About me

Virtual Reality, Streaming and beyond

I am currently pursuing my PhD in Computer Science at Texas State University, with a primary research focus on Virtual Reality and immersive content streaming.

I hold a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Brasilia (2023). My thesis introduced a 360-degree video player that enables users' attention to be redirected to key scenes through what we call "dynamic edits". The platform was developed for use in research and experiments related to 360-degree video streaming and user Quality of Experience (QoE).

I also have experience as a Systems Analyst, having worked on the Siemens Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) project. As a developer, I am always eager to learn about new features and tools. I also enjoy exploring Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud Computing, and Artificial Intelligence.

Things I Can Do

Here you can find some of the things that I can do. The dices numbers indicate my level of confidence/familiarity in each technology.

Hard-skills

  • Webservices
  • REST/SOAP
  • Git
  • LaTeX
  • Node.js
  • Postman
  • Numpy
  • Pandas

Programming Languages

  • Python
  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • PL/SQL
  • C/C++

Soft-skills

  • Adaptability
  • Time Management
  • Curiosity
  • Transparency
  • Teamwork

Work Experience

Software Developer

Radek Systems, Curitiba, Brazil (Home Office)

I work on the Siemens biggest Advanced Distribution Manage- ment System (ADMS) project within the Outage Management System (OMS) team using Agile methodology. I work with innovation to provide on-demand solutions to the customers, utilizing tools such as Java, Python, Node.js, and PL/SQL.

Responsibilities
  • Maintenance on existing solutions
  • Ensure efficient connection, communication and data traffic between systems

Teaching Experience

Research Assistant at Texas State University - Aug/2024 - now

I am responsible for assisting undergraduate and master's students in the course 'Human Factors,' including assigning a portion of their grades.

Siemens - June/2024

While working on Siemens, I had the oportunity to conduct a 3 hours course related to my expertise in the company for an audience of approximately 20 people. In addition, in the first weeks of the interns' onboarding, I was reponsible to help them in their ramp-up process.

Publications

Year 2023:

360EAVP: A 360-degree Edition-Aware Video Player

Work presented on the International Workshop on Immersive Mixed and Virtual Environment Systems (MMVE) at MMSys 2023. Vancouver, Canada.

Link to the paper.

Year 2022:

Designing an user-centric framework for perceptually-efficient streaming of 360° edited videos

Work presented on Image Quality and System Performance XIX (IQSP 2022), San Francisco, USA.

Link to the paper.

Hobbies

Dancing

I had the pleasure of being a dance assistant for two years during my bachelor's degree. During that time, I discovered that dancing is one of my true passions.

Watch anime

When I was a child, my father introduced me to anime like "Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac" and "Yu yu Hakusho". I still really enjoy watching this type of content! Now I'm watching One piece from the beginning. Wish me luck.