Awards, Honor Distinction, Resources, and Fellowships
ACM Senior Member, 2024;
Most influential researcher in the Brazilian agile methods community in the last 10 years, WBMA 2019;
IEEE Senior Member, 2016;
Honored Professor by the Computer Science graduates, IME - USP, 2014;
Patron of the Computer Science graduates, IME - USP, 2013;
Excellence in undergraduate teaching award from IME-USP - 2013, third place;
Patron of the Computer Science graduates, IME - USP, 2012;
Best Paper Award at the IEEE SCC 2012 conference. Co-authored article with Yanik Ngoko;
Best paper award at WBMA 2012, AgileBrazil/SBC. Co-authored article with Viviane Santos, Graziela Tonin and Rogério Chaves;
Honored professor by the graduating class of the computer science program, DCC - IME - USP, 2011;
Patron of the Computer Science graduates, DCC - IME - USP, 2010;
Third place in the I Thesis and Dissertations Contest of the Latin American Congress of the Centro de Estudios Latinoamericanos en Informática (I CTD of CLEI), Mexico City, Mexico, September 1994;
First place in the VII Thesis and Dissertations Contest of the XIV Congress of the Brazilian Computer Society, Caxambu, August 1994.
Best undergraduate thesis (TCC), SBQS 2025 (Student Briza Mel Dias) (https://www.ime.usp.br/tcc-desenvolvido-no-ime-usp-conquista-1o-lugar-em-premiacao-nacional-de-qualidade-de-software/);
Honorable Mention at CTD, WSCAD 2025 (Student Rodrigo Nascimento);
Reproducible artifact award, CBSoft 2024 (Student Christian Gut);
Honorable mention in the Scientific Initiation works contest, WSCAD, 2022 (student Lucas Rosa);
Honorable mention in the dissertations contest, CTD of WSCAD, 2022 (student Matheus Tavares Bernardino);
Honorable mention in the thesis contest, CTD of WSCAD, 2021 (student Pedro Bruel, co-supervised by professor Arnaud Legrand from INRIA);
Honorable mention in the Scientific Initiation works contest, CBSoft, 2020 (student Erick Santana);
Honorable mention in the thesis contest, CTD of WSCAD, 2018 (student Marcos Amaris Gonzales, co-supervised by professor Raphael Y. Camargo from UFABC);
IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Awards for the advisee Graziela Simone Tonin, IBM, 2013;
Best graduate work (student Emílio Francesquini) at the II Regional School of High Performance of São Paulo, Brazilian Computer Society, 2011;
Third place in the master's dissertations contest (student: Julian Geraldes Monteiro), Santa Fe, Argentina, CLEI - Conferencia Latinoamericana de Informática, 2008;
Third place in the master's dissertations contest (student: Daniel de Angelis Cordeiro), San José, Costa Rica, CLEI - Conferencia Latinoamericana de Informática, 2007;
Best student paper award for my student Julian Monteiro (Best Student Paper Awards), 2nd IEEE Int. Conference On Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications - WiMob, 2006;
Qualification for the final - XVII CTD - Thesis and Dissertations Contest. As supervisor of the master's student Leonardo Pinho, Salvador, August 2004;
Sixth place - X CLEI-UNESCO Master's Thesis Contest Conferencia Latinoamericana de Informática, 2003; As supervisor of the master's student Alessandro Santiago, La Paz, Bolivia, August 2003;
Second place - Challenge Roadef' 2003 (Catégorie Junior), Societé Française de Recherche Opérationnelle et d'Aide à la Décision. This award was received for the coordination work of the student Flávio Ribeiro, March 2003.
Second place in the 50th Volta da USP - 55-59 years old category. https://cepe.usp.br/wp-content/uploads/PREMIFXET57KM.pdf
Winner of the 46th Volta da USP - 5km in the faculty category in 21 minutes and 6 seconds.
Winner of the 26th Volta da USP of São Carlos - 10km in the faculty category in 45 minutes and 53 seconds.
