{"id":4000,"date":"2020-08-28T15:46:46","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T18:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/augustobaffa.pro.br\/site\/?page_id=4000"},"modified":"2026-02-15T21:18:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T00:18:50","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/augustobaffa.pro.br\/site\/en\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Augusto C. E. Baffa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; padding-left: 10px;\"><!--div style=\"display: inline-block;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.inf.puc-rio.br\/~abaffa\/images\/abaffa2small.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of me\" \/><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"display: inline-block;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.inf.puc-rio.br\/~abaffa\/images\/chart.png\" alt=\"QR Code\" \/><\/div--><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/br.linkedin.com\/in\/abaffa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font: 80% Arial,sans-serif; color: #0783b6;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/static.licdn.com\/scds\/common\/u\/img\/webpromo\/btn_in_20x15.png\" alt=\"View Augusto Baffa's LinkedIn profile\" width=\"20\" height=\"15\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0Linkedin Resume<\/span><\/a><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\/4975737510415729\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font: 80% Arial,sans-serif; color: #0783b6;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle; padding-right: 4px;\" src=\"http:\/\/baffasoft.com.br\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/lattes_icon.png\" alt=\"Lattes\" width=\"16\" height=\"22\" border=\"0\" \/> Lattes Resume<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com.br\/citations?user=uZYBxBYAAAAJ&amp;hl=pt-BR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font: 80% Arial,sans-serif; color: #0783b6;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com.br\/favicon.ico\" width=\"20\" height=\"15\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0Google Scholar Public URL<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/dblp.org\/pid\/63\/8008.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font: 80% Arial,sans-serif; color: #0783b6;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/dblp1.uni-trier.de\/img\/favicon.ico\" width=\"20\" height=\"15\" border=\"0\" \/> DBLP<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7039-4477\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font: 80% Arial,sans-serif; color: #0783b6;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/assets\/icons\/favicon.ico\" width=\"20\" height=\"15\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0Open Researcher &amp; Contributor ID (ORCID)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scopus.com\/authid\/detail.uri?authorId=36175488000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font: 80% Arial,sans-serif; color: #0783b6;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scopus.com\/static\/proteus-images\/favicon.ico?ver=1.0\" width=\"20\" height=\"15\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0Scopus Author Identifier<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/publons.com\/researcher\/A-7357-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font: 80% Arial,sans-serif; color: #0783b6;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/576fcda2e4fcb5ab5152b4d8\/1476376747368-HOOQ6T1F58NJGH5ABMML\/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kBNRZcN3DJ-RoJpqmTYaYopZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZUJFbgE-7XRK3dMEBRBhUpyX4ZJCWAfrM2w2CdAF6ysQY-E4OQaYjCwHLbdGgRP-ysXgw_18jgIY47ZNfkkNfxA\/favicon.ico\" width=\"20\" height=\"15\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0Publons Web of Science ResearcherID<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Augusto_Baffa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font: 80% Arial,sans-serif; color: #0783b6;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.rgstatic.net\/m\/426351313275430\/images\/favicon\/favicon.ico\" width=\"20\" height=\"15\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0Research Gate<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lead Researcher at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.icad.puc-rio.br\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ICAD Laboratory<\/a><br \/>\nFaculty member of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inf.puc-rio.br\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"foaf:workplaceHomepage noopener noreferrer\">Departamento de Inform\u00e1tica<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.puc-rio.br\/\" rel=\"foaf:workplaceHomepage\">PUC-Rio \u2013 Pontif\u00edcia Universidade Cat\u00f3lica do Rio de Janeiro<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Interests<\/h4>\n<p>Artificial Intelligence, Uncertainty, Automated Planning, Machine Learning, Operational Research<\/p>\n<h4>Education<\/h4>\n<p>PostDoctoral Fellow, 2016-2018<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.inf.puc-rio.br\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pontif\u00edcia Universidade Cat\u00f3lica do Rio de Janeiro, PUC-Rio<\/a><br \/>\nAdvisor: Prof.