Hi, I'm Ethan Villalovoz

AI/ML Researcher & Engineer

Welcome! Explore my research, projects, and journey here!

I am a Master's student in Computer Science at Georgia Tech, specializing in Computational Perception and Robotics. This summer, I'll be joining Microsoft as a Software Engineer Intern.

Please feel free to reach out about research, collaboration, or any advice I can help with!

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Ethan Villalovoz
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Summer 2026
Microsoft
Software Engineer Intern
  • Commerce and Ecosystems.
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Jun 2025 - Sep 2025
Meta & Major League Hacking
Production Engineering Fellow
  • Built and deployed a production-grade full-stack Flask application with Docker, CI/CD automation, and monitoring infrastructure, improving deployment efficiency, scalability, and reliability in real-world production environments.
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Jun 2024 - Aug 2024
Carnegie Mellon University
Robotics Institute Summer Scholar
  • Developed a hierarchical reward learning framework with Bayesian inference and interactive clarification dialogues, enhancing robot adaptability and task accuracy in human-robot collaboration research.
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May 2023 - Aug 2023
Google
Software Engineering Intern (STEP)
  • Developed scalable C++ and SQL analytics pipelines and interactive dashboards that optimized internal data workflows, reduced runtime by 66%, and enhanced real-time decision-making across engineering teams.
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Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
Oregon State University
REU Fellow
  • Designed and implemented geometric motion primitives and interactive deployment tools enabling expressive multi-robot behaviors for human-robot interaction research.

News

  • 07/2025: Admitted to the Georgia Tech MSCS program! I’ll be starting in Spring 2026, specializing in Computational Perception and Robotics.
  • 06/2025: Gave an alumni talk for the WSU MARC & MIRA program on my research journey and grad school advice.
  • 06/2025: I joined Meta & Major League Hacking as a Production Engineering Fellow!
  • 05/2025: Graduated from Washington State University with a B.S. in Computer Science and a minor in Mathematics. Go Cougs!
  • 06/2024: This summer, I will be conducting research at Carnegie Mellon University as part of the CMU RISS program.