Walton Coutinho
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Pernambuco, Brazil
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Top SchoolWalton Coutinho is a postdoctoral researcher and assistant professor with 11 years of experience specializing in operations research, mixed-integer programming and trajectory optimisation for unmanned aerial vehicles. Holding a PhD from the University of Southampton, he develops algorithms to solve linear and nonlinear combinatorial problems and applies them to routing and disaster-assessment missions. He bridges rigorous theoretical modelling with practical UAV routing deployments, producing work that sits at the intersection of optimisation theory and real-world humanitarian applications. Based in Pernambuco, Brazil, he has progressed from engineering intern to academic leader across Brazilian universities and an ongoing postdoc at Université Laval, reflecting a career that pairs strong teaching with hands-on algorithmic innovation.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Operations Research, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Operations Research at University of SouthamptonMaster's degree, Operations Research, Master's degree, Operations Research at Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Portuguese, English, French
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Github Skills (28)
python6
seaborn6
fonts6
matplotlib6
adaptation5
covariance5
covariance-matrix4
logistics4
stochastic4
evolution4
python-bindings4
matrix3
multi-objective-optimization3
vehicle-routing-problem2
digital-humanities2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
waltonpcoutinho/.dotfiles
Nov 2020 - Oct 2024
Contributions:11 pushes in 4 years
waltonpcoutinho/HYPERGRAPH
Jun 2018 - Apr 2020
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 10 months
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