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.