mentorship
Over 13 years of fostering technical excellence and supervising undergraduate and graduate research.
📊 Impact at a Glance
Since 2013, I have mentored around 40 students in Computer Engineering. My leadership style focuses on “hands-on” software engineering, bridging the gap between academic theory and industry-ready implementations in AI, Data Engineering, and GIS.
🎓 Graduate Supervision (Master’s)
Completed Dissertations
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Thomas Victor de S. M. Rocha (2025) — Land Use and Cover Classification Accuracy: A Case Study in the São Luís Region using MAPBIOMAS Data. Program: M.Sc. in Environmental Science and Technology (PPGC&TAmb/UFMA).
Funding: FAPEMA Fellowship. -
Luís Fernando C. da Silva Correia (2025) — Deforestation Expansion in the Maranhão Cerrado: A Spatiotemporal Analysis (2001–2023). Program: M.Sc. in Environmental Science and Technology (PPGC&TAmb/UFMA).
Funding: FAPEMA Fellowship.
Ongoing Research
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José Magno Pinheiro Alves (Started 2025) — Development of a Cost-Benefit Climate Monitoring System for In Situ Data Collection. Program: Professional M.Sc. in Environmental Science and Technology.
Role: Principal Supervisor. -
Felipe Martins Sousa (Started 2025) — Predicting Sea-Level Rise Impacts on the World’s Largest Continuous Mangrove Belt. Program: Professional M.Sc. in Environmental Science and Technology.
Role: Co-supervisor.
🧪 Research & Innovation Fellowships (PIBIC/PIBITI)
I lead students through Undergraduate Research (PIBIC) and Technological Innovation (PIBITI) fellowships. These projects focus on building software tools and semantic models for real-world applications.
| Project Title | Student | Category | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| LuccME-Py: A Python framework for land use and cover change modeling | Antonio Lucas S. Vale | PIBIC (FAPEMA) | 2023 – 2024 |
| Data integration software for Linked Data repositories and spatial modeling | Nerval de Jesus S. Jr. | PIBITI (FAPEMA) | 2022 – 2023 |
| Modeling and automating ETL processes for Open Linked Data | Breno Baptista Nahuz | Volunteer (IC) | 2022 – 2023 |
| A Linked Data model for representing land use and land cover data | Carlos Daniel S. Silva | PIBIC (CNPq) | 2022 – 2023 |
| Linked Data model for Brazilian public academic institutions | Andre Moura Lima | Volunteer (IC) | 2022 – 2023 |
📈 Undergraduate Supervision (Annual Breakdown)
| Year | Completed Theses | Main Research Focus |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | Generative AI & Digital Health |
| 2024 | 2 | Linked Data & Vocabularies |
| 2023 | 7 | Data Engineering & ETL |
| 2022 | 2 | Social Apps & Expert Systems |
| 2021 | 0 | Pandemic transition |
| 2020 | 3 | Indoor Location Services (LBS) |
| 2019 | 3 | Formal Methods (Coq) |
| 2018 | 2 | Mapping Architectures |
| 2017 | 4 | Linked Data Foundations |
| 2016 | 4 | Indoor Positioning & GIS |
| 2015 | 1 | Open Data Exploratory Study |
| Total | 34 | 13 Years of Continuous Mentorship |
🎓 Undergraduate Alumni (Selected Senior Theses)
2025: AI & Digital Health Era
- Hissa Barbara Oliveira & Yuram Almeida Santos — CONSULTAI: Intelligent Document Querying via LLM.
- Nerval de Jesus Santos Junior — Discrete Spatial Modeling: A Python-based framework.
- Carlos Eduardo Ferreira Silva — Interoperable API for the Brazilian Health System (SUS).
- Felipe dos Santos Goiabeira — RDFMapper: Declarative Mapping for the Semantic Web.
- Cayo Roberto A. Chmielswki — Mobile App for Risk Prediction in Pregnancy Monitoring.
2023 - 2024: Data Engineering & Semantics
- Andre Moura Lima — A Proposal for a Vocabulary for Brazilian Academic Linked Data.
- Daniel Tavares de Souza — Dashboard Development for Academic Linked Data Visualization.
- Breno Baptista Nahuz — Data Engineering Approach for ETL in Academic Institutions.
- Carlos Daniel dos Santos Silva — Land Use and Cover Vocabulary based on the Data Cube Vocabulary.
- Lorena de Jesus V. Santos & Osires Jullyo L. Mourao — Gamified App for Solid Waste Treatment Stimulation.
- Guilherme Emanuel A. Barros — The Impact of Jeannette Wing’s Article on Brazilian Publications.
- Jeffersson de Carvalho, Vinicius de S. Pinto & Thales Gustavo M. Nunes — Despesas em Dia: Mobile Solution for Financial Control.
2020 - 2022: Social Tracking & Expert Systems
- Carlos Eduardo F. Silva & Daniel Tavares de Souza — AcademicTracker: A Social Network for Undergraduates.
- Thalia Regina C. Correa & Larissa Karoline de C. Silva — Expert System Proposal for Learning Legislation.
- Gilson S. Lopes, Jorge Henrique S. Machado & Melquias R. Ribeiro — Open Campus Map: LBS for UFMA.
2015 - 2019: Foundations, GIS & Formal Methods
- Marcos Vinicius M. S. Benevides — Regular Expression Engine Verification in Coq.
- Eddye Candido de Oliveira & Jose Victor M. Guimaraes — Migrating from Open Data to Linked Data.
- Jefferson da Conceição Umbelino — Parking Lot Monitoring using Crowdsensing.
- Mateus Vitor Duarte Sousa — Extensible Solution for Public Data Extraction.
- Micael Lopes da Silva — Opening Public Data at UFMA.
- Walysson Carlos dos Santos Oliveira — Virtual Queue Models for University Restaurants.
- Thammyla Maria de Sousa Lima & Thalles Jhonatan dos Anjos Silva — Indoor Positioning and Mapping Architectures.