Education and Awards
Education
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering 08/2010 – 08/2015
University of Maryland College Park, USA
Thesis: Age of Information and Energy Efficiency in Communication Networks
Advisor: Dr. Anthony Ephremides
M.S. in Electrical Engineering 08/2007 – 12/2009
State University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Thesis: Throughput Analysis for Opportunistic Networks
Advisor: Dr. Paulo Cardieri
B.S. in Electrical Engineering 08/2002 – 08/2007
University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil
Senior Project: Link Simulator for LTE Systems Considering Multiple Carriers and Multiple Antennas
Advisor: Dr. Paulo Portella
Co-Advisors (Nokia Institute of Technology): Dr. Robson Vieira, Dr. Andre Noll Barreto
Selected Awards
IEEE Senior Member
University of Maryland, Clark School of Engineering, Distinguished Graduate Fellow
University of Maryland, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Graduate Research Assistant
Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD), RISE Professional Scholarship for training in Germany
University of Maryland, The Graduate School, Jakob K. Goldhaber Travel Award
University of Maryland, The Graduate School, International Conference Student Support Award
Brazilian Ministry of Education, Graduate Research Assistant
Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, Undergraduate Researcher
Graduation day.
A conversation with Kermit the Frog and Jim Henson.
"It's not easy bein' green..." was the theme of a public debate I organized with my colleague Jessica Foley while at CONNECT Research Center, Trinity College Dublin. What an amazing experience! We discussed whether "Green Communication Networks" are really "green."