interests #

Industrial #

• Software Engineering
• Back-end Web Development
• Data Analysis and Visualization

Academic #

• Signal Processing
  • Digital
  • Audio
• Speech and Singing Synthesis
• Programming Languages Theory
• Computational Linguistics
• Computer Graphics

Humanities #

• Philosophy of Information
• Philosophy of Computing
• Information Ethics
• Pedagogy and divulgation on Computer Science

Technologies and tools #

I like, feel familiar and feel confident working with these and similar ones:

• .NET Framework
  • C#
  • PowerShell
• Python
  • Django
• JavaScript
• SQL
• GNU/Linux and Unix-like systems
• Microsoft Excel (or any other spreadsheet platform)
• Inkscape and Adobe Illustrator

Publications #

[TBD] The ethical value of voice syhtnesizers (December 2023) #

Original spanish title: El valor ético de los sintetizadores de voz
Until published, you may request a manuscript copy via email.

[TBD] Are computers able to talk and sing like humans? (June 2023) #

Original spanish title: ¿Pueden las computadoras hablar y cantar como los humanos?
Until published, you may request a manuscript copy via email.

Presentations and conferences #

[YouTube] PHILCOMP 2023: El valor ético de los sintetizadores de voz (Diciembre 2023) #

Spanish Only

[TBP] On Theory of Information and virtual singers: Are computers able to talk and sing like humans? (June 2023) #

Original spanish title: De teoría de la información y cantantes virtuales: ¿Pueden las computadoras hablar y cantar como humanos?