Gonçalo Melo
MSc Bioinformatics | Data Science & ML Enthusiast
Porto
Summary
MSc Bioinformatics student at the University of Porto with a growing interest in Data Science, Machine Learning, and applied statistics. Gained practical experience using Python and key libraries such as pandas, scikit-learn, and matplotlib in academic projects. Familiar with structured data workflows including cleaning, visualization, and introductory modeling. Open to professional opportunities where I can apply and strengthen my computational and analytical skills in real-world, data-driven environments.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Volunteer Assistant
Hospital São Sebastião
01.2024 - Current
- Assisted nurses and hospital staff with basic non-clinical support tasks
- Collaborated with healthcare teams to maintain a supportive environment
- Applied empathy and communication skills in patient-facing interactions
Education
M.D. - Bioinformatics
University of Porto – Faculty of Sciences
Porto, Portugal 04.2001 -
Bachelor of Science - Biology
University of Porto – Faculty of Sciences
Porto, Portugal 04.2001 -
Skills
Programming Languages & Scripting
Python, R (basic), SQL (basic), Bash (basic)
Libraries & Tools
pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, matplotlib, seaborn, Jupyter Notebook
Machine Learning & Data
Data Cleaning, Data Visualization, Supervised Learning (introductory), Unsupervised Learning (introductory)
Operating Systems
Linux (basic terminal usage)
Languages
Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) – C1 Level
Issued by: Cambridge Assessment English
Projects
- Health Insurance Prediction
- Built a machine learning model to predict health insurance coverage using demographic and socioeconomic data
- Performed data cleaning, exploratory analysis, and applied classification algorithms (Decision Trees, SVM, k-NN, etc)
Project link: https://github.com/GonMelo02/health-insurance-prediction
Timeline
Volunteer Assistant
Hospital São Sebastião
01.2024 - Current
M.D. - Bioinformatics
University of Porto – Faculty of Sciences
04.2001 -
Bachelor of Science - Biology
University of Porto – Faculty of Sciences
04.2001 -
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