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josefigarola/README.md

Hi 👋, I'm Miguel Figarola

Robotics & Digital Systems Engineer | AI | Smart Agriculture | Data Systems

🚀 About Me

I’m a Robotics and Digital Systems Engineer currently working as an R&D Analyst @ Qualtop and pursuing a Master's focused on Intelligent & Sustainable Farming Systems @ UofA.

My work sits at the intersection of:

  • 🤖 Artificial Intelligence (LLMs, Computer Vision, Data-driven systems)
  • 🌱 Smart Agriculture (Vertical Farming, IoT, Digital Twins)
  • 📊 Data Platforms & Decision Systems (QOPA, Firebase, Looker, BigQuery)

I enjoy building end-to-end intelligent systems, from hardware and sensors to AI models and user-facing dashboards.

🔬 Current Focus

  • 🧠 AI Agents, LLM integration, and data indexing (RAG systems)
  • 🌿 Vertical Farming & Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA)
  • 🔗 IoT + Cloud architectures (ESP32, Firebase, real-time monitoring)
  • 📈 Data analytics & intelligent dashboards for decision-making

🏢 Experience

  • R&D Analyst @ Qualtop
    • Development of AI-powered assistants (QOPA ecosystem)
    • Data integrations (Firebase, BigQuery, Looker)
    • Intelligent automation and decision-support systems

🛠️ Tech Stack

Languages

  • Python | C++ | C | MATLAB | JavaScript | SQL

AI / Data

  • TensorFlow | PyTorch | Scikit-learn | OpenCV
  • Pandas | NumPy | Plotly | Matplotlib
  • BigQuery | Looker | Firebase Realtime DB
  • LLMs (Gemini, OpenAI) | RAG Systems | Prompt Engineering

Systems & Backend

  • Flask | Node.js | REST APIs
  • Firebase | Odoo (XML-RPC)
  • Data Pipelines & Real-time Processing

Simulation & Engineering

  • Tecnomatix | Digital Twins
  • LED Modeling (PPFD, DLI)
  • System Optimization & Layout Design

Tools & DevOps

  • Git | Linux | Jupyter Notebook | VS Code

Specialized Frameworks

  • ROS (Robot Operating System)
  • QOPA Platform (AI multi-agent systems, dashboards, integrations)

🌱 Featured Work

  • 🌿 SMART.ai – AI-powered monitoring system for vertical farming (IoT + Digital Twin + AI insights)
  • 🏗️ Modular Vertical Farming System – Design, simulation, and optimization (PPFD, DLI, LEDs)
  • 🤖 QOPA AI Assistants – Multi-agent AI systems for enterprise use cases
  • 📊 Data Dashboards – Real-time analytics using Looker & custom APIs

📫 Contact

⚡ Fun Fact

I combine hardware + AI + data to build real-world intelligent systems — from plants 🌱 to enterprise platforms 🧠.

🧰 Languages & Tools

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