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Guido Jorge Castro Odio

Cuban mathematician; IMO 1990 contestant; co-founder and managing director of Global PC Desarrolladores Informáticos
Global PC Desarrolladores Informáticos · academic
IMO 1990 Contestant For Cuba (honourable Mention)Co-founder Of Global PC Desarrolladores Informáticos (2005)Doctorate In Mathematics, University Of Salamanca

Guido Jorge Castro Odio (also rendered Jorge Guido Castro Odio) represented Cuba at the 1990 International Mathematical Olympiad in Beijing, scoring 11 points and earning an honourable mention. He studied mathematics at the University of Salamanca in Spain on a Spanish government scholarship (AECI) for the 1998/99 course, later becoming a part-time associate professor in the Faculty of Sciences there and receiving a mathematics doctorate. In 2005 he was a founding partner of the IT firm Global PC Desarrolladores Informáticos, where he is managing director. Spanish press identify him as a grandson of Fidel Castro.

Guido Jorge Castro Odio, also rendered Jorge Guido Castro Odio, is a Cuban-born mathematician and software engineer. As a schoolboy he represented Cuba at the 1990 International Mathematical Olympiad in Beijing, scoring 11 points for an honourable mention. He studied mathematics at the University of Salamanca in Spain on a Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI) scholarship for the 1998/99 course, earned a doctorate in mathematics, and served as a part-time associate professor (6 hours a week) in the Faculty of Sciences, in the area of Computer Languages and Systems (2007-2008). In 2005 he co-founded the Salamanca IT company Global PC Desarrolladores Informáticos, where he is managing director; the firm develops web portals and built the University of Salamanca library service website. Spanish press identify him as a grandson of Fidel Castro.

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Company siteglobalpc-di.com
UniversityUniversity of Salamanca
MathematicsSoftware engineeringWeb development
Notes
  • In 2005 was one of the founding partners of Global PC Desarrolladores Informáticos and is its managing director; as of 2021 lives in Salamanca where he runs two IT companies.Aug 3, 2014
  • Spanish press identify him as a grandson of Fidel Castro, son of Jorge Angel Castro and Edna Lydia Odio.Nov 3, 2023
  • Studied mathematics at the University of Salamanca on a Spanish AECI scholarship for the 1998/99 course, later a part-time associate professor in the Faculty of Sciences and holder of a mathematics doctorate.Jul 17, 2021
  • Represented Cuba at the 1990 IMO in Beijing with 11 points (P1=7, P2=1, P5=3) and an honourable mention, per official results.Jul 1990

Competition record

Cuba · IMO

1990 · Honourable mention · Rank 216