Hi, I am Iciar!
I'm a CompSci & AI student passionate about web/app development, ML, and robotics. Experienced in startups and eager for new opportunities.
Experience
Research Assistant @ IE CyPhy Life
Sep 2025 – Present
Working on simulation models to evaluate the scalability and efficiency of a human-robot interaction system with cryptocurrency-based task rewards.
Analyst @ Innovis VC
Oct 2025 – Present
Weekly sourcing and presentation of startups in Portugal and Spain in the DeepTech industry.
Software Engineering Intern @ huuh.me
June – July 2025
Helped implement multimodal RAG capabilities and image processing pipelines across both backend and frontend, as well as other feature implementations.
Software Engineering Intern @ Rentee
June – July 2025
Built the company's second platform from scratch, Rentee Manager Suite, to help property managers organize and analyze their clients' financial data. Responsible for the backend architecture, database design, and frontend user experience. A live demo of the platform is available here: demo
Frontend App Developer @ Frontier Diagnostics
June 2025
Developed a mobile application for Frontier Diagnostics, a breast cancer diagnostics company specializing in personalized treatments. The app keeps patients informed with key updates like appointments and signing documents, and offers an anonymous social space for support and connection during treatment.
Freelance Web Developer
March 2025 – Present
Offering freelance web design and development services for clients seeking high-end, custom websites. I specialize in React and Next.js to build visually compelling, high-converting websites. Recent projects include thegovernancepost.com and arteenpapel.com.
Projects
Climbr - Social Media App for ClimbersIn Development
React Native • Expo Go • MongoDB • Flask
• Developed the frontend and backend for a social media application tailored for climbers.
• Features include post sharing, user profiles, workout tracking, and following other climbers.
• Currently deployed to the Play Store for internal testing, with a full public release planned soon.
Population Calculator - Travel Time Demographics
Next.js • Python FastAPI • PostgreSQL • PostGIS
• Built a web application that calculates population within travel time isochrones for any location in Europe, try it out here: https://population-calculator-roan.vercel.app/
• Interactive map interface with support for walking, cycling, and driving modes with adjustable travel times (5-60 minutes).
• Integrated Eurostat census data (2021) with OpenRouteService API for real-time isochrone generation and spatial analysis.
• Implemented efficient caching and PostGIS spatial queries for optimized performance.
Mappy - Travel Planning Platform
React • Next.js • TypeScript • Supabase
• Designed and implemented the UI/UX for a travel planning web application using React and JavaScript.
• Developed the backend infrastructure utilizing TypeScript, Supabase, and integrated Amadeus and OpenAI APIs for enhanced functionality.
VictorIA - IEU Robotics and AI ClubIn Development
ROS • OPENCV • PYTHON
• Programming a WidowX 250 S robotic arm to play Connect 4.
• Utilized Python, Computer Vision (OpenCV), and Robot Operating System (ROS) for control and perception.
Clothing Recognition WebsiteIn Development
Python • OpenCV • YOLOv8 • Machine Learning
• Trained a YOLOv8 computer vision model on the Fashionpedia dataset in Google Colab for real-time clothing item identification.
• Integrated the model into a functional website.
• Currently developing a mobile application version.
Energy Production Prediction Model - NTT Hackathon
XGBoost • Prophet • Machine Learning
• Developed a machine learning model to forecast energy production for wind and solar plants.
• Employed XGBoost and Prophet algorithms for time-series prediction during the NTT Hackathon.
Competitions and awards
Google Developers Group RL Hackathon
April 2025
First Place
IE HackEd Hackathon - DivergED
March 2025
First place award from 20 teams
2025 Tech Venture Bootcamp - Mappy
March 2025
Top 5 from 20 competing teams
NTT Hackathon
February 2025
Seventh place
2024 Tech Venture Bootcamp - Carlink
October 2024
3rd place award
Skills and technologies
Web Development
React
Next.js
Node.js
API integrations
App Development
React Native
Expo Go
Supabase
MongoDB
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
YOLOv8
XGBoost
Prophet
Programming languages
Python
Javascript
Typescript
C
About Me
I'm a very curious and active person, always looking to get out of my comfort zone, try new things and meet new people. Besides from coding and academics, I love doing adrenaline-rushing sports. Currently I really enjoy climbing, padel and horseriding.
