Is a trailblazer in the fields of artificial intelligence and computer science, currently working as a Research Engineer at Google DeepMind
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Blanca Huergo is a highly accomplished researcher and engineer in artificial intelligence. She is currently working as a Research Engineer at Google Deepmin. Blanca Huergo was interested in the intersection of mathematics and computer science from an early age. Because of her interest, she discovered online courses and programming, which she pursued since 2014. At age 16, she started working as a data scientist at a consulting firm and competing in programming contests.
Blanca Huergo trains others to be successful in this field through various initiatives. These include the Women’s Computer Olympiad, an association that prepares adolescents across Spain for free to compete at an international level and whose board of directors she chairs, her online course Competitive Programing, and C1b3rwall Academy.
With over fifty courses and certifications completed in computer science, algorithms, and AI from various highly regarded institutions, Blanca Huergo worked in data science for Merkle Spain, developing consumer propensity models optimised codes for efficient data processing at Empathy. Co, she designed an e-commerce time series prediction system that identified seasonal trends and long-term patterns often hidden from users.
Blanca Huergo co-founded and chaired the Women’s Computer Science Olympiad non-profit association to teach high school students competitive programming to create a community of young developers. Her role is to help organise national competitions, from which the Spanish team for the European Olympiad is selected annually.
As a speaker, Blanca Huergo wishes her career spanned roles in data science and engineering. She continues to inspire through her research and leadership in promoting diversity in technology.