Rebecca Sousa
About Rebecca Sousa
Rebecca Sousa is an R&D S&E in Computer Science at Sandia National Laboratories, with a background in computer science from UCLA and The University of New Mexico.
Title and Current Role
Rebecca Sousa is currently serving as an R&D S&E in Computer Science at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. She has been with the organization in this capacity since 2020.
Previous Experience
Prior to her current role, Rebecca Sousa worked as a Year Round Intern at Sandia National Laboratories from 2019 to 2020. Her early professional experience also includes working as Library Crew Head at the UCLA Marching Band, a role she held from 2012 to 2015.
Education and Academic Background
Rebecca Sousa holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from The University of New Mexico, which she achieved over the course of one year from 2018 to 2019. Additionally, she earned her Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from the University of California, Los Angeles, where she studied from 2011 to 2015.
Project Management and Development
Rebecca Sousa has notable experience in project management and software development. She developed three custom modules for Aras Innovator, significantly reducing licensing costs by 30% per user. She also completed the migration of over 17,000 items, workflows, and relationships from a legacy application to a new Aras solution. Moreover, she led the development of a secure custom front-end in ASP.NET MVC, replacing a legacy application that was vulnerable to security risks.
Machine Learning and Augmented Reality
In the realm of machine learning and augmented reality, Rebecca Sousa has significant achievements. She trained a proof-of-concept machine learning model using YOLOv4 for the recognition of household objects. She also collaborated on deploying these AI models to the HoloLens for object recognition in augmented reality contexts and trained another machine learning model for recognizing proprietary objects for augmented reality experiences.
Scrum Master Experience
Rebecca Sousa served as a Scrum Master, where she led daily and weekly meetings and coached team members in Agile principles. Her leadership in this role facilitated effective collaboration and project management within her team.