Obtaining funding from the Call for Proposals for Strengthening the Scientific, Technological, and Innovation Research Infrastructure at USP. The amount will be used to purchase high-performance computing equipment. Value: R$ 4,925,008.87;
CNPq project coordinator (Call: CNPq/MCTI/FNDCT No. 22/2024). A sustainable approach for heterogeneous high-performance computing. Duration: 02/18/2025 to 02/28/2027 (24 months). Process: 444766/2024-3. Value: R$ 270,000.00;
Coordinator of Citizen Science, supported by PRPI - USP. Increasing the reach of ForestEyes: engaging more people. Duration: 2025-27. Value: R$ 49,951.00. https://prpi.usp.br/wp-content/uploads/sites/1239/2024/10/Resultado-Edital-Ciencia-Cidada-2024.pdf
Coordinator of the FAPESP thematic project 2019/26702-8 with an approximate value of R$ 2 million, including scholarships, equipment, Technical Reserve, and Complementary Benefits. The project also includes Multi-User Equipment: a heterogeneous parallel machine worth approximately US$ 150 thousand;
Coordinator of the ADAHPC I project funded by Hewlett-Packard Brasil Ltda through the informatics law. Value: R$ 206,610.00;
Coordinator of a project linked to the USPCodeLab extension group for the dissemination of activities related to systems development, in the amount of R$ 51,090.00;
I was acting coordinator for the FAPESP thematic grant 2015/24485-9, in the amount of R$ 885,219.55;
I was acting coordinator for the FAPESP thematic grant 2014/50937-1, in the amount of R$ 862,542.60;
FAPESP grant, meeting organization, in the amount of R$ 15,324.00 to organize the WBMA 2018;
FAPESP grant, organization of the São Paulo School of Advanced Science, in the amount of R$ 467,182.00 and US$ 2,000.00. 2017;
PAEP grant 0381/2017, in the amount of R$ 22,500.00 to organize the Advanced School of Smart Cities, 2017;
CAPES-COFECUB grant 1659/2015, in the amount of R$ 94,686.00 and scholarships;
PAEP grant 1972/2015, in the amount of R$ 9,000.00, to organize the WBMA 2015;
Grant from the Pro-Rectory of Extension for free software development ("Justice League"), in the amount of R$ 5,280.00;
CAPES-PROCAD grant 3015/2014, in the amount of R$ 835,200.00 including scholarships;
PAEP grant 2459/2014, in the amount of R$ 8,920.00, to organize SugarLoafPLoP 2014;
CNPq Universal Project 447846/2014, in the amount of R$ 39,333.29;
CAPES individual AEX grant 13016/13, in the amount of US$ 3,200.00;
IBM grant in the amount of US$ 12,000.00 for my student Graziela Simone Tonin (see section on awards);
Project participant: Entrepreneurship in Computing and Software Startups Ecosystem, 2013. Funded by CNPq. Value: R$ 138,702.00. 485070/2013-8;
FAPESP individual grant 2012/10333-4, in the amount of R$ 5,053.33 and US$ 1,500.00;
Coordinator of the Capes PAEP grant 4573/2011-41, in the amount of R$ 13,000.00;
Coordinator of the Universal project: Future Internet and Service Composition: Scalability and Stability, 2011. Funded by CNPq. Value: R$ 49,653.00. 483371/2011-4;
Project participant: Enabling Scalable Cloud Services Choreography Baile, 2011. Funded by HP. Value: R$ 229,526.37;
Brazilian coordinator of the project: Resource Management for Grid Computing - CAPES Cofecub, 2010 - 2014. In this project, besides the financial support for expenses and cooperation visits, up to two postdoctoral or sandwich doctoral scholarships per year are also planned. Approximate value R$ 100,000.00;
Project participant: Large Scale Choreographies for the Future Internet - CHOReOS, 2010 - 2013. Value: 8.5 million Euros. Funder: European Commission;
Project coordinator: Algorithms for Evolving Graphs: Applications and Distribution, 2010 - 2012. CNPq Universal Project. Value: R$ 19,500.00;
Project participant: A proposal for Software Process Improvement Based on Agile Methodologies, 2010 - 2012. CNPq Universal Project. Value: R$ 98,328.00;
Project participant: Dependable Mechanisms for Dynamic Networks - CNPq - INRIA, 2010-2012. Cooperation visits are planned in this project. Annual value: R$ 30,000.00 + 4,300 Euros;
Project participant: Enabling Scalable Cloud Services Choreography Baile, 2010. Funded by HP. Value: R$ 106,073.88;
Project participant: High Performance Verified Computing (HPVC), 2008-2010. Capes - DAAD (PROBAL) Project. This project includes cooperation visits and funds for organizing meetings;
Project participant: Resource Management, Fault Tolerance and Scalability in Autonomous Computational Grids, 2008-2010. CNPq - CTInfo 2007 (55.0895/2007-8). Value R$ 373,600.00;
Project coordinator: Multimedia transmission and application of evolving graphs in wireless networks - CNPq Universal (484784/2006-4), 2006 - 2008. Value R$ 48,864.43;
Project participants: InteGrade 2 Project, 2006 - 2008, CNPq (55.0094/2005-9). Value R$ 231,777.44;
Brazilian coordinator of the project: MOBIDYN project: Combinatorial Model for Dynamic Networks, 2006-2008. FAPESP-INRIA. Cooperation visits were planned in this project. Estimated value R$ 20,000.00;
Brazilian coordinator of the project: Combinatorial Model for Dynamic Networks, 2004 - 2006. FAPESP-INRIA. Cooperation visits were planned in this project. Estimated value R$ 20,000.00;
Grant received through Project 1 of the University of São Paulo, 2004, value R$ 1,949.00;
Participant in the Taquara subproject: Technology, Applications and Quality of Service in Advanced Networks, from the RNP GIGA project coordinated by Professor Dr. Otto Carlos Muniz Bandeira Duarte (GTA-UFRJ), total value R$ 490,000.00 with R$ 70,000 allocated to IME-USP;
Grant received through Project 1 of the University of São Paulo, 2003, value R$ 3,500.00;
Brazilian coordinator of an international scientific cooperation project with Laboratoire de Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur - INRIA Sophia Antipolis, value Euros 23,600.00;
Coordinator of a research grant project (CNPq Universal Call), (470574/2003-8), 09/2003, value R$ 19,749.10;
FAPESP grant to participate in the Middleware 2003 conference (2003/02452-4), value R$ 1,200.00;
Coordinator of the USP-COFECUB cooperation project, 2003. The project includes two annual trips to France with stays of up to 21 days for 2003 and 2004. Estimated value R$ 15,000.00;
Undergraduate pro-rectory grant for teaching equipment in the amount of R$ 30,000.00 in 2002. The purpose of the fund is to improve the resources used by undergraduate students at the CEC;
Participant in the CNPq Ímpar project (55.2028/02-9);
Grant received through Project 1 of the University of São Paulo, 2002, value R$ 1,700.00;
Recipient of the CNPq Recent Doctor Kit fellowship (68.0075/01-1). The project includes a computer, funds for books, and travel, value R$ 16,726.00, 2001.
