Pos-doctoral researcher at the Centre for Computational Neuroscience and Robotics (CCNR) within the Department of Informatics at the University of Sussex, England, United Kingdom, from June 2005 to September 2008. I worked on a EPSRC initiative multi-partner project called SECSE - Spatially-Embedded Complex Systems Engineering, in collaboration with the University of Leeds and the University College London (2005 to 2008).

PhD in Computer Engineering, focusing on Computational Intelligence, Bio-inspired Algorithms and Machine Learning, including Learning Classifier Systems, Artificial Immune Systems, Artificial Endocrine Systems, Artificial Neural Networks, Genetic Algorithms, and Robot Autonomous Navigation and Control at the Department of Computer Engineering and Industrial Automation DCA , Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering FEEC, State University of Campinas UNICAMP in São Paulo, Brazil (2000 to 2005).

Master’s Degree in Computer Science, focusing on Computational Intelligence, including Neural Networks, Genetic Algorithms, Genetic Programming, Fuzzy Systems and Learning Classifier Systems, at Unicamp-State University of Campinas (1997 to 2000).

Specialist in Systems Analysis at PUCCAMP, University of Campinas (1993-1995).

Bachelor in Science Degree in Systems Analysis at PUCCAMP, University of Campinas (1989-1993).

Member of the IEEE and IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.

Member of SICSA theme groups: Complex Systems Engineering, Modelling and Abstraction and Multimodal Interaction.

Member of EvoNet the European Network of Excellence in Evolutionary Computing.

Member of REBEL - Robotics with Evolutionary Behaviour and Extended Learning group.

Member of the Brazilian Computer Society SBC .

Programming experience in JAVA, Prolog , Matlab, Fortran IV, Assembly, SQL, COBOL, Pascal.

Experience in Windows, UNIX (SUN), DOS.

Fluent Portuguese (native speaker).

Fluent English (CAE – Cambridge Advanced English Certificate).

Currently studying German (intermediate level), French (intermediate level) and Spanish (basic level).