PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering (2024 - Present)

Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Title: TBD
Supervisors: Hélder P. Oliveira (ORCID, Personal Webpage) and Jaime S. Cardoso (ORCID, Personal Webpage)

I am a 2024 FCT PhD Studentship holder and work within the Visual Computing and Machine Intelligence (VCMI) research group at the Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (INESC TEC).

MSc in Biomedical Engineering (2023)

Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Title: Clinical decision support system for the diagnosis of skin cancer and Hansen's disease using digital image analysis and deep neural networks (Original in Portuguese)
Supervisor: Wellington P. dos Santos (ORCID, Lattes)

  • The aim of my project was to investigate the use of deep neural networks for skin lesion image analysis and classification. The outcome was a clinical decision support system for the early diagnosis of skin cancer and Hansen's disease, considering reports from healthcare professionals and ultimately contributing to improved patient outcomes. This research was later published as a chapter in Biomedical Imaging: Principles and Advancements.
  • As part of a research group, I actively contributed to managing machine learning experiments for diagnosing COVID-19 based on hematological and biochemical tests. The research, published as a chapter in Swarm Intelligence: Trends and Applications, identified key parameters for predicting the need for regular, semi-intensive, and intensive care, potentially aiding in early intervention and resource allocation.

BSc in Control and Automation Engineering (2020)

Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Title: Building a MATLAB application for repetitive controller projects (Original in Portuguese)
Supervisor: Fabrício Bradaschia (ORCID, Lattes)

  • I was granted a scholarship to spend a full academic year at INP-ENSEEIHT (France) through a program supported by the French and Brazilian governments (CAPES/BRAFITEC).
  • For my final project, I developed a MATLAB application to support the design of control systems that utilize repetitive controllers. It is available on the MathWorks website and was later adapted into a journal article. With this interactive tool, users can observe the impact of changing controller parameters on the system stability and determine the feasibility of this approach in their context.
  • Participating in a robotics team, we developed a line-following robot simulator. We aimed to simulate the physical structure, behavior, and operations, enabling the user to observe the robot following the line according to the code. Our work resulted in four publications on conference proceedings describing how it works, adding new features, making it web-based, and showing its use as an educational tool.
  • Extracurricular activities: Teaching Assistant (Control Systems Engineering), Robotics Team (Team Leader), Aeromodelling Team (Member).