Andre Goncalves, PhD

Machine Learning Research Scientist

andre@llnl.gov
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Education

  • B.S. in Computer Science, State University of Londrina, Brazil, 2008. I started working in machine learning during undergrad, after joining a research lab in my second year. My undergraduate capstone thesis was on Fundamentals and Techniques of Machine Learning.
  • M.S. in Computer Engineering, University of Campinas, Brazil, 2011. Dissertation: Online Learning in Estimation of Distribution Algorithms for Dynamic Environments.
  • Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, University of Campinas and University of Minnesota, 2016. Thesis: Sparse and Structural Multitask Learning.

Honors

  • Highest GPA in the Computer Science graduating class, State University of Londrina, 2008.
  • Best Computer Engineering thesis, University of Campinas, 2016.