About Me

Graduated in Computer Science from the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) in 1998. Master's degree in Computer Science from UFSCar, specializing in Software Engineering, in 2001. Master's research conducted in cooperation between Germany and Brazil at the German National Research Center for Information Technology in Sankt Augustin, Germany. Earned a Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, specializing in Digital Systems, from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (EP-USP) in 2008. Doctoral thesis was developed at the Technology and Software Laboratory in the Department of Computer Engineering and Digital Systems (PCS) at EP-USP and applied in a Research Project of the State Government of São Paulo (e-Poupatempo).

Contributed as a mentor in the Professional Master's Program in Computer Engineering at the Institute of Technological Research (IPT) from 2011 to 2019. Joined the FEI University Center - "Fundação Educacional Inaciana Padre Sabóia de Medeiros" in 2003. Devotes time as a Full-time Professor and Coordinator of the Department of Computer Science at FEI, along with serving as a mentor for Master's and Doctoral students in the Graduate Program in Electrical Engineering at FEI, within the Applied Artificial Intelligence in Automation and Robotics Group (IAAAR). Responsible for the Robotic Competitions Project RoboCup@Home as part of the RoboFEI Team. Primarily engaged in the following areas: Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Human-Robot Interaction, Internet of Things, Software Engineering, Intelligent Systems, Adaptive Interfaces, and Intelligent Autonomous Robotics.