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 2026 — PresentSomru 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 2026 — PresentAquaPathAI | 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 2024 — May 2025University 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 2026 — Apr 2028MSc 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 2022 — May 2026BSc 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 BiosciencePrince Edward Island BioAlliance • May 2026
- Selected Cohort Participant – $8,000 non-dilutive funding, customer validation streamOcean Startup Project – Idea Challenge • April 2026
- 1st Place Scalability Excellence, 2nd Place Best Financial Plan, 2nd Place Most Innovative, Pitching Funding – $7,500 total prizeUPEI Harry W. MacLauchlan Entrepreneurship Program (Panther Pitch) • April 2026
- 1st Place Idea Stream – $3,000 prizeUNB RBC Student Pitch Competition • March 2026
- Invited Presentation – Oyster MSX ResearchMSX Workshop • Nov 2025
- 1st Place Best Undergraduate PresentationScience Atlantic MSCS Conference • Oct 2025
- Science Communication AwardScience Atlantic MSCS Conference • Oct 2025
Languages
- Englishfluent
- Spanishnative