Paula Costa
Head Of The Dept. Of Computer Engineering And Automation (DCA) FEEC UNICAMP
São Paulo, Brazil
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Top SchoolPaula Costa is a professor and research scientist with over a decade of experience bridging academic research and applied engineering in embedded systems, computer vision, human-computer interaction and affective computing. As Head of the Department of Computer Engineering and Automation at UNICAMP, she combines leadership of an academic unit with active research and teaching duties at FEEC. Her background spans industry roles in telecommunications and test systems as well as international study in wireless technologies, giving her a pragmatic edge when guiding students and projects toward real-world impact. Fluent in Portuguese and English, she is skilled in embedded software and Embedded Linux while supervising interdisciplinary work that connects graphics, image processing and user-centered interfaces. Outside her core academic role she contributes to Recod.ai and has guided public engagement through the Exploratory Science Museum, signaling a commitment to translating research for broader audiences. Her career blends deep technical training—a PhD in Computer Engineering from UNICAMP—with hands-on development experience dating back to early hardware and test-engineering internships.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bsc, Electrical Engineer, Bsc, Electrical Engineer at UNICAMPTechnician, Electronics, Technician, Electronics at COTUCA - Colégio Técnico de CampinasDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Engineering at Universidade Estadual de CampinasMaster, Master in Wireless and Related Technologies, Master, Master in Wireless and Related Technologies at Politecnico di Torino
English, Italian, Portuguese
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (24)
health9
science8
visualization8
eclipse6
data-visualization6
sus6
boost6
delaunay6
opencv6
cmake6
python6
edges6
data-science6
machine-learning5
ecology4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
teaching-FEEC/ea075-2023.1
Mar 2023 - Jul 2023
Contributions:31 PRs, 48 pushes, 8 branches in 5 months
pdpcosta/COVID-19_Brazil
Mar 2020 - Jun 2020
Contributions:141 commits, 140 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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