I am an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Portugal. My research is focused on human aspects of software engineering, AI for software engineering, agile software development, and software startups.

Education

PhD in Computer Science (2021)
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
Supervisor: Prof. Xiaofeng Wang
Thesis title: “Improving experimentation in software startups through hypotheses engineering” (link)

Master of Science degree in Computer Science (2017)
University of São Paulo, Brazil
Supervisor: Prof. Alfredo Goldman
Thesis title: “Requirements engineering in software startups: a qualitative investigation” (link)

Computer Engineer (2010)
Technological Institute of Aeronautics, Brazil

Industry experience

I have more than seven years experience as a software developer including five years spent in Cuponomia, a website for Brazilian e-commerce coupons and sales that I helped to found.