Neural Forge -- Applied ML & Data Science Research
Neural Forge is an applied research company at the intersection of machine learning, data science, and real-world impact. Based in Lisbon, Portugal, we build intelligent systems that solve problems people actually have.
What We Build
We build ML systems grounded in data and validated by research. From satellite imagery to archival documents, we work where the data is messy and the impact is tangible.
Machine Learning Research
Deep learning for environmental prediction, terrain analysis, and document understanding. From data collection to deployed inference.
Data Engineering
Multi-source pipelines processing satellite imagery, LiDAR scans, climate reanalysis, and archival records into structured features.
Applied Infrastructure
GPU clusters, Kubernetes orchestration, and MLOps pipelines. We build and operate the infrastructure our models need.
Featured Projects
Tutela Ignis -- Wildfire Prediction System
Multi-source wildfire prediction for continental Portugal. Ensemble deep learning combining satellite imagery, weather reanalysis, terrain features, and 25 years of historical fire data to forecast risk across a 1km grid. Uses CNN-LSTM, XGBoost, and Random Forest ensemble with 10 data sources and 35 engineered features.
Earthbenders -- LiDAR Terrain Analysis Platform
Draw a polygon on the map, get 26 terrain analysis products back. LiDAR-powered pipeline processing Portuguese DGT data at 50cm and 2m resolution into elevation models, hydrology maps, landform classifications, and suitability analyses. Built for Instituto de Planeamento Regenerativo.
Digital Archive AI -- Document Intelligence Pipeline
AI-powered curation of municipal archives. Five-stage Airflow pipeline: OCR, layout analysis, named entity recognition, LLM-driven metadata enrichment, and multi-vector indexing. 11 distinct ML models orchestrated across GPU VRAM profiles.
CMVFX AI Infrastructure -- Municipal AI Services Cluster
End-to-end AI infrastructure for Vila Franca de Xira municipality. Kubernetes cluster with GitOps automation, conversational AI avatar for public service, and speech processing pipeline.
About
Neural Forge is founded by Martim Ramos, an ML engineer and infrastructure builder based between Lisbon and Santa Clara-a-Nova, Portugal. We don't chase trends. We forge tools.
Contact
Email: hello@neuralforge.pt
Location: Lisbon & Santa Clara-a-Nova, Almodôvar, Portugal