Emerson Rocha
Founding Member, Transdisciplinary Researcher at Etica.AI
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Top SchoolEmerson Rocha is a founding member and transdisciplinary researcher with 14 years of experience building full‑stack web products and grassroots AI ethics initiatives across Latin America and Africa. As Co‑founder and senior developer at Alligo, he combines hands‑on accessibility, DevOps and product delivery with a pragmatic engineering background rooted in computer science and chemical engineering. At Etica.AI he researches long‑term social and ethical impacts of AI, focusing on reducing barriers for non‑English speakers and promoting humanitarian technology through IEEE engagement. He is an active member of the IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems and of IEEE SIGHT/SSIT, helping translate standards and ideas into local, community‑driven projects in Lusophone countries. Emerson’s work uniquely blends technical craftsmanship with policy and outreach, applying engineering rigor to ethical questions and capacity building. He is based in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and is reachable for collaborations on AI ethics and inclusive technology.
14 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Técnico, Química, Técnico, Química at Fundação LiberatoBachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
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Programming languages (24)
Github contributions (5)
EticaAI/docs.etica.ai
Mar 2018 - Apr 2018
Contributions:22 commits, 20 pushes, 3 branches in 7 days
fititnt/listamaravilhosaopensource
Mar 2019 - Dec 2021
Lista com links de projetos open-source para os níveis: iniciante, intermediário e avançado. Dividido por linguagem e idiomas!
Contributions:2 PRs, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 9 months
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