Education
Ph.D. in Biosystem Engineering (2023-present), Mississippi State University (USA), Advisor: Vitor S. Martins
M.S. in Remote Sensing (2020-2022), National Institute for Space Research (Brazil), Advisor: Evlyn Novo and Vitor S. Martins
B.S. Environmental and Sanitary Engineering (2014 - 2019), Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Ceará (Brazil)
Professional Employment
2023 - present: Graduate Researcher, Geospatial Computing for Environmental Research Lab, MSU.
2022 - 2023: Research Assistant, National Institute for Space Research, Brazil.
2022: Research Assistant, Institute of Research for Development (IRD), Brazil.
Research Interesets
- Remote Sensing of aquatic systems; Atmospheric and adjacency correction; Spectral harmonization of satellite data; Radiative transfer and AI-based modelling; Hydological connectivity of floodplain lakes.
Projects
2023 - present: Graduate Researcher, Satellite-based virtual buoy observation network as water quality support tool for oyster sustainability in Mississippi Sound.
2022: Research Assistant, Sustaining Amazon floodplain biodiversity and fisheries under climate change: French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development.
2021 - present: Collaborator, Development of a modular system for continuous monitoring of inland water quality by satellite - MAPAQUALI.
Awards
- 2025, 3th Place Student Poster Presentation, 2025 Mississippi Water Resources Conference.
- 2025, 2nd Place Student Poster Presentation, 2025 Fall Graduate Research Symposium.
- 2024, 2nd Place, Student Poster Presentation at 2024 Bays and Bayous Symposium.
- 2024, 2nd Place, Student Poster Presentation at 2024 Mississippi Water Resources Conference.
- 2023, Graduate Recruitment Assistance Fellowship Award, Graduate College, Mississippi State University.
Professional Skills
- Programming: Python.
- GIS tools: Google Earth Engine, ArcGIS, and QGIS.
- Other: SeaDAS, ArcGIS Experience Builder.
Fieldwork Skills
- Instruments: TriOS RAMSES radiometers, ACS, HydroScat, YSI Probe.
