Otavio Rosa

MS CS @ USF  ·  Computer Vision & Generative AI Research

Targeting AI/ML Engineering.

NeurIPS

paper submitted

research labs

Spring '27

graduating

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I work on computer vision, generative AI, and synthetic media detection.

My work has included LLM bias research, robotic vision systems, and edge AI deployment.

I'm looking for AI/ML Engineering roles where research depth meets production systems.

Previously at ClearSet.AI.

01Experience

Research Assistant — Generative Image Detection

Prof. Utkarsh Ojha · USF Bellini College of AI, Cybersecurity and Computing

Jan 2026 – Present
  • Thesis research on the "Neural Turing Test": can deep classifiers reliably distinguish real photographs from state-of-the-art synthetic images?
  • Probing representational limits of discriminative networks via alternative image modalities; mapping where and why discriminative ability breaks down.
  • Co-author on a paper submitted to NeurIPS.

Undergraduate Researcher — Language GRASP Lab

Dr. Gene Kim · USF Bellini College of AI, Cybersecurity and Computing

Jan 2026 – Present
  • Large-scale behavioral analysis of open-source LLMs investigating nationality-based compliance bias via neuron probing and integrated gradients.
  • Presented "Quantifying Nationality-Based Compliance Bias in Qwen 2.5" at the 2026 AI+X Symposium.

Undergraduate Researcher — RARE Lab

Dr. Zhao Han · USF Bellini College of AI, Cybersecurity and Computing

Nov 2025 – Apr 2026
  • Built high-speed data acquisition pipelines for the Unitree Go2 quadruped robot.
  • Engineered a synchronized Master–Slave system (Python + WebRTC) for camera-projector calibration.
  • Managed edge deployments on NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano across ROS 2, SSH, and UDP/TCP.

Software Engineer Intern

ClearSet.AI

May – Jul 2025
  • Built 30+ Angular/TypeScript UI components, reducing feature dev time by ~20%.
  • Authored 30+ SQL migration scripts across 6 zero-downtime production releases.
  • Resolved 50+ full-stack bugs (C# .NET + Angular), cutting the backlog by 25%.

Community Lead

Google Developer Group on Campus at USF

Jan – May 2025
  • Co-led HackUSF: 200+ participants, $3 000+ in prizes.
  • Organized workshops with 20+ industry professionals; secured sponsorships cutting costs 40%.
02Skills & Stack

AI / ML

PyTorchComputer VisionGenerative ModelsDiffusion ModelsLLMsTransformersFine-tuningNLPMechanistic InterpretabilityFeature AttributionHugging FaceOpenCVNumPyscikit-learn

Systems

PythonROS 2NVIDIA JetsonCUDAEdge DeploymentWebRTCDockerLinux/UnixC# .NET

Web & Data

AngularTypeScriptReactFastAPIREST APIsSQLPostgreSQLGit

Research

Experimental DesignScientific WritingBias AnalysisStatistical AnalysisData Visualization
03Education

University of South Florida

Current

Master of Science, Computer Science

2026 – 2027

University of South Florida

Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science

2024 – 2026

Hillsborough Community College

Associate of Arts, Computer Science

2022 – 2024
04Certifications

UR2PhD Undergraduate Research Training Course Participant