Jonathan Zul Luna

Machine Learning Researcher & Full-Stack Engineer

Co-Founder & CTO at AquaPathAI | Mitacs Accelerate Research Intern at Somru BioScience Inc.

jonathanzulluna.work@outlook.com
902-540-3037
Charlottetown, PE, Canada

MSc Computer Science student at the University of Prince Edward Island, specializing in Machine Learning and Computer Vision. Co-Founder and CTO of AquaPathAI, an AI-enabled diagnostic software startup for aquaculture pathology. Currently a Mitacs Accelerate research intern with Somru BioScience Inc., developing ML methodology for biomanufacturing analytics in support of biosimilarity and comparability research.

Experience

Research Intern (Mitacs Accelerate)

July 2026Present

Somru BioScience Inc. | Charlottetown, PE

  • Developing machine learning methodology for biomanufacturing analytics in support of biosimilarity and comparability research for monoclonal antibody production.
  • Contributing to internal platform development, working across Angular (frontend) and FastAPI (backend).
  • Collaborating with a cross-functional team spanning ML research and software engineering as part of an MSc research placement.

Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer

Jan 2026Present

AquaPathAI | Charlottetown, PE

  • Co-founded an AI-enabled diagnostic software startup building tools to support pathology workflows in aquaculture.
  • Lead technical strategy, product architecture, and early development as CTO.

Undergraduate Research Assistant (Oyster MSX Project)

May 2024May 2025

University of Prince Edward Island | Charlottetown, PE

  • Engineered a 'Human-in-the-Loop' diagnostic system combining Deep Learning (ResNet20 + YOLO11) and Computer Vision (SAM) to automate MSX disease detection in gigapixel Whole-Slide Images.
  • Designed an Explainable AI (XAI) interface utilizing Vision Language Models (VLMs) to provide context-aware analysis and flag issues for pathologist review.
  • Optimized model training and inference on Alliance Canada HPC systems using CUDA and parallel programming to process 1TB+ datasets.
  • Invited by the PEI Aquaculture Alliance to present findings to industry stakeholders and researchers.

Education

University of Prince Edward Island

Apr 2026Apr 2028
MSc in Computer Science
  • Research focus: machine learning methodology for biomanufacturing analytics, in collaboration with Somru BioScience Inc. (Mitacs Accelerate).

University of Prince Edward Island

Sep 2022May 2026
BSc in Computer Science Honours, Minor Business Administration
GPA: 4.0
  • Dean's Honours List (2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025)
  • Specialization in Machine Learning, Data Mining, and Database Systems

Technical Skills

AI & Machine Learning

PyTorchTensorFlowYOLO11SAM (Segment Anything)OpenCVScikit-learnVLMs

Web Development & Backend

AngularFastAPIREST APIs

Languages

PythonTypeScriptJavaC++SQLR

Data & High Performance Computing

PandasNumPyCUDAHPC (Alliance Canada)Git

Concepts

Computer VisionExplainable AI (XAI)Object DetectionMLOpsHuman-in-the-LoopFull-Stack Development

Awards & Recognition

  • Invited Presentation – BioNetworking Event, AI in Action: Real-World Use Cases in Bioscience
    Prince Edward Island BioAllianceMay 2026
  • Selected Cohort Participant – $8,000 non-dilutive funding, customer validation stream
    Ocean Startup Project – Idea ChallengeApril 2026
  • 1st Place Scalability Excellence, 2nd Place Best Financial Plan, 2nd Place Most Innovative, Pitching Funding – $7,500 total prize
    UPEI Harry W. MacLauchlan Entrepreneurship Program (Panther Pitch)April 2026
  • 1st Place Idea Stream – $3,000 prize
    UNB RBC Student Pitch CompetitionMarch 2026
  • Invited Presentation – Oyster MSX Research
    MSX WorkshopNov 2025
  • 1st Place Best Undergraduate Presentation
    Science Atlantic MSCS ConferenceOct 2025
  • Science Communication Award
    Science Atlantic MSCS ConferenceOct 2025

Languages

  • Englishfluent
  • Spanishnative