Marcos Ibáñez Matles

2014 Present

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From a makers club in Valencia to chip design in Munich, with two summers at Qualcomm along the way.

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2026

EducationSeptember 2026–August 2028 (expected) MSc in Microelectronics and Chip Design Technical University of Munich

I moved to Munich to study chip design. I’m interested in how GPUs and accelerators are built, and how hardware and software can be designed together.

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ExperienceMay–August 2026 Graphics software engineering intern Qualcomm · San Diego

I returned to Qualcomm to work on neural rendering and synthesizing new views of a scene. I also explored shader compilation and automatic differentiation with Slang.

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CredentialsMay 2026 Fulbright U.S. Student Program Award – Germany Fulbright U.S. Student Program · Germany

I received a study grant for the 2026–2027 academic year to pursue digital chip design at the Technical University of Munich.

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2025

LeadershipFall 2025 Undergraduate research ambassador University of Rochester · Office of Undergraduate Research

I was one of three students from the Laboratory for Laser Energetics undergraduate program selected to serve as a research ambassador.

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ExperienceMay–August 2025 Modem software engineering intern Qualcomm · San Diego

I modeled radio-frequency distortion with neural networks in PyTorch and explored how to quantize those models for a neural processing unit.

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2024

CredentialsSeptember 2024 Accelerated computing in CUDA C/C++ NVIDIA

I completed NVIDIA’s introductory course on writing GPU-accelerated programs in CUDA C/C++.

ExperienceAugust 2024–January 2025 Teaching assistant, Computation and Formal Systems University of Rochester

I helped more than 100 students work with C and SQL in the undergraduate course.

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CredentialsJuly 2024 Schneider Global Student Experience Schneider Electric

I completed Schneider Electric’s online student program, which paired learning modules with project simulations.

CredentialsJuly 2024 Technology Academy AT&T

I earned the AT&T Technology Academy credential during the summer of my second year at Rochester.

Credentials2024 Internship Connection Program CodePath

I completed CodePath’s program for students preparing to apply and interview for technical internships.

Experience2024–2026 CubeSat electronics team Rochester CubeSat Club

I worked on communications and control boards for a student spacecraft. My work included firmware, inertial sensor integration, and I²C and CAN interfaces.

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2023

ExperienceNovember 2023–May 2026 Research assistant and developer Laboratory for Laser Energetics

I worked on adaptive meshes for MELIORA, a C++ code for density functional theory. I implemented solution transfer and added support for saving and restarting calculations.

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LeadershipSeptember 2023–May 2024 Technical lead Google Developer Student Clubs · University of Rochester

I led technical workshops and developer projects for the student club at Rochester.

ExperienceSeptember 2023–May 2024 Teaching assistant, Introduction to Programming University of Rochester

I helped students learn Java and use object-oriented programming in their coursework.

2022

ExperienceOctober 2022–May 2026 Lead help desk technical assistant Rettner Hall for Media Arts and Innovation

I trained and supervised ten help desk assistants at Rochester and fulfilled 3D printing and laser cutting orders.

EducationSeptember 2022–May 2026 Electrical and computer engineering, and computer science University of Rochester

I earned a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering and a BA in Computer Science. Alongside my studies I worked on software for RocLab as a back-end developer.

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CredentialsJune 2022 DPG-Abiturpreis in physics Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft

I received this award for my physics result on the German Abitur exams.

2021

ExperienceJuly–August 2021 Pneumatics assembler Engineering Design Services, Inc. · Rochester Hills

I assembled and packaged pneumatic equipment with a five-person team and mounted components for air and water pressure systems.

2020

LeadershipSeptember 2020–November 2021 Committee delegate and chairperson European Youth Parliament España

I debated resolutions at regional and national sessions in Spain. In 2021 I chaired a committee of young delegates in Bragança, Portugal.

2019

LeadershipOctober 2019–March 2020 Coding club instructor Breaking Bytes Coding Club

I taught coding at Breaking Bytes as part of my volunteer work with the makers program in Valencia.

LeadershipSeptember 2019–July 2022 Youth lead and camp counselor Juniors Nuestra Señora del Socorro

I planned weekend activities and camping trips for children ages 8–15 and helped organize fundraisers for local charities.

Leadership2019–2021 Teen Debate Club founder American Space Valencia

I founded a debate club for teens and took part in its debates.

2018

Leadership2018–2019 Team member and judge Curiosity Machine · Technovation Families

Through the makers program in Valencia, I participated in and judged projects that used artificial intelligence to address community needs.

2017

LeadershipSeptember 2017–June 2022 Makers Club and American Space activity leader Universitat Politècnica de València

I designed hands-on science and engineering activities for children ages 5–17 and helped organize community events at American Space Valencia.

2014

EducationSeptember 2014–May 2022 Deutsches Internationales Abitur German School Valencia

I studied in German in Valencia, Spain, and completed my secondary education with the international Abitur.

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