CV
Education
Ph.D. in Computer Science
Florida International University
Jan 2021 - Expected Spring 2025
Research Topic 1: Autonomous Robotic Information Gathering Systems
Research Topic 2: Learning-based Approaches for Autonomous Environmental Monitoring
Research Topic 3: State Estimation in Environments with Extreme Sensing and Communication Constraints
Research Topic 4: Human-Robot Collaboration
Conducting Experiments at FIU (2023)
Dissertation Proposal Presentation (2023)
Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering
(Control Systems, Automation & Robotics)
University of Rio de Janeiro
2017 - 2020
Master's Thesis: Sensor Fault Detection and Diagnosis Approaches applied to an Autonomous Solar-powered Aircraft
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Liu Hsu
in collaboration: Robotics & Mechatronics Center - German Aerospace Center
Master's Degree Committee Members (2020)
Bachelor's Degree in Control Systems & Automation
Instituto Federal Fluminense
2009 - 2015
Bachelor's Thesis: Optimal Threshold Synthesis for State-of-Health Classification and Evaluation of a Tribological System
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Alexandre Leite
in collaboration: Dept. of Dynamics & Control - Uni. of Duisburg-Essen
Participation during the 5th Engineering Week at IFF
Work Experience
Research Assistant
Florida International University
Aug 2021 - Current
Artificial Intelligence - How it Works and its Impact (Instructor)
CAP4630 Artificial Intelligence (Teaching Assistant)
CDA4625 Intro to Mobile Robotics (Teaching Assistant)
Teaching at FIU (2022)
STEM Lecturer
Instituto Federal Fluminense
Sep 2015 - Jul 2021
10+ STEM Courses as Main Instructor
10+ Bachelor's Degree Committees (Supervisor, Co-Supervisor, Guest Member)
Teaching at IFF (2019)
Internships & Scholarships
Graduate Research Intern
German Aerospace Center (Robotics & Mechatronics Center)
Oct 2018 - Apr 2019
Development & comparison of IMU sensor fault detection and diagnosis approaches to be applied to the Elektra 2 aircraft
Designed two model-based fault detection approaches using Kalman filters
Designed a data-driven fault detection approach using principal component analysis
Real flight data from nominal operation experiments were used for validation purposes
Elektra 2 flight experiment (2019)
Undergrad Research Intern
University of Duisburg-Essen (Dept. of Dynamics and Control)
Oct 2014 - Jan 2015
Developed a method to improve the state-of-health classification performance of a tribological system
Developed an optimization graphical interface to facilitate problem setup and execute numerical optimization through MATLAB algorithms
Proposed two different performance metrics to evaluate system behavior
Real data used for validation purposes
Conference paper presentation (2015)
International Undergrad Student
Stanford University
Jun 2013 - Aug 2013
Courses:
EE 102A - Signal Processing & Linear Systems
ENGR 105 - Feedback Control Design
EE 380 - Colloquium on Computer Systems
Stanford - Summer 2013
International Undergrad Student
Santa Clara University
Sep 2012 - May 2013
Undergrad Courses:
ELEN 033 - Digital System Architecture
MECH 160 - Modern Instrumentation for Engineers
MECH 145 - Intro to Aerospace Engineering
ENGR 180 - Marine Operations
Graduate Courses:
ELEN 230 - Control Systems
ELEN 236 - Linear Control Systems
ELEN 238 - Model Predictive Control
ELEN 333 - Digital Control
ELEN 337 - Robotics I
EGMT 330 - Project Management Basics
EMGT 346 - Engineering Economics
EMGT 373 - Technology Entrepreneurship
First place!
Space: The Value Proposition, a competition hosted by NASA and Santa Clara University (2012)
Awards & Grants
Awards
Dissertation Year Fellowship - Florida International University, 2024
awarded by FIU Graduate School to support highly qualified doctoral students during the writing phase of their dissertation
Coursera for Campus (Program Administrator at Instituto Federal Fluminense), 2020
awarded 5,000 free licenses to be distributed among students during the pandemic
Space: The Value Proposition (first place), 2013
competition hosted by Santa Clara University in collaboration with NASA
Science Without Borders Scholarship, 2012 - 2013
awarded by Brazil’s Ministry of Education
Grants
Title: Development of Fault Detection and Diagnosis Systems for Industrial Processes
Role: Project Coordinator
Agency: Instituto Federal Fluminense / CNPq
Students: Thiago Cabral de Souza, Keyssy Barboza
Date: Aug 2017 - Aug 2018
External Service, Volunteering & Organizations
Member, Sigma Xi Society (Florida International University Chapter), Jan 2023 - Present
Peer Reviewer, IEEE Sensors Journal
Peer Reviewer, 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
Peer Reviewer, 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
Peer Reviewer, 2022 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
Invited Presentations
European Robotics Forum, "Extending remote testbeds in environments with sensing, communication, and adversarial challenges", March 2023
Florida International University & Break Through Tech Miami, “AI in a Nutshell”, December 2022
Instituto Federal Fluminense (Brazil), “Artificial Intelligence and the Challenges of Autonomous Navigation”, November 2022