Paulo Ferreira
Distinguished Engineer at Dell Technologies
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Top SchoolPaulo Ferreira is a Distinguished Engineer and Ph.D. computer vision specialist based in Rio de Janeiro with a decade of experience applying ML and robotics research to real-world systems. He leads applied AI initiatives at Dell Technologies, mentoring teams and driving IP generation as one of Brazil's top historical inventors with 117 patents filed and 20 granted. His work spans federated learning, neural network compression, XAI, and computer vision, and he routinely represents industry in collaborations with top universities like MIT and ETH Zurich. A former research fellow and prolific academic author, he bridges deep research (PhD work on tool affordances and robotic manipulation) with practical engineering that improves operational efficiency across business units. Colleagues know him as a hands-on tech lead who converts novel ideas into deployable solutions while cultivating technical careers.
9 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computer Science, Computer Vision; Robotics; Artificial Intelligence, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computer Science, Computer Vision; Robotics; Artificial Intelligence at University of AberdeenMaster of Science (MSc), Knowledge and Reasoning Representation, 9.5/10, Master of Science (MSc), Knowledge and Reasoning Representation, 9.5/10 at Federal University of the State of Rio de JaneiroResearch Fellow, Research Fellow at University of Birmingham
Portuguese, English
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Github Skills (48)
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
pauloabelha/muellerICCV2017
Apr 2018 - Jun 2018
Contributions:129 commits, 108 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
pauloabelha/gazebo_tasks
Sep 2017 - Apr 2018
Contributions:33 commits, 30 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
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