Experiences
PhD Student · University of Toronto
Education
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University of Toronto · PhD in Computer Science
Advised by Prof. Eitan Grinspun
Topics: Geometry Processing, Numerical Simulation, Machine Learning.
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Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB) · BSc in Computer Engineering
GPA 8.8 / 10
Thesis: Medical Image Synthesis using Latent Diffusion Models.
Research
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Dynamic Graphics Project, University of Toronto
Doctoral Researcher
Research in differentiable geometry and numerical simulation for inverse problems in visual computing and computational design.
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Summer Geometry Initiative, MIT
SGI Fellow
- Investigated noise in the gradients of implicit neural representations. Mentored by Prof. Peter Yichen Chen.
- Studied methods for stochastic surface reconstruction from oriented point clouds. Mentored by Prof. Silvia Sellán and Ana Dodik.
- Developed a pipeline for ex-vivo brain mesh reconstruction from in-vivo meshes. Mentored by Dr. Karthik Gopinath.
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X-ray Physics Lab, Penn & ARIA Lab, UFPB
Undergraduate Researcher
Developed methods to generate realistic breast anatomy for virtual clinical trials. Mentored by Prof. Bruno Barufaldi.
Industry
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Microsoft, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Software Engineer
Developed an automated data-driven service that orchestrates Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) infrastructure. Designed and Implemented an AI service that predicts capacity usage and plans resource allocation, which ensures reliable and efficient perforce of AKS across large-scale cloud environments.
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Amazon, Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA)
Software Engineering Intern
Created data pipelines and monitoring dashboards for the Tax Services team of Amazon Brazil.
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ARIA Lab, UFPB
Data Engineering Intern
Upgraded the data infrastructure of the Department of Finance of the State of Paraíba and developed a tool that uses artificial intelligence to detect tax fraud.
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Aplicativos de Bolso
Data Science Intern
Designed and implemented a recommender system that assists Law Students in studying for the Brazilian Bar Examination.
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Atoptima & UFPB
Combinatorial Optimization Developer
Contributed to the development of an Open-source Vehicle Routing Problem Solver, in Julia Language, which outputs the optimal set of routes for a given fleet of vehicles to visit a given group of customers
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LAVID, UFPB
Software Engineering Intern
Distributed Collaborative Video Surveillance System for the Federal University of Paraíba. Built an Event-Driven Logging for the distributed system using Apache Kafka and explored methods to detect anomalous events in videos
Teaching
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CSC2539 — Physics-Informed Neural Representations for Visual Computing
Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto
Instructor: Prof. Aviad Levis.
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CSC301 — Introduction to Software Engineering
Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto
Instructor: Prof. David Jorjani.
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CSC417 / CSC2549 — Physics-based Animation
Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto
Instructor: Prof. David I. W. Levin.
Talks
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Variational Green's Functions
GraphQUON 2025, Toronto, ON
Awards
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Líder Estudar - Estudar Foundation - NGO
The most competitive scholarship in Brazil. 0.04% acceptance rate. Extended their support for my graduate studies.
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Top Scorer
16th International Workshop on Breast Imaging (IWBI)
Multiclass Segmentation of Suspicious Findings in Simulated Breast Tomosynthesis Images Using a U-Net
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Best Live Demo
Live Demonstrations Workshop, SPIE Medical Imaging
Interactive Breast Lesion Designer for Virtual Trials Based on Perlin Noise
Service & Outreach
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Organizer, GraphQUON 2025
Annual graphics research gathering for students across Quebec and Ontario, hosted by the Dynamic Graphics Project, University of Toronto.
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Ex-President, Co-founder and Advisor, Technology and Artificial Intelligence League (TAIL)
Non-profit student organization for AI and data analysis at UFPB. Grew to 130+ members from 500+ applicants, ran 25+ projects, and placed 50+ students in internships; 60+ members remain active today.
Skills
Programming
Python, C/C++, Go, Rust, Julia, MATLAB, Java, JavaScript, SQL
Languages
English (fluent), Portuguese (native), Spanish (basic)