About

I’m José Joaquín Rodríguez Rojas — an engineer specialized in Medical Image Computing, focused on building robust digital pathology pipelines and AI-ready tooling for biomedical research.

Digital Pathology Medical imaging Image processing AI-ready pipelines

What I do

I build practical software that turns microscopy and medical images into analysis-ready data — including registration, segmentation, dataset preparation, and quality control — with an emphasis on reproducibility, scalability, and usability.


Current focus

  • End-to-end WSI pipelines: tissue detection, cleaning, efficient patch extraction & storage
  • Segmentation modules for quantitative analysis and TME characterization
  • WSI registration for 3D tissue reconstruction and multi-section alignment

Background

  • Research internship: 3D tissue morphology reconstruction via WSI registration
  • Medical device R&D (Electrophysiology, Interventional Cardiology)
  • Design assurance, risk management, and medical device standards

This mix helps me bridge research needs with real-world constraints in clinical and regulated environments.

Education
  • M.Sc. Medical Image Computing — Universitat de Girona (Spain), 2025
  • M.Sc. Computer Engineering — Università degli Studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale (Italy), 2025
  • M.Sc. Design & Management of Technological Projects — Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (Mexico), 2021
  • B.Sc. Mechatronics Engineering — Costa Rica Institute of Technology (Costa Rica), 2019
Certifications
  • Medical Technology Innovation — CINDE & Rice University, 2016
  • Innovation Management Level 1 (Innovation Associate) — GIMI, 2018
  • Quality Management System ISO 13485:2016 — INTE/ISO 13485, 2019

Tech stack

  • Python: PyTorch, OpenCV, SimpleITK
  • Data: SQL
  • Dev: Git/GitHub
  • Other: MATLAB, CAD tools

Research & technical interests

  • Digital pathology tooling
  • Medical devices & software design
  • Integration of medical device standards (ISO 13485 , IEC 60601, ISO 14971)
  • Fast prototyping & automation

Languages

Spanish (native) · English (C1) · Italian (beginner)

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