Panels

Simone Barbosa

Why, When, and How to Write up Your Research Work

Panelist: Prof. Dr. Simone Barbosa

Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), BR

Abstract: Academia communicates its advances through scientific publications. It is through those papers that we learn who is doing what, why, and how, i.e., the scientific discussions revolving around important societal and technological issues. It is essential for all researchers to participate in this discussion, and the prime means to do so is by writing scientific papers. In today’s fast-paced world, we strive to find balance between rushing to write half-baked ideas and alienating ourselves from the scientific discussions for too long because we have not yet achieved the desired results. In this event, I will present some thoughts on academic writing from prominent scholars to promote discussions on why and how to write up your work before, during, and after you conduct your research.

Short bio: Simone Diniz Junqueira Barbosa is Associate Professor of the Department of Informatics of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), where she teaches, advises and conducts research on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Since 2012, she has taught a graduate course on Research Design and Academic Writing. Level 2 researcher in CNPq (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development in Brazil), she has obtained research funding from several national and international agencies, such as CNPq, FAPERJ, Microsoft Research, and Hewlett-Packard. She has coordinated or participated in the program committee of both national and international conferences, including CHI, INTERACT, EICS, and IHC. She was the Brazilian Computer Society’s representative in IFIP TC 13 from 2008 to 2013, when she became an expert member and later Vice-chair for Working Groups and Special Interest Groups. In 2009 she has joined the Editorial Board of Interacting with Computers (formerly published by Elsevier, now by Oxford University Press); in 2011 the Advisory Board of IxD&A; in 2012 the editorial boards of Springer’s HCI and CCIS book series; and in 2013 the editorial board of Springer’s OpenAccess Journal of Interaction Science. Since 2014 she is the chair of the Special Commission for HCI of the Brazilian Computer Society. She has authored, together with Bruno Santana da Silva (UFRN), the book “Interação Humano-Computador,” published by Elsevier in the Brazilian Computer Society series.

Software Engineering Research at UFRGS

Abstract: In this panel, groups of professors of the Graduate Program in Computer Science (PPGC) at UFRGS that work on Software Engineering will present an overview of their current research work and discuss views on the future needs in their fields. Also, indirectly, it serves as a mean for students to gain more detailed knowledge of a set of software engineering topics, such as software architecture, software visualization, software verification, formal methods, business process management, and agent-oriented software engineering.

Panelists

Short bios: Software Engineering at UFRGS.

Perspectives, Opportunities and Challenges of Software Engineering in the Industry

Abstract: The development of modern software systems is a challenging task, given that software is nowadays everywhere and its complexity never stops growing. In this panel, representatives of internationally recognised companies that produce software and face software engineering challenges will share their view in this context, discussing challenges and opportunities. Attendees will learn about the current state of software industry, including technologies, challenges, and best practices.

Panelists

Antonio Gomes

Antônio Gomes (Chief Architect, HP Brazil R&D)

Short bio: Antonio Gomes is Chief Architect at HP Brazil R&D, with 33+ years of experience in R&D and Consulting, where he is responsible to provide overall technical leadership and promoting innovation across the organization. He received the Electrical Engineering degree from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and an Executive MBA, General Business Management, from ESPM Porto Alegre.

 

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Diego Nobre (Software Architect, ADP Labs)

Short bio: Software Architect at ADP Labs with 18 years of experience developing enterprise-scale systems in varied industries such as Banking, Communications, Media, Computer Manufacture and HCM. Bachelor’s degree, Computational and Applied Mathematics – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul / UFRGS.

 

Marcelo

Marcelo Blois (CoE leader, GE Research)

Short bio: Marcelo Blois has over 18 years of experience on research in different aspects of software engineering, including software process improvement, software architectures and middleware, software engineering for multi-agent systems, and software reuse. He joined GRC Rio in December 2011 as CoE leader, helping the startup of the new technology center in the area of Systems Integration. Marcelo woked as a professor in Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) for 10 years where he coordinated the Intelligent Systems Engineering Research group and the Systems Engineering Research Center. During this time Marcelo advised over 20 Master students and 3 PhD students. He managed different research initiatives with local and global companies being responsible for budgeting negotiation and project management. From 2002 to 2011 Marcelo worked in applied research projects with Dell Computers helping the company in different process improvement initiatives in its Software Development Facility in Brazil. Prior to that Marcelo had a software development company in Rio where he played the role of Executive Director. He received his PhD and MS in computer science from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and his BS in computer science from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).

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Roberto Petry (IT Director, Dell)

Short bio: Roberto Petry work as IT Director at Dell where he is globally responsible for Infrastructure Management Project Delivery leading a team distributed in several countries. He has Master Degree in Computer Science at UFRGS, with 25+ years’ experience in IT with focus in Database, Project Management, Software Development and IT Governance. He is PMP and ITIL Foundations certified. He teaches at Graduation and Post-Degree courses at Unilasalle, Ulbra and PUC University. He was the former President of the Open Technology Committee at American Chamber of Commerce in Porto Alegre and past Regional and National President of User Association Group (SUCESU), acting now as council at PMI-RS & SUCESU-RS.

Software Engineer: Industry or Academia?

