Scientific Computing Computer Vision AI / ML GIS & Hydrology Python · OpenCV · TensorFlow

Adolfo J. Cardozo S.

AC Scientific Computing

Scientific computing engineer and independent researcher with nearly five decades at the intersection of physical science and code. I build tools that make hard problems computable.

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What I do

Services

End-to-end development for scientific and engineering workflows — from raw data and physical models to deployable Python systems.

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Numerical Modeling & Simulation

Integrated process models, stochastic models, and deterministic models, built from physically based equations and validated with real data sets.

HEC-RAS SWMM Finite elements Python
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GIS & Spatial Analysis

Spatial data pipelines, watershed delineation, terrain analysis, and custom mapping tools integrating raster and vector layers.

GeoPandas QGIS GDAL Rasterio
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Computer Vision

Real-time video analysis, pose estimation, object detection, and custom CV pipelines running on local hardware.

OpenCV MediaPipe TensorFlow YOLO
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AI & Machine Learning

Predictive models, data-driven parameter estimation, and AI integrations tailored to scientific and engineering domains.

scikit-learn PyTorch Pandas NumPy
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Backend APIs & Automation

Python backends, data processing scripts, REST APIs, and automation tools connecting models to real-world inputs and outputs.

FastAPI Flask SQLite REST
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Data Visualization

Interactive dashboards, spatial maps, and publication-ready figures that communicate complex model outputs clearly.

Matplotlib Plotly Folium Dash
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Legacy Code Modernization

Refactoring and modernizing scientific codebases in Fortran, C/C++, and legacy Python. Migration to modern architectures, REST APIs, and deployable libraries without losing numerical fidelity.

Fortran C/C++ Rust Python REST API

Open source & demos

Projects

A selection of public work. More repositories on GitHub.

Python · Open Source · PyPI

acfortformat

Fortran source code formatter for scientific and engineering codebases. Available on PyPI for direct installation.

GitHub → PyPI →

Python · Open Source · In review

envscout

Environment inspection and dependency analysis tool for Python projects. Currently in active development.

GitHub →

Game · JavaScript · Live

Snake Game

Classic Snake implemented as a standalone browser game. Lightweight, no dependencies, deployed on a custom subdomain.

Live demo →

Background

About

I'm a civil engineer, doctoral researcher, and freelance consultant based in Colombia, with nearly five decades of continuous work at the intersection of physical science and code. I'm not an engineer who learned to program, nor a programmer who knows some hydraulics — I've developed mathematical models of cohesive sediment transport and implemented them in high-performance Fortran and run them on HPC clusters. That depth on both sides is genuinely rare.

Over time I've expanded into computer vision, AI-assisted data analysis, legacy code modernization, and backend Python development. I work in English and Spanish, taking on one to three concurrent projects at a time so every client gets real attention.

I treat ambiguity as a professional liability: I scope carefully, communicate clearly about complexity and limitations from the start, and only commit to what I can deliver well.

IAHR member since 2010. Active peer reviewer for the Journal of Hydroinformatics (IWA Publishing / IAHR).

~5 Decades of practice
EN/ES Bilingual
1–3 Projects at a time

Core stack

  • Python — scientific computing, CV, APIs
  • OpenCV / MediaPipe — computer vision pipelines
  • TensorFlow / PyTorch — ML modeling
  • GeoPandas / GDAL — spatial analysis
  • FastAPI / Flask — backend services
  • HEC-RAS / SWMM — hydraulic simulation
  • Fortran / C++ / Rust — legacy modernization
  • Plotly / Folium — data visualization

Get in touch

Let's work together

Have a project in mind? I'm available for freelance work. Reach out on Fiverr or directly by email.

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Email [email protected]