I'm an expert at the intersection of finance, machine learning, high-performance computing, and research. With a strong academic background, I hold an M.Sc. (2013) and Ph.D. (2018) in Electronic Engineering and Computer Science from the prestigious Brazilian Aeronautics Institute of Technology (ITA). As a Visiting Scholar in 2017, I had the privilege of working with the Data Science Lab at the Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California (USC), under the guidance of Prof. V. K. Prasanna.Since 2018, I have been a Professor with the Computer Science Division, Department of Computer Systems, at ITA.Founder of the Computational Finance and Systematic Investment Research Group (https://fico-ita.github.io) and the DroneComp Research Group (https://www.drone-comp.ita.br).I am passionate about leveraging computational methods to drive advancements in financial research. My research interests encompass quantitative finance, systematic investments, machine learning, high-performance computing, and optimization.If you're interested in collaborating or discussing research opportunities in these areas, feel free to connect with me.