CV

Education

• B.S. in Computer Science, State University of Londrina, Brazil, 2008
• M.S. in Computer Engineering, University of Campinas, Brazil, 2011
• Ph.D in Computer Engineering, University of Campinas and University of Minnesota, 2016

Work experience

• Oct 2017 to Present: Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, CA, USA
  • Duties included: Conducting research on machine learning for problems of national interest.
• Apr 2015 to Aug 2017: Machine Learning Researcher
  • Center for Research and Development in Telecommunication (CPqD), Brazil
  • Duties included: Design, implementation, and evaluation of machine learning methods for speaker authentication and anti-spoofing systems for voice biometrics.
• May 2013 to Oct 2014: Research Assistant
  • University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN, USA
  • Supervisor: Prof. Arindam Banerjee
• Mar 2009 to Apr 2013: Research Assistant
  • University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Supervisor: Prof. Fernando J. Von Zuben

Skills

• Data Science
• Machine Learning
  • Multitask Learning
  • Deep Learning
  • Structured and Sparse Models
• Bayesian Data Analysis
• Probabilistic Models
• Convex Optimization

Publications

Multi-task Sparse Structure Learning

Multi-Label Structure Learning with Ising Model Selection.

Multi-task sparse structure learning with gaussian copula models

Spatial Projection of Multiple Climate Variables Using Hierarchical Multitask Learning

Structured Estimation in High Dimensions and Multitask Learning with Applications in Climate

On the generalization of fused systems in voice presentation attack detection

Modeling Alzheimer’s disease cognitive scores using multi-task sparse group lasso

Talks

Teaching