Grant received through Project 1 of the University of São Paulo, 2001, value R$ 3,500.00;
FAPESP grant to participate in the Graco 2001 conference (2001/00692-2), value of R$ 1,500.00;
Participant in the CNPq/CNRS project (91.0150/00-1). The project includes one international trip with accommodation for each participating country;
Participant in the FAPESP SIDAM project (98/06138-2), value: R$ 231,562.00 and US$ 30,753.00.
In addition to the graduate program quota scholarships received by my advisees, I also report that as the graduate coordinator of the Computer Science program at IME-USP, I submitted requests for scholarship renewals in the CNPq calls. I obtained the maximum number of master's and doctoral scholarships through the open calls for scholarship renewal. Furthermore, I highlight:
FAPESP Scientific Initiation (IC) Scholarship (2025/25924-8). Beneficiary: Higor Maurício da Silva;
FAPESP IC Scholarship (2025/15888-4). Beneficiary: André de Lima Schwarz;
FAPESP Direct Doctorate Scholarship (2023/09048-8). Beneficiary: Lucas de Sousa Rosa;
FAPESP IC Scholarship (2022/06906-0) and BEPE (2022/14673-6). Beneficiary: Lucas de Sousa Rosa;
FAPESP IC Scholarship (2020/16577-9) and BEPE (2021/14240-0). Beneficiary: Erick Rodrigues de Santana;
FAPESP Master's Scholarship (2017/02682-2) and BEPE (2018/00687-0). Value R$ 51,412.00 plus part of the scholarship in Spain, beneficiary: Lucas Morais;
FAPESP Research Abroad Scholarship (2015/06092-0). Value of R$ 33,419.06 plus monthly stipends abroad to carry out a sabbatical internship;
FAPESP Postdoctoral Fellowship (2012/03778-0). Value R$ 153,974.88, beneficiary: Daniel de Angelis Cordeiro;
FAPESP Postdoctoral Fellowship (2010/15505-2). Value R$ 149,826.54, beneficiary: Yanik Ngoko;
FAPESP Doctoral Scholarship (2012/23300-7) and BEPE (2015/19399-6) plus part of the scholarship in France. Value R$ 125,769.06, beneficiary: Marcos Amaris Gonzales;
FAPESP Doctoral Scholarship (2011/23470-7). Value R$ 118,062.36, beneficiary: Graziela Simone Tonin;
FAPESP Doctoral Scholarship (2009/16354-0). Value R$ 89,199.63, beneficiary: Viviane Almeida Santos;
FAPESP Master's Scholarship (2009/13201-9). Value R$ 33,980.76, beneficiary: Paulo Floriano;
Master's Scholarship (551834/2009-9 - MCT/CNPq Call No. 70/2008). Value: R$ 28,800.00, beneficiary: Álvaro Aliaga;
Master's Scholarship (561815/2008-9 - MCT/CNPq Call No. 27/2007). Value: R$ 22,560.00, beneficiary: Eduardo Katayama;
CNPq Postdoctoral Fellowship Abroad (200900/2007-2), value R$ 51,396.00;
PQ-2 Research Fellow, since 2004 (306626/2004-7, 305068/2007-5 and 306307/2010-3);
FAPESP Master's Scholarship (02/11165-6) - beneficiary: Rodrigo Moreira Barbosa;
PQ-2C Research Fellow, from 2001 to 2003;
CNPq Doctoral Scholarship Abroad, from November 1995 to November 1999;
FAPESP Master's Scholarship, from March 1993 to April 1993;
CAPES Master's Scholarship, from March 1989 to March 1993.
I participated in the HIGHER LEVEL TECHNICAL STAFF PROGRAM (PROSERV), call GR 01/2023. My proposal was awarded, and IME received an employee to oversee the institute's high-performance computing infrastructure. The employee is under my coordination.
I obtained a grant from the FGA program of the USP Pro-Rectory for Research and Innovation (Training Program in Academic Management of Research Projects); the position was initially filled by Isabel Aleman and subsequently by Camila Aparecida. The funding value was R$ 101,750.40.