Hortencia A. Ramírez Vázquez

I am a M.S. in Computer Science with a background in Robotics Engineering.

I love learning new things and thrive on challenging projects that involve self-guided research and dynamic problem solving. My true passion is coding to create new and meaningful technologies.

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EDUCATION

M.S. in Computer Science @ Tecnológico de Monterrey

Aug 2024 - Jun 2026

Nuevo León, México

Thesis Topic: Development of a robotic inspection-oriented 3D reconstruction pipeline integrating multi-view images, segmentation masks, and Gaussian Splatting.

B.S. in Robotics and Digital Systems @ Tecnológico de Monterrey

Aug 2020 - Jun 2024

Nuevo León, México

Member of the 7th generation of Líderes del Mañana scholarship.
- Mention of excellence, given for an outstanding academic performance and being part of the top 1% of graduates.
- Excellence in Integral Education Recognition, given to the top 5% of graduates who have demonstrated outstanding participation in student formation activities.

EXPERIENCE

Embedded Software Intern @ John Deere

Feb 2024 - Jun 2024

Nuevo León, México

Maintenance and support of Vehicle Network System database, working with CAN and J1939 protocols, analyzing, designing, building, testing, and deploying highly integrated complex solutions.

Robotics Software Intern @ Inria

Sep 2023 - Dec 2023

Nancy, France

RoboHand Navigator: Enhancing robot hand pose using Azure Kinect SDK sensor and visual markers tracking for object manipulation with Tiago for the EUROBIN project at Larsen Team.
- Supervised by Serena Ivaldi, Jean-Baptiste Mouret, and Quentin Rouxel.
- Using ROS, AprilTag library, C++, and Docker.

Software Developer @ Vanttec

Aug 2022 - Aug 2023

Nuevo León, México

- Conducted research within the college program to develop a software prototype for object detection in an Unmanned Underwater Vehicle using Roboflow, the YoloV5 library, and ROS (Awarded in software prototype category at Expo Ingenierías 2022).
- Performed PCB assembly.

Aztech Robotics Coach Program @FIRST Robotics Competition

Aug 2019 - Aug 2020

Mexico City, México

Mentored a 15-member robotics team in C++ software development for autonomous and teleoperated systems, with a focus on debugging and system integration.

RESEARCH

A Region-Aware 3D Gaussian Splatting Framework for Inspection-Oriented Reconstruction
Master’s Thesis, Tecnológico de Monterrey, 🎓 thesis

Jul 2026

Development of a Virtual Environment using 3D Gaussian Splatting for Learning Robot Perception at Higher Education
ARSO 2025, 📄 paper

Jul 2025

Infrastructure Inspection with Robots and 3D Reconstruction Methods: A Comparative Study of Computer Vision Algorithms
ICRA 2025, 🖼️ poster

May 2025

Trial on 3D Gaussian Splatting for Emulating Real-Life Learning Experiences in Undergraduate Educational Robotics
ICRA@40, 📄 paper

Sep 2024

Análisis bioinformático de genes diferencialmente expresados involucrados en el desarrollo de cáncer de colon
(Bioinformatic analysis of differentially expressed genes in colon cancer)
Revista de la Sociedad Mexicana de Biotecnología y Bioingeniería A.C., SMBB 2021, p.403, ISSN: 0188-4786, 🖼️ poster

Sep 2021