Summary
Gustavo Calixto is an experienced IT educator, researcher and senior software designer with a PhD in Electronic Systems and over two decades of hands-on work across academia and industry. He coordinates IT e-learning programs at Senac while teaching a wide range of subjects from mobile and cloud development to IoT, software engineering and UX, blending classroom practice with product-oriented research. Gustavo led EU-Brazil collaborative projects (FP7/H2020) and managed the Brazilian side of the GLOBAL ITV initiative, applying embedded and digital TV expertise to IPTV and OTT middleware. His technical toolkit spans C/C++, Java, Python, Swift/Kotlin, mobile frameworks, AI platforms like ChatGPT and IBM Watson, and databases from Oracle to MongoDB, with pragmatic experience in UML, Agile/SCRUM and CMMI. Notably, he has translated Smart Cities and second-screen TV research into applied municipal technology work at PRODAM and collaborative R&D at LSI-USP and UT Austin. He combines scholarly rigor with a track record of shipping middleware and teaching the next generation of engineers.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
PhD in Electrical Enginner, Electronic Systems, PhD in Electrical Enginner, Electronic Systems at USP - Universidade de São Paulo
Master Degree in Electrical Engineer, Telecommunications, Master Degree in Electrical Engineer, Telecommunications at Universidade Estadual de Campinas
English, Portuguese