Author of +30 scientific research papers with +700 citations, published in renowned international conferences and journals in Software Engineering. Reviewer for prestigious international journals like IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), Elsevier Information & Software Technology journal (IST), among others. Member of program committees and reviewer for premier international conferences like IEEE/ACM International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), ACM/IEEE Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM), IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME), among others.
Research Experience
Conducts pure and applied research in the broad area of Software Engineering and Technology Transfer, as well as static analysis and program transformation. Over 10 years of experience in innovation, development, and consultancy projects in the Software Industry. Worked as a Systems Engineer at the Recife Center for Advanced Studies and Systems (C.E.S.A.R), awarded as the best scientific and technological institution in Brazil by FINEP, on projects with companies like Motorola, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and Bematech. Worked as a Senior Software Engineer on a Samsung project in partnership with CIn/UFPE. Also worked as a Project Manager and Technical Leader at the Senai Innovation Institute for Information and Communication Technologies (ISI-TICs).
Education
Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Computer Science from the Center of Informatics (CIn) at the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), one of the few Brazilian postgraduate programs in Computer Science rated the maximum score by the Brazilian Education Ministry (CAPES).
Background
Software Engineer, Consultant, Researcher and Professor - PhD in Computer Science. Over 20 years of experience in software engineering/development. Currently, Associate Professor at the Federal Institute for Education, Science, and Technology of Pernambuco (IFPE) and Software Engineer at Zup Innovation, Brazil. Conducts research in the broad area of Software Engineering and Technology Transfer, as well as static analysis and program transformation. Works as a consultant in the Software Industry, blogs, and gives talks to bring software engineering research closer to practice. Hosts the HiDev Podcast (Top #10 Technology Audience in Brazil, according to Spotify), interviewing researchers and practitioners about technical topics and their careers in tech.
Miscellany
Has given talks at many international conferences in countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Ireland, New Zealand, Peru, and Spain. Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the Brazilian Computing Society (SBC), the National Institute of Science and Technology for Software Engineering (INES), the Software Productivity Group (SPG), and the Empirical Software Engineering Group (ESEG).