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I am a Professor in the Department of Informatics and Statistics at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), where I also earned my Ph.D. in Computer Science. My research and professional work focus on the intersection of Data Science, Machine Learning, and Creativity.
During my doctoral studies, I was a Visiting Researcher at the University of Connecticut (Renzulli Center for Creativity, Gifted Education, and Talent Development) and later served as an Affiliated Researcher at Georgetown University (Laboratory for Relational Cognition, 2024–2025). For over a decade (2013–2023), I was a key member of the Software Quality Group (GQS/UFSC).
My background bridges academia and industry, with experience as a Data Scientist and Analytics Engineer in technology companies and intelligence observatories, as well as previous tenure as a Lecturer at the Federal Institute of Santa Catarina (IFSC) from 2020 to 2022.
