About
Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), CNPq Research Productivity Fellow, and senior project leader in Data Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Natural Language Processing. Extensive experience developing research in Computational Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Pattern Recognition. Author of an award-winning and best-seller machine learning book and +100 international high-quality scientific papers.
Experience
More than twenty years leading cutting-edge CS research in Computational Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Science. Author of an award-winning and best-seller machine learning book and +100 peer-reviewed international high-quality scientific papers. Reviewer of dozens of specialized journals and ad hoc advisor to development institutions. His main areas of expertise include artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural language processing, pattern recognition, recommender systems, big data, and deep learning.
Machine Learning
Large experience in all ML project steps, from data acquisition to in-production ML models.
Natural Language Processing
Deep knowledge in text processing, representation, learning, and model evaluation.
Data Science
Vast know-how in statistics, data mining, and data analysis.