Augusto C. E. Baffa

Researcher at LES (Laboratório de Engenharia de Software)
Researcher at ICAD Games / VisionLab
Colaborator at Galgos
Lecturer at Departamento de Informática
Lecturer at ECOA
PUC-Rio – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

Interests

Artificial Intelligence, Uncertainty, Automated Planning, Machine Learning, Operational Research

Education

PostDoctoral Fellow, 2016-2018
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, PUC-Rio
Advisor: Prof. Thibaut Vidal

PhD Computer Science 2011-2015 – GPA: A (9.4/10.0)
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, PUC-Rio
Advisor: Prof. Bruno Feijó
Thesis: Storytelling Based on Audience Social Interaction

MSc Computer Science 2008-2010 – GPA: B (8.7/10.0)
Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, UNIRIO
Advisor: Prof. Angelo Ciarlini
Thesis: Environment for Studying, Modeling, Planning and Evaluating Investiment Policies on Stock Markets using POMDPs (portuguese only)

Executive MBA in Finance 2005-2007 – GPA: B (8.1/10.0)
Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de Capitais, IBMEC
Term paper: Analysis of Long and Short Term Strategies Using Technical Analysis Indicators

MBA in Marketing 2004-2005 – GPA: B (8.0/10.0)
Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing, ESPM
Term paper: Business Plan for Aquaria Trading Company

BSc Computer Science 1999-2004 – GPA: C (7.0/10.0)
Centro Universitário da Cidade, UniverCidade
Advisor: Prof. Ronaldo Goldschmidt
Monograph: Time Series forecasting using Artificial Neural Networks

Awards and Achievements

  • EMC2 / Coppetec PhD Scholarship, UFRJ, 2013-2014
  • ICAD / VisionLab PhD Scholarship, PUC-Rio, 2012-2013
  • CNPq PhD Scholarship, PUC-Rio, 2011-2012
  • Distinguished Paper Award, Ibero-American Conference on Artificial Intelligence 12th ed., 2010
  • CAPES MSc Scholarship, Unirio, 2008-2010
  • IBEST Award 2005 ed. (Best Brazilian websites) Top 10 Banking
  • IBEST Award 2005 ed. (Best Brazilian websites) Top 10 Revelation