AI Engineer · Product Builder · Community Founder

I build AI products and communities that turn real problems into real solutions.

I'm Mauricio Nuñez, founder of YAIS Lab and a software and AI engineer from Bolivia. I work at the intersection of artificial intelligence, product development, research, entrepreneurship and community building across Latin America.

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  • Global Winner — Google Solution Challenge 2023
  • Founder — YAIS Lab
  • AI, Product and Community Builder
  • Based in Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Ecosystems and programs I work with

  • Google Solution Challenge
  • Google for Developers
  • YAIS Lab
  • DataCamp
  • Google Cloud

Selected work

A few things I've built

AI products, research prototypes and platforms with real users behind them.

Project · Global award winner

BuzzBusters

  • AI
  • Computer Vision
  • Public Health

An AI-powered solution designed to support the detection and monitoring of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, combining computer vision, cloud infrastructure and geospatial data.

  • Computer Vision
  • TensorFlow
  • Google Cloud
  • Vertex AI
  • BigQuery
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Organization

YAIS Lab

  • AI Education
  • Community
  • Research

A technology and artificial intelligence organization created to democratize access to AI, support emerging talent and develop education, research and community initiatives in Bolivia and Latin America.

  • AI education
  • Scholarships
  • Community programs
  • Research initiatives
  • Hackathons
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Experimental platform

YAIS AI Agents Platform

  • AI Agents
  • Edge AI
  • Automation

An experimental platform for orchestrating AI agents, managing tasks and connecting local and cloud-based intelligence.

  • AI agents
  • Raspberry Pi
  • Supabase
  • Local models
  • Cloud models
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How I create value

  • AI Products and Agents

    Designing and building intelligent products, AI agents, automation systems and applied AI experiences.

  • Applied AI Research

    Exploring computer vision, edge AI, local models, bioinformatics and emerging applications of artificial intelligence.

  • Product Engineering

    Building web, mobile and cloud products from early prototypes to functional platforms.

  • Community and Innovation Programs

    Designing hackathons, workshops, educational programs, partnerships and technology communities.

Agentic systems

Agents that run real work, not demos

Orchestrating models, tools and data to solve concrete business, research and product processes.

YAIS Lab

Building an AI ecosystem through YAIS Lab

YAIS Lab is an artificial intelligence organization focused on expanding access to education, research, opportunities and real-world AI projects in Bolivia and Latin America.

Through community programs, scholarships, hackathons, workshops and research initiatives, we aim to help more young people become creators, researchers and leaders in artificial intelligence.

Let's build something together

AI products, research, talks, workshops or community partnerships — tell me what you have in mind.