I build things: experiments, pipelines, and products

I grew up in Brazil asking questions about how systems work, then spent the next decade building them: first as an electrical engineer working on IoT security and AI products, then as a neuroscientist studying how the brain generates movement. What ties it all together is a genuine love for understanding complex systems and making them do something useful.

My PhD at Newcastle University, funded by a Marie Curie Fellowship (1 position from roughly 100 applicants), focused on the motor system of awake, behaving primates. I was among the first researchers to simultaneously record high-density neural activity from primary motor cortex and the brainstem reticular formation, showing that information flows in both directions, not just top-down, and that the rotational dynamics people thought were unique to cortex also show up deeper in the brain. I did this while managing international collaborations across France, Greece, and the UK, and building the entire data pipeline from scratch.

I am now a Lecturer in Engineering (Systems-on-chip) at Sheffield Hallam University, where I teach, supervise, and continue developing my research agenda at the intersection of neural systems, hardware, and data. I also advise technology companies on security architecture via DoubleDecker Security.

I am always interested in academic partnerships, research collaborations, and conversations at the edge of neuroscience, engineering, and real-world applications. For the full story, find me on LinkedIn.