Andrés Barrera - portfolio.ipynb
Andrés Barrera
I'm a CEU (Central European University) Master's student located in 🗼 Tokyo 🌉 San Francisco 🌇 Austin 🇦🇹 Vienna specializing in network science and machine learning. I have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from Purdue University and over 4 years of professional experience as a technology and innovation consultant, leading teams through the product development lifecycle from conception to deployment.
assets.render_me() # Renders an image of me out of ascii characters# Renders an interactive 3d bonsai tree designed in Blender and rendered with drei.js. Toggle to a Minecraft-style
# achievement skill tree that maps the placement of leaves on the Bonsai by branch - same data, two views.
bonsai = assets.Bonsai()
bonsai.background.render(location="garden", time="sunset", wind=True)
bonsai.animate()Spring 2027: Searching for a Research InternshipI am on the lookout for an internship during Spring 2027 (April 5 - June 11) with additional availability through August 2027, as part of my Master's curriculum. I am particularly interested in field research opportunities that work with migration and infrastructure networks, consumer behavior, market classification, and scalable data collection. See my Research Interest Card for more information about me and my research interests around the globe.
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How this site is architected
I am obsessed with clear documentation architecture. One of the ways I implement this is being intentional about the structure of my websites, docs, and dashboards. On this site you will find:
- Professional Profile: work I've done as an engineer and consultant.
- Academic Portfolio: my research at the intersection of the social and data sciences.
- Personal Mission: who I am and who I aim to be.
- Let's Chat: contact me or drop a meeting on my calendar.
Professional Profile
My professional experience revolves around translating technical information for non-technical audiences. I've worked closely with founders, students, and distributed teams of remote engineers. I thrive in diverse multi-disciplinary fields where clear communication and commitment to architecture are mission critical.
assets.carousel.render(skills) # Renders a carousel of animations where the rightmost animation animates. The carousel rotates automatically after every animationCircleSquare LabsI founded a technology and innovation consultancy in 2021 with a small network of independent contractors. CircleSquare Labs is the operational backbone for our work and serves as the median in which we collaborate, build, and support client ecosystems.
CircleSquare Labs
Academic Portfolio
I study Social Data Science under the CEU Department of Network and Data Science. Most of my professional experience is in developing technical products and packaging them for non-technical users; this Master's program is teaching me how to identify the problems, people, and institutions at the root of the products and solutions I build.
Academic Interests
- Settlement and access: What shapes where people move and settle? How do infrastructure, networks, and access to resources turn individual choices into communities?
- Income and opportunity: What determines who gets access to income and work? How do individuals, organizations, and local economies connect outside of their networks and borders?
- Spending and social organization: How do households, organizations, and networks decide what to spend on? How do their relationships shape who gets resources and influence?
- Digital collection at scale: How can data be gathered reliably across contexts, languages, and dynamic sources, and stay consistent over time - especially where official data is thin?
- Social innovation: How is network science used to inform innovation? How is technology used for social data collection?
- Usable data products: How can complex data become maps, dashboards, and tools that decision makers can explore and trust?
My latest academic projects from Vienna and beyond
Personal Mission
All of my work has a common theme: helping the misunderstood find their voice - whether it be high school students needing IEP accommodations or Hispanic technologists searching for community. I am a technical advocate for the C-Suite & operations, and the liaison on project teams divided between the field and the lab.
I build at the intersection of people and technology because that’s where solutions have the potential to make their biggest impact.
assets.Map().render() # Renders a map of my travels with pins in every place - hovering over pins show the questions that each place has prompted for me (ie Mexico - "what does it mean to be home?")// Map().render(): WIP - map coming soon
Let's chat
Got a project, a research idea, or just want to compare notes on data and systems? I'd love to hear about it! Contact me or schedule some time on my calendar below.
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