Paulo Penteado

Remote sensing scientist with 20+ years of experience turning Earth, planetary, and solar data into insight. Expert in algorithm development, radiative transfer, and scalable geospatial pipelines for NASA missions.

Geospatial Algorithms and Intelligent Analytics LLC
Geospatial Algorithms and Intelligent Analytics LLC

High-Performance Technical Solutions for Complex Geospatial Challenges

We specialize in the intersection of planetary science and advanced software engineering, offering expert consulting in the following core domains:

Data Engineering & System Modernization

  • High-Throughput Pipeline Architecture: Designing and managing automated data processing workflows capable of delivering hundreds of high-reliability science products daily to global end-users.
  • Legacy System Modernization: Leading the architectural redesign of established processing systems to achieve mission-scale performance, including documented success in reducing mission-scale processing latency from approximately one year to three days.
  • Cloud Infrastructure & Orchestration: Deploying scalable, production-ready solutions using cloud services and containerization to optimize throughput and operational reliability.
  • Scalable Geospatial Tooling: Leveraging high-performance computing libraries including Python, C/C++ and CUDA to handle massive, multi-dimensional datasets.
  • Operational DevOps: Integrating robust ETL pipelines, CI/CD TDD workflows, and automated job orchestration to ensure stable and verifiable production environments.

Specialized Detection & Retrieval Algorithms

  • Production-Ready Retrieval: Expert development and productionization of high-accuracy retrieval algorithms for inverse problems, including atmospheric gases and surface properties using radiative transfer modeling of remote sensing observations.
  • Hybrid Detection Models: Integration of unsupervised anomaly detection and machine learning techniques to identify and map localized environmental events within massive multispectral and hyperspectral datasets.
  • Operational Situational Awareness: Transitioning complex research logic into automated alerting systems and monitoring visualizations designed for near-real-time event response and triage.
  • Robust Software Implementation: Engineering dual-mode software solutions that support both high-throughput automated pipeline processing and intuitive graphical user interfaces for targeted analysis.

Geospatial & Remote Sensing Science

  • Multispectral & Hyperspectral Analysis: Deep expertise in the calibration, validation, and analysis of data across the spectrum – UV, VIS, NIR, TIR and Microwave.
  • Atmospheric Modeling: Advanced application of radiative transfer codes, such as DISORT and MODTRAN, for atmospheric correction and inverse modeling.
  • Mission Planning & Simulation: Developing specialized software for instrument tasking, trade studies, and high-fidelity image simulation for orbital and airborne platforms.