\u00a0Thibaut Vidal<\/p>\n<p>PhD Computer Science 2011-2015 &#8211; GPA: A (9.4\/10.0)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.inf.puc-rio.br\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pontif\u00edcia Universidade Cat\u00f3lica do Rio de Janeiro, PUC-Rio<\/a><br \/>\nAdvisor: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.icad.puc-rio.br\/?page_id=35\">Prof. Bruno Feij\u00f3<\/a><br \/>\nThesis: Storytelling Based on Audience\u00a0Social\u00a0Interaction<\/p>\n<p>MSc Computer Science 2008-2010 &#8211; GPA: B (8.7\/10.0)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www2.uniriotec.br\/ppgi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, UNIRIO<\/a><br \/>\nAdvisor: <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.uniriotec.br\/ppgi\/informacoes-sobre-o-programa\/Members\/angelociarlini\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prof. Angelo Ciarlini<\/a><br \/>\nThesis: <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.uniriotec.br\/ppgi\/banco-de-dissertacoes-ppgi-unirio\/ano-2010\/ambiente-para-modelagem-planejamento-e-avaliacao-de\/at_download\/file\">Environment for Studying, Modeling, Planning and Evaluating Investiment Policies on Stock Markets using POMDPs<\/a> (portuguese only)<\/p>\n<p>Executive MBA in Finance 2005-2007 &#8211; GPA: B (8.1\/10.0)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibmec.br\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de Capitais, IBMEC<\/a><br \/>\nTerm paper: Analysis of Long and Short Term Strategies Using Technical Analysis Indicators<\/p>\n<p>MBA in Marketing 2004-2005 &#8211; GPA: B (8.0\/10.0)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www2.espm.br\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing, ESPM<\/a><br \/>\nTerm paper: Business Plan for Aquaria Trading Company<\/p>\n<p>BSc Computer Science 1999-2004 &#8211; GPA: C (7.0\/10.0)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.univercidade.br\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Centro Universit\u00e1rio da Cidade, UniverCidade<\/a><br \/>\nAdvisor: <a href=\"http:\/\/buscatextual.cnpq.br\/buscatextual\/visualizacv.do?metodo=apresentar&amp;id=K4723309Z6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prof. Ronaldo Goldschmidt<\/a><br \/>\nMonograph: Time Series forecasting using Artificial Neural Networks<\/p>\n<h4>Awards and Achievements<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>EMC2 \/ Coppetec PhD Scholarship, UFRJ, 2013-2014<\/li>\n<li>ICAD \/ VisionLab PhD Scholarship, PUC-Rio, 2012-2013<\/li>\n<li>CNPq PhD Scholarship, PUC-Rio, 2011-2012<\/li>\n<li>Distinguished Paper Award, Ibero-American Conference on Artificial Intelligence 12th ed., 2010<\/li>\n<li>CAPES MSc Scholarship, Unirio, 2008-2010<\/li>\n<li>IBEST Award 2005 ed. (Best Brazilian websites) Top 10 Banking<\/li>\n<li>IBEST Award 2005 ed. (Best Brazilian websites) Top 10 Revelation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Linkedin Resume Lattes Resume \u00a0Google Scholar Public URL DBLP \u00a0Open Researcher &amp; Contributor ID (ORCID) \u00a0Scopus Author Identifier \u00a0Publons Web of Science ResearcherID \u00a0Research Gate Lead Researcher at ICAD Laboratory Faculty member of Departamento de Inform\u00e1tica PUC-Rio \u2013 Pontif\u00edcia Universidade Cat\u00f3lica do Rio de Janeiro Interests Artificial Intelligence, Uncertainty, Automated Planning, Machine Learning, Operational Research [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4000","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P45Kmr-12w","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/augustobaffa.pro.br\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/augustobaffa.pro.br\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/augustobaffa.pro.br\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/augustobaffa.pro.br\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/augustobaffa.pro.br\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4000"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/augustobaffa.pro.br\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4000\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24755,"href":"https:\/\/augustobaffa.pro.br\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4000\/revisions\/24755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/augustobaffa.pro.br\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}