Summary
I am a physicist who studies cities, combining agent-based and network modeling with large-scale mobility and migration data to understand urban dynamics, resilience, and growth.
Research experience
2023–Present — Postdoctoral Researcher, George Mason University (Fairfax, VA, USA)
Geography and Geoinformation Science (College of Science)
- Project: Development of a large-scale agent-based model to study human mobility in urban environments
- Supervisor: Prof. Dieter Pfoser
2021–2023 — Postdoctoral Researcher, Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN, USA)
Lyles School of Civil Engineering
- Project: Physics-based models to study mobility of people in different contexts
- Supervisor: Prof. Satish V. Ukkusuri
- Part of: CRISP Type 2/Collaborative Research on critical transitions in resilience and recovery of interdependent networks
2019–2021 — Postdoctoral Researcher, University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil
São Carlos Institute of Physics (IFSC)
- Project: Agent-based modelling to study the diffusion of new ideas in the academic world
- Supervisor: Prof. José Fernando Fontanari
2018–2019 — Postdoctoral Researcher, University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil
São Carlos Institute of Physics (IFSC)
- Project: Diffusion of innovations: a computational approach based on Axelrod’s model
- Supervisor: Prof. José Fernando Fontanari
2017–2018 — Visiting Scholar, Indiana University (Bloomington, IN, USA)
School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering (SICE)
- Project: Diffusion of innovations: combining theoretical–computational models with real data observations
- Supervisor: Prof. Santo Fortunato
2016–2017 — Postdoctoral Researcher, University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil)
São Carlos Institute of Physics (IFSC)
- Project: Diffusion of innovations: a computational approach based on Axelrod’s model
- Supervisor: Prof. José Fernando Fontanari
Education
- 2015 — Ph.D. in Sciences, University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil
Thesis: Activity, phase transition and media effect in a sociocultural model
Advisor: Prof. Ubiraci Pereira da Costa Neves - 2011 — M.Sc. in Sciences, University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil
Dissertation: Phase transitions and nucleation processes in cellular automata rule space
Advisor: Prof. Osame Kinouchi Filho - 2008 — B.Sc. in Physics, University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil
Funding & fellowships
- 2019/11–2021/08 — Postdoctoral Fellowship (CAPES)
- 2017/02–2018/01 — Postdoctoral Fellowship (FAPESP, grant 16/20874-3)
- 2016/02–2019/10 — Postdoctoral Fellowship (FAPESP, grant 15/17277-0)
- 2011/09–2015/08 — Ph.D. Fellowship (CAPES)
- 2009/03–2011/02 — M.Sc. Fellowship (CAPES)
Editorial roles & reviewing
Editorial roles
- Academic Editor, PLOS ONE (Urban Studies, Complexity, Networks)
- Frontiers Topic Editor, “Science of Science: A Complex Network Perspective”
- Review Editor, Frontiers in Physics
- Review Editor, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Reviewer for journals (selected)
- Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, Communications Physics, International Journal of Geographical Information Science, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Scientific Reports, PeerJ Computer Science, PLOS ONE, Physica A, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Physics Letters A, Frontiers in Physics, Complexity
Teaching
- 2014 — Teaching Assistant, Mathematical Physics (USP)
- 2012 — Teaching Assistant, Mathematical Physics (USP)
- 2010 — Teaching Assistant, Basic Physics (USP)
Languages
- Portuguese (native)
- English (Cambridge English Level 3 Certificate in ESOL International — CPE)
Certificates
- 2021 — Statistics for Data Science: Theory and Practice with Python (ICMC/USP)
- 2021 — Machine Learning (Stanford Online via Coursera)
- 2017 — DAT210x: Programming with Python for Data Science (Microsoft via edX)
- 2011 — Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (Sebastian Thrun & Peter Norvig)