About Yuri Braga

I'm a computer engineer who specializes in systems, embedded, automation, and AI product development. I care about building things that ship: from real-time firmware and PCBs to production ML platforms.

I graduated early from Virginia Tech (3.5 years) with a 3.78 GPA, did three years of graduate-level robotics research (TREC and CMAR labs), and was elected President of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Ambassadors. My research and coursework span real-time systems, control systems, sensor integration, CAN communication, and electrical subsystem design — cross-disciplinary work that connects firmware, hardware, and autonomy.

As co-founder and software lead at CareFuse, I designed and deployed our production-level ML platform end-to-end: creating ML-ready datasets, training and validating models, deploying them, and iterating based on real healthcare user feedback. We achieved strong calibrated performance (AUC ≈ 0.93), SHAP explanations for transparency, and enabled a pilot with a major health insurer.

On the embedded side, I've designed PCBs in Altium, written embedded C firmware, implemented low-level drivers (I2C, CAN), and built automation platforms — including a motor controller validation system at Stanley Black & Decker that cut test time by roughly four hours and improved reliability.

I work with teams solving hard problems in automation, robotics, medtech, consumer products, and intelligent systems. If that sounds like your team, I'd love to connect.