Experience

  1. Research Assistent

    GIVA Lab (Graphics, Imaging, Visualization and Analytics Lab) at ICMC-USP

    Responsibilities include:

    • Analyzed crime patterns using complex network metrics and developed a Graph Neural Network (GNN)-based technique for crime prediction utilizing the city’s street network structure
    • Designed and implemented visual analytics tools to assist machine learning practitioners in selecting and applying feature attribution methods
  2. Visiting Researcher

    Visualization and Data Analytics Research (VIDA) Center at NYU

    Responsibilities include:

    • Investigated patterns of disagreement among feature attribution methods in Explainable AI (XAI), providing insights into how disagreement relates to explanation quality and machine learning model accuracy
    • Created a Python library to assist machine learning practitioners in systematically assessing, comparing, and selecting the most appropriate feature attribution method for their needs; published findings
    • Conducted an analysis of large language models (LLMs), focusing on their reasoning processes, output generation, and issues related to hallucination
  3. Research Assistent

    Software Research Center at IFAL

    Responsibilities include:

    • Led educational sessions highlighting the transformative impact of 5G technology on AI systems %development and deployment
    • Authored technical documentation demonstrating the/ applications of AI and 5G solutions in the industry
  4. Research Assistent

    Computational and Cognitive Models Group at Federal University of Campina Grande

    Responsibilities include:

    • Designed and implemented an Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS) for introductory programming courses, featuring automated formative feedback to support student learning and enhance problem-solving skills; published findings
  5. Research Assistent

    TIPS Lab at Federal University of Alagoas

    Responsibilities include:

    • Designed and deployed Intelligent Tutoring Systems for Propositional Logic and Mathematics, integrated into university courses Fundamentals of Mathematics and Logic Applied to Computing
    • Contributed to a project integrating data from multiple sources using a semantic approach to construct and maintain user profiles for enhancing a recommender system
    • Gained hands-on experience in recommendation systems, Case-Based Reasoning (CBR), Machine Learning, and programming with Scala, Python, ShellScript, and Java

Education

  1. PhD Computer Science

    University of São Paulo
  2. MSc Computer Science

    Federal University of Campian Grande (UFCG)
    Thesis: Feedback in educational environments in the programming domain. Supervised by Prof. Joseana Macêdo Fechine Régis de Araujo and Prof. Evandro de Barros Costa. Presented papers at 4 Brazilian conferences, with the contributions being published at the International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS 2019).
  3. BSc Computer Science

    Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL)
    Thesis: An Intelligent Assistant for Personalized Educational Resource Recommendation. Supervised by Prof. Evandro de Barros Costa. Presented papers at 2 Brazilian conferences and one paper at the International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2014).
Awards
AI4ED 2024 Travel Scholarship
Eedi and Google ∙ February 2024
See certificate
Honorable Mention to Masters’ Dissertation
Brazilian Congress of Informatics in Education ∙ November 2019
Fellowship to the Brazilian Internet Forum in the Youth@ForumBR Program
Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br) ∙ July 2016