# Hugo Kitano

> Software Engineer at Chalk

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/hugokitano

I'm a computer scientist with a bioinformatics background who loves to work with interesting, high-dimensional data.

## Work Experience
### Founding Engineer @ Chalk
Jan 2022 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States

### Software Engineer II @ Seer
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022

### Software Engineer I @ Seer
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Associate Software Engineer @ Seer
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Research Assistant @ Stanford University
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Stanford
As part of the Ansuman Satpathy Lab, developed sequencing and analysis pipelines for next-generation sequencing methods such as ChiP-seq, (single-cell) ATAC-seq, and RNA-seq. Helped lab members with multiple projects, including an upcoming paper on the development of macrophages in different cytokine environments. Currently working on a deep learning model that predicts future state in response to a cytokine environment from a basal control state.

### Research Assistant @ Stanford University
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Stanford, California, United States
Developed a deep learning model to predict incidence of primary lung cancer among those who have already had it before from survival data as part of the Summer Han Lab.

### Mathematics Tutor @ Elite Prep
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco, California, United States
Taught middle school and high school mathematics in both classroom and one-on- one tutoring settings. Topics covered include algebra I, algebra II, geometry, statistics, precalculus, and test preparation. Hugo enjoys explaining new concepts and helping others learn.

### Basketball Contributor @ SB Nation
Jan 2015 – Jan 2019
Wrote articles about the Golden State Warriors for Golden State of Mind, a site of the SB Nation sports network

### Software Engineer Intern @ Helix
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
Designed and created a portal that connects Helix with their partners and developers quickly and securely. Worked on upgrades to Helix's back-end business environments, and acquired skills including querying databases, setting up tests, and working with a team.

### Research Assistant @ UCSF Medical Center
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area
Researched and implemented analysis methods for GWAS data in the field of evolutionary genetics. Completed a paper about a new tool, PASTEL, for analyzing how human complex traits have shifted via natural selection, published in the academic journal Evolutionary Letters in January 2019.


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science
Stanford University

### Artist's Diploma in Piano
The Royal Conservatory of Music

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science
Stanford University

### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Music
Stanford University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hugo-kitano-178413130

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Last updated: 2026-04-10