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Carlos X. Soto

Associate Computational Scientist, AI Department, Computational Science Initiative

Carlos X. Soto

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Computational Science Initiative
Bldg. 725, Room 2-177
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(631) 344-3059
csoto@bnl.gov

Carlos Xavier Soto leads the AI Theory and Security (ATS) research group in BNL’s AI Department (AID). His work focuses on developing and using machine learning and natural language processing techniques for scientific and security applications – with a focus on safe, secure and trustworthy AI. Carlos is active in mentorship, outreach, and engagement activities with various communities and stakeholders, and takes pride in effective communication of complex ideas. He holds a PhD in Computer Engineering from Texas A&M University, where he worked on human-robot interaction research. Prior to 2016, his name was Jesus Suarez. Outside of work, Carlos is passionate about nature, film, technology, and knowledge for its own sake.

Expertise | Research | Education


Expertise

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Robotics & Human-Robot Interaction

Research Activities

Scientific Literature Mining for functional genomics, drug discovery, nuclear physics, and isotope production. Named entity recognition and relation extraction. Automated table extraction. ML-based reverse-engineering of graphical charts. ML analysis of gamma spectra for nuclear reactor fuel burnup estimation, enrichment determination, and reactor diversion detection. AI security analysis and red teaming.

Education

PhD, Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2017

BS, Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2011

Carlos X. Soto

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Computational Science Initiative
Bldg. 725, Room 2-177
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(631) 344-3059
csoto@bnl.gov

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