Walter Gallego Gomez

Ph.D. candidate in Ingegneria Informatica E Dei Sistemi , 39^th cycle (2023-2026)
Department of Control and Computer Engineering (DAUIN)

Docente esterno e/o collaboratore didattico
Department of Control and Computer Engineering (DAUIN)

walter.gallego@polito.it

Profile

PhD

Research topic

Design of bioinformatics algorithms and their implementation on a heterogeneous neuromorphic computing platform

Tutors

Research interests

Computer architectures and Computer aided design

Data science, Computer vision and AI

Life sciences

Parallel and distributed systems, Quantum computing

Biography

Walter Gallego Gomez earned his bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Antioquia in 2015, and his master's degree in Computer Engineering, with a focus on Embedded Systems, from Politecnico di Torino in 2018. From 2018 to 2021, he worked at Marelli as an embedded software developer on automotive infotainment projects. He continued his career as a research assistant at Politecnico di Torino from 2021 to 2023.

In 2023 Walter began his PhD in Computer Engineering within the Electronic Design Automation Group at DAUIN, with a research grant from EBRAINS-Italy, working on activities aligned to the project.

His research lies at the intersection of life sciences and computing, focusing on three key areas: 1) The exploration/implementation of efficient bioinformatics algorithms for different applications, among them structural-aware RNA multi-sequence alignment, structural variants calling and base-calling, 2) The exploration of neuromorphic computing hardware and frameworks, with an emphasis on Loihi2 and Lava, and 3) The neuromorphic implementation of suitable bioinformatics algorithms.

Walter’s research involves collaboration with multidisciplinary teams outside Politecnico, including researchers at the Candiolo Cancer Institute and participants in the Telluride Neuromorphic Cognition Engineering workshop.

Teaching

Teachings

Master of Science

System-on-chip architecture. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA (COMPUTER ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
Applied AI and machine learning. A.A. 2024/25, DIGITAL SKILLS FOR SUSTAINABLE SOCIETAL TRANSITIONS. Collaboratore del corso
Applied AI and machine learning. A.A. 2023/24, DIGITAL SKILLS FOR SUSTAINABLE SOCIETAL TRANSITIONS. Collaboratore del corso

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Bachelor of Science

Computer sciences. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA DELL'AUTOVEICOLO (AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso