Sara Rodriguez Rojo

Software Engineer

I have a background in Computer Engineering and Business Administration, and I am currently completing an M.A.S. in Artificial Intelligence at Illinois Tech. I have experience building backend and frontend features, data ingestion services, ETL workflows and AI/data projects.

Sara Rodriguez Rojo
Stack

Python, TypeScript, Node.js, SQL, RabbitMQ, Airflow, Docker, C++, Java.

Projects

Selected work

Side projects and academic work.

Computer vision

GitHub

YOLOv7 Coordinate Attention

YOLOv7 experiment with Coordinate Attention to explore improvements in small object detection.

Deep learning Object detection

Computer vision

GitHub

YOLOv0

Educational notebook implementing the core YOLO idea and a simplified object detection model.

Notebook ML fundamentals

Graphics

GitHub

Asteroid Field

C++ and OpenGL 3D scene with procedural asteroids, instanced rendering, tessellation, and frustum culling.

C++ OpenGL

Forecasting

GitHub

Time Series Benchmark

R pipeline comparing statistical and machine learning forecasting models on the M4 Monthly dataset.

R Forecasting

Experience

Work

Oct 2024 - Jul 2025

Consultant, Junior Associate | Oxigent Technologies

Built backend and frontend features in an international Agile team. Developed an event-driven email alert microservice with Node.js and RabbitMQ, processing 25,000+ monthly events for enterprise energy clients.

Feb 2024 - Aug 2024

Software Developer Intern | DNV Green Power Monitor

Migrated data ingestion microservices from TypeScript to Python. Built ETL workflows with Apache Airflow and worked on renewable energy dashboards using Node.js, Angular, and MongoDB.

Education

Education

Aug 2025 - Aug 2026

M.A.S. in Artificial Intelligence

Illinois Institute of Technology

GPA: 4.0/4.0. Advanced AI, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Machine Learning.

Sep 2024 - Aug 2026

M.S. in Computer Engineering

Polytechnic University of Madrid

GPA: 3.4/4.0. Dual Master's Degree Program.

Sep 2019 - Jul 2024

Dual Degree in Computer Engineering and Business Administration

Polytechnic University of Madrid

GPA: 3.5/4.0.