Francisco Souza
Professor at Núcleo de Excelência em Tecnologias Sociais - NEES
Paraná, Brazil
Summary
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Top SchoolFrancisco Souza is a Professor and PhD researcher in Computer Science with eight years of experience applying search-based software engineering and metaheuristics to practical problems such as software testing, requirements engineering, agile team allocation, vehicle routing, and game optimization. He has deep hands-on expertise in hill climbing, tabu search, simulated annealing, genetic algorithms, and particle swarm optimization, and is a proficient Python programmer. Based in Paraná, Brazil, he combines academic roles at UTFPR and research positions (including postdoc work at USP and UFAL) with applied projects at NEES, bridging theory and real-world applications. Unusually for an academic, he regularly tackles diverse optimization domains beyond core software testing, from logistics to game victory strategies, demonstrating adaptable problem-solving skills across contexts.
8 years of coding experience
Research Scholar, Computer Software Engineering, Research Scholar, Computer Software Engineering at University of LuxembourgMestrado, Artificial Intelligence, Mestrado, Artificial Intelligence at Universidade Federal de PernambucoDoutorado em Ciência da Computação, Teste de Software e Inteligência Artificial, Doutorado em Ciência da Computação, Teste de Software e Inteligência Artificial at Universidade de São Paulo / USP
English
Github Skills (15)
genetic8
genetic-algorithm7
matplotlib5
python5
api5
visualization4
design-patterns4
artificial-intelligence3
machine-learning3
api-rest3
testing3
mutation-testing2
mutation2
javascript1
typescript1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
fcarlosmonteiro/fcarlosmonteiro.github.io
Feb 2019 - Nov 2023
Contributions:23 PRs, 89 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 9 months
fcarlosmonteiro/dota2-project
Jan 2019 - Jun 2019
Contributions:35 commits, 14 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
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