CERN is considered the birthplace of the World Wide Web.
Xavier Tintin completed a university internship at CEDIA and spent two months developing innovative ideas that contributed to the Corporation's work. His internship proposal involved creating micro-services for each of CEDIA's member institutions. This idea was implemented with the guidance and support of the Corporation's Technical Department.
Thanks to this experience and his dedication, Xavier achieved two things:
- Get an internship in the CERN openlab summer program.
- Become a mentor for the Corporation.
The first step was achieving this by meeting a series of requirements, including a letter of recommendation from CEDIA. CERN OpenLab is a unique public-private partnership through which CERN collaborates with leading technology companies and other research organizations. These companies include Intel, Oracle, Micron, and Google, among others.
CERN is considered the birthplace of the World Wide Web. The laboratory houses groundbreaking experiments and is at the heart of the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid (WLCG).
CERN's 2023 summer program received applications from 1,880 candidates. Thirty students were selected to work on quantum computing, machine learning, and other ICT projects. One of them was Xavier Tintin, a 23-year-old eighth-semester computer science student at the National Polytechnic School, and the only Latin American selected.
For Xavier, the internship at CEDIA allowed him to adapt to CERN's work dynamic. "It's a place where everyone obviously collaborates, and since the specific branch of development I was involved in was similar to the development area I worked in at CEDIA, it provided a valuable contribution of knowledge during this internship," Xavier explained.
Upon his return, and thanks to this experience, Xavier became one of CEDIA's mentors, providing support to researchers applying for Connect Funds.
These achievements encourage CEDIA to continue welcoming students from member universities who are transforming the country.
