Recent Publications

This paper presents a systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis focusing on Biased Random-Key Genetic Algorithms (BRKGA). …
In: Journal of Global Optimization, October 2024

This paper is a comprehensive literature review of Biased Random-Key Genetic Algorithms (BRKGA). BRKGA is a metaheuristic that employs …

This paper introduces a novel problem of facility location, called the p-next center problem with capacity and coverage radius …

Awards and honors

Runner Up on Master’s Dissertation Context

Successful graduates in Computer Science from the University of Campinas, CAPES 2017-2020

Making a Difference Team Award

Making a Difference Team Award

Making a Difference Team Award

Making a Difference Team Award

Twice same year

Second Best Thesis in Computer Science in Brazil

Best Thesis in Computer Science

Summa cum laude

Runner up of New Jersey Chapter of INFORMS Student Operations Research Contest

1st place São Paulo Brazil Hackathon

Honored professor 2008, 2009, 2010

Summa cum laude

Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Principal Inventive Scientist

AT&T Labs Research

Aug 2015 – Present New Jersey, USA
Responsibilities include:

  • Analysing and modelling large optimization problems
  • Implementing high-level Mixed Integer Programming models and custom heuristics
  • Automating operations procedures for Software-defined Networks (including SD-RAN)
 
 
 
 
 

Postdoctoral research

H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Feb 2015 – Aug 2015 Georgia, USA
Working on High performance computing for mixed-integer programming. Funding: Exxon-Mobil Research and Engineering.
 
 
 
 
 

Intern - Ph.D. candidate

AT&T Labs Research

Nov 2012 – May 2014 Florham Park, New Jersey, USA
Working on projects related to network design and optimization.
 
 
 
 
 

Professor

Federal Institute for Education, Science and Technology Southern of Minas Gerais

Dec 2006 – Feb 2010 Campus Inconfidentes, MG, Brazil.
Teaching Algorithms and Programming, Operating Systems, Structured Programming,and Web Programming in technological courses. Vice-chief of IT Department. Participating in committee for selection of students, intern issues committees,and others.