Online CV & Professional Experience

About me

I am a physicist with a passion for nonlinear dynamics, data science, complex systems, early warnings, statistical mechanics and its applications to many systems. My research interests also extend to education and the fields of generative AI and data science.

My professional journey includes research in nonlinear dynamics and data science, with recent roles applying these skills to digital analytics.

Image generated by webscraping the keywords from all the articles since 2020 in the jouirnal of nonlinear dynamics

“Using a term like nonlinear science is like referring to the bulk of zoology as the study of non-elephant animals.” – Stanislaw Ulam.

Professional Experience

Data Analyst

R&D for BI and digital marketing

LaMagnetica

June 2025 – November 2025 | Barcelona, Spain

Impact Summary

Comprehensive optimization of data infrastructure and digital analytics, achieving a 93% reduction in processing volume and a 10x speed improvement in critical queries. Design of scalable architectures on Google Cloud Platform and advanced custom visualizations for business dashboards.

Project Details and Key Achievements

  • BigQuery Architecture Optimization: Reduction of processed data volume through SQL query refactoring and implementation of table partitioning strategies, achieving up to 93% load reduction.
  • Performance Tuning: Acceleration of complex query response times up to 10x, ensuring stability and fast loading of Looker Studio dashboards for the end client.
  • Visualization Engineering: Development of custom visual components (e.g. Lipstick Plot / Bullet Chart) using D3.js integrated into Power BI, allowing effective representation of complex KPIs compared against business objectives.
  • Data Quality and Integrity: Detected critical data gaps impacting session coherence. Engineered a solution to inject synthetic 'page_view' events to maintain session continuity, resulting in an 8% recovery of missing events for users who accepted cookies.
  • Scientific Validation: Designed and implemented a comprehensive testing protocol. Established the first objective data fidelity KPIs to measure the success of session reconstruction for cookieless users.
  • Operational Efficiency: Drastic reduction of operational costs (~97%) through query optimization and automation of daily update processes.

Tech Stack Applied

Google BigQuery, SQL (Standard & Legacy), Looker Studio, Power BI (DAX), D3.js / JavaScript, Python (Automation).

Postdoctoral Researcher

Mathematics of Planet Earth Group

University of Reading | United Kingdom

April 2023 – February 2024

Impact Summary

Research focused on climate "Tipping Points" using stochastic systems, including the development of algorithms for early warning signals in noisy time series and the evaluation of policy impacts via numerical simulations.

Project Details and Key Achievements

  • Climate Tipping Points: Conducted research on tipping points using stochastic systems to understand critical transitions.
  • Early Warning Algorithms: Developed algorithms in Python and Matlab to detect early warning signals in noisy time series data.
  • Policy Impact Evaluation: Performed numerical simulations to assess the impact of various environmental policies.
  • International Collaboration: Collaborated with international teams under the TIPES project (EU Horizon 2020).

Tech Stack Applied

Python, Matlab, Stochastic Modeling, Numerical Simulations, Time Series Analysis.

PhD Researcher & Teaching Assistant

Nonlinear Dynamics & Climate Group

University of Geneva | Geneva, Switzerland

May 2018 – February 2023

Impact Summary

Conducted multiscale modeling of gravity waves and fluids, designed real-time analysis pipelines for experimental data, and validated theoretical models against experimental results. Published 4 peer-reviewed articles.

Project Details and Key Achievements

  • Multiscale Modeling: Modeled gravity waves and fluids over complex bathymetries.
  • Real-time Experimentation Pipeline: Designed a pipeline at the University of Sydney to analyze water tank measurement files in real-time, accelerating the simulation-to-experiment cycle.
  • Experimental Validation: Validated high-intensity laser spectra statistics using a custom Python analysis pipeline.
  • Model Validation: Used experimental data to initialize theoretical simulations, providing rigorous model validation beyond visual comparison.
  • Academic Output: Published 4 articles in high-impact peer-reviewed journals.
  • Mentorship: Supervised a Master's student.

Tech Stack Applied

Python, Fluid Dynamics, Wave Modeling, Data Analysis, Real-time Processing.

Skills

Advanced

Python +8yrs

Matlab +7yrs

Git +5yrs

Intermediate

Latex +6yrs

SQL - BigQuery 1 year

Power BI & LookerStudio +6 mos

Beginner

HTML +1yrs

Spark New

Data Science

Data Analysis, Data Storytelling, Data Visualizations, Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Numerical Simulations Time Series Analysis.

Mathematics

Regressions, Fourier analysis, numerical integration, extrapolation, interpolation, wavelet analysis, stochastic simulations, nonlinear differential equations, linear algebra, modelling.

Statistics

Ensemble statistics, uncertainty estimation, PCA, k-means, correlation, mutual information, unbiased statistical moments.

Physics

Non-linear dynamics, Laser physics, Fluid Mechanics, Statistical Physics

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Academic Formation

PHD in Physical sciences

Behavior of self-modulated waves in nonlinear systems

University of Geneva
Nonlinearity and Climate Group

Advisors

Advisor: Jérôme Kasparian

Co-advisor: Maura Brunetti

Master in Physical sciences

Rogue waves en lasers modulados en fase

(Rogue waves in phase modulated lasers)

University of Buenos Aires

Advisors

Advisor: Jorge Tredicce

Co-advisor: Pablo Mininni

Other formation

June 2022 - Introduction to Machine Learning, University of Lausanne (UNIL)

Teaching Experience

University level

University of Geneva

Teaching assistant

February 2019 - July 2022

Courses: Physics lab for biologist, Nonlinear Dynamics (in charge of the whole practice)

University of Buenos Aires

Teaching assistant

February 2016 - April 2016

Courses: Introduction to thermodynamics and quantum mechanics.

High school level

River Plate High School

Math replacement teacher

July 2015 - February 2016

In charge of math for the 14-17yrs old students.

Boston High shcool

Math replacement teacher

September 2015 - Dicember 2015

In charge of math for the 16yrs old students.

Publications

Presentations and congresses

Conference: EGU 2022. Vienna, Austria.

Format: Talk. Speaker: Alexis Gomel.

Freezing of Unsteady Nonlinear Waves over an uneven bottom by Phase-Space Manipulation.

Authors: Debbie Eeltink, Hubert Branger, Christopher Luneau, Andrea Armaroli, Maura Brunetti, Jérôme Kasparian, Alexis Gomel

Conference: Enoc 2022. Lyon, France.

Format: Talk. Speaker: Alexis Gomel.

Other jobs

Techopolis (Exhibitions) | August 2014 - October 2014 | Physics related divulgation

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