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Sebastián A. Cruz Romero

Sebastián A. Cruz Romero

CEO and Bioengineering graduate student building Edge AI for health

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Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Joined March 2026
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Summary

Builds edge-first AI/ML systems for biomedical settings: Sebastian focuses on making AI models and data systems that run where biological and clinical data are collected, prioritizing offline operation, low-power hardware, model compression, and privacy-preserving local storage so diagnostics and EHR capabilities work in resource-limited environments. capicu+2
Cross-disciplinary researcher with practical deployments: His academic and technical work spans computer science, signal processing, computer vision, and computational biology, and includes peer-reviewed and preprint publications on anemia screening and model quantization targeted for mobile and embedded healthcare applications. google+1
Entrepreneurial leadership translating research to products: As co‑founder and CEO of Capicú Technologies, he leads a team developing tooling (CEMI) and deployed systems (portable EHR/anemia screening) that bridge academic research and real-world deployments, and his venture was selected for VentureWell's Winter 2026 E‑Team cohort. capicu+1
Committed to mentorship and community impact in Puerto Rico: Throughout his undergraduate career he has emphasized mentorship, undergraduate capacity-building (EMB UPRM leadership), and efforts to make rigorous research and tools accessible to underserved settings in Puerto Rico. shinstitute+1

Work

Education

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Writing

Design of an Edge-based Portable EHR System for Anemia Screening in Remote Health Applications

January 1, 2025

Paper describing a portable, edge-enabled EHR platform optimized for offline operation with an integrated non-invasive anemia screening module (fingernail pallor analysis), model quantization for edge deployment, and privacy-preserving local storage.

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Performance Analysis of Post-Training Quantization for CNN-Based Conjunctival Pallor Anemia Detection

January 1, 2025

Study evaluating MobileNet-based conjunctival pallor models on the CP-AnemiC dataset and the effects of post-training quantization (FP32, FP16, INT8, INT4) on diagnostic performance and edge deployment trade-offs.

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Synthesis, characterization, and photocatalytic activity of ZnS and Mn-doped ZnS nanostructures

January 1, 2021

Research article co-authored in 2021 on synthesis and photocatalytic characterization of ZnS and Mn-doped ZnS nanostructures.

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Hobbies

Mentoring and capacity-building for students and early-career researchers in Puerto Rico. shinstitute