I am a Computer Science PhD Student at the University of Oxford. Previously, I worked as a Research Software Engineer at the Department of Experimental Medicine. I moved to the UK after 3 years as a Software Engineer in Belgium.
I have a master's degree from the University of São Paulo (USP), where I researched complex systems at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Computing (ICMC).
In 2019, I attended the 69th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, where I could present my research findings to researchers in Chemistry and Physics.
I was a FamelLab 2018 (science communication competition) Brazil semi-finalist. I work with empowering women in technology, which led to attending the 2018 and 2019 Google International Women's Day Summit.
I graduated with academic merit in Computer Science at Faculdade Farias Brito, Fortaleza, Ceará, where I was a ProUni (Ministry of Education) scholar. During college, I participated in the Computer Graphics and Operational Research group.
I have worked in software development since 2010. I was an intern at the Microsoft Innovation Center - Fortaleza, where I specialized in Microsoft technologies. I was a trainee for 2 years at Instituto Atlântico, an R&D company. I was part of a development project for Sony smartphones and tablets.
In 2013, I went to study in the United States for the Science without Borders program. I studied at Arizona State University (ASU). I studied English at the American English and Culture Program. Over the Summer, I participated in the 2014 Wolfram Science Summer School, sponsored by Dr Stephen Wolfram in Massachusetts.
Back in Brazil in 2015, I worked as a system analyst on a project from Dell Brazil and the Ceará State University for the development of applications for e-learning for people with disabilities. In the same year, I was one of the ten women selected by the BrazilJS - Incentive for Women's Participation, a community initiative by JavaScript in Brazil to encourage women's participation in the JavaScript community and involvement in the largest JavaScript event in the World. As Google and CI&T (UN) Women Tech Challenge Honor Mentioned (2015), I attended the International Forum on Women in Business in Nairobi, Kenya.
In my teenage years, I was a medallist in scientific Olympiads, leading me to take a summer course in the Federal University of Ceará (UFC) postgraduate mathematics department when I was 14 years old. This opportunity was what inspired me to become a scientist.