Abstract: Students interested in software engineering have many alternatives in their professional careers. They can work in the industry after they get a bachelor degree in Computer Science (or related courses). They can pursue a Master or Doctorate degree. They can become research scientists in leading companies or professors at universities. In this panel, panelists will discuss about these different alternatives, and what is required for each of them. Examples of questions to be discussed are: is a Bachelor degree enough to work in the Industry? Those who get a Master or Doctorate degree should stay in academia or there are positions available in Latin America where research can be conducted?

Panelists

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Daniel Wobeto (TRE-RS)

Short bio: CIO at the Tribunal Regional Eleitoral do Rio Grande do Sul since 2007, Computer Science Bachelor at UFRGS in 1993, Law Bachelor in 2001, TI Administration MBA in 2009, member of Urna Eletronica’s Ecosystem Workgroup, responsible for requirements specification of systems related to voting process in Brazilian elections.

 

Eduardo Arruda - Assespro

Eduardo Arruda (VP of ASSESPRO-RS)

Short bio: Eduardo Arruda received the BSc and MSc degrees in Computer Science at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). He is CEO of Bluetterfly, which is company dedicated to develop innovative business. Nowadays it is involved with the conception of a cloud services plataform with a focus on secure storage of digital content. He is a professor at the Faculty of Informatics of PUC-RS since 1994. He was an associated and Director of Bussines Development of uMov.me, a company of mobile technology considered one of the five most innovative of Brazil by Gartner Group. He was also CIO of Justice Law Departament of Rio Grande do Sul, coordinating the project of infomatization of this court, the first in the country to use digital certification in the signment of judgments. Nowadays, he is Vice-President of Articulation of ASSESPRO-RS, President of the Deliberative Board of SUCESU-RS, Director of Market Relationship of SEPRORGS and member of the Administrative Board of SOFTSUL. He is also dedicated to actions to encourage innovative entrepreneurship.

Luigi Carro - INF

Prof. Dr. Luigi Carro (Head of the Graduation Program in Computer Science (PPGC), UFRGS, BR)

Short bio: Luigi Carro was born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in 1962. He received the Electrical Engineering and the MSc degrees from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil, in 1985 and 1989, respectively. From 1989 to 1991 he worked at ST-Microelectronics, Agrate, Italy, in the R&D group. In 1996 he received the Dr. degree in the area of Computer Science from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil. He is presently a full professor at the Applied Informatics Department at the Informatics Institute of UFRGS, in charge of Computer Architecture and Organization courses at the undergraduate levels. He is also a member of the Graduation Program in Computer Science at UFRGS, where he is co-responsible for courses on Embedded Systems, Digital signal Processing, and VLSI Design. His primary research interests include embedded systems design, validation, automation and test, fault tolerance for future technologies and rapid system prototyping. He has advised more than 20 graduate students, and has published more than 150 technical papers on those topics. He has authored the book Digital systems Design and Prototyping (2001-in Portuguese) and is the co-author of Fault-Tolerance Techniques for SRAM-based FPGAs (2006-Springer), Dynamic Reconfigurable Architectures and Transparent optimization Techniques (2010-Springer) and Adaptive Systems (Springer 2012). In 2007 he received the prize FAPERGS – Researcher of the year in Computer Science. His most updated resume is located in http://lattes.cnpq.br/8544491643812450.

Lamb - INF

Prof. Dr. Luís Lamb (Dean of the Institute of Informatics, UFRGS, BR)

Short bio: Luis Lamb is Professor and Dean of the Institute of Informatics (2011-2015), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. He was Deputy Dean of the Institute of Informatics at UFRGS from August 2006 to October 2011. He holds a Ph.D. in Computing Science from Imperial College London (2000), the Diploma of the Imperial College, MSc by research (1995) and BSc in Computer Science (1992) from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. In 2010 he received the MIT Executive Certificate in Strategy and Innovation and in 2014 he received the MIT Executive Certificate in Management and Leadership. He is Honorary Visiting Fellow at the Department of Computing, City University London and was Visiting Research Fellow, Abductive Systems Group, Department of Philosophy, University of British Columbia. His research interests include Logic in Computer Science, Social Computing and Formal Methods in Embedded Software.

Marcelo

Dr. Marcelo Blois (CoE leader, GE Research)

Short bio: Marcelo Blois has over 18 years of experience on research in different aspects of software engineering, including software process improvement, software architectures and middleware, software engineering for multi-agent systems, and software reuse. He joined GRC Rio in December 2011 as CoE leader, helping the startup of the new technology center in the area of Systems Integration. Marcelo woked as a professor in Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) for 10 years where he coordinated the Intelligent Systems Engineering Research group and the Systems Engineering Research Center. During this time Marcelo advised over 20 Master students and 3 PhD students. He managed different research initiatives with local and global companies being responsible for budgeting negotiation and project management. From 2002 to 2011 Marcelo worked in applied research projects with Dell Computers helping the company in different process improvement initiatives in its Software Development Facility in Brazil. Prior to that Marcelo had a software development company in Rio where he played the role of Executive Director. He received his PhD and MS in computer science from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and his BS in computer science from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).