Summer Intern at USC Computer Graphics Lab

May 2016 - July 2016
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Main Activities:

• Study physically-based animation using Continuum Mechanics, Finite Element Method (FEM) and Model Reduction
• Implement in C++ two state-of-arts techniques presented in the following papers:
  • Projective Dynamics: Fusing Constraint Projections for Fast Simulation
  • Towards Real-time Simulation of Hyperelastic Materials
• Conceive and evaluate new techniques for simulation of deformable objects

Research Assistent at Virtual Reality and Multimedia Research Group

Aug 2016 - Nov 2016
Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil

Main activities:

• Research on nonlinear optimization problems for computer vision applications
• Research on physical modeling for real-time curvature estimation of pipes in offshore oil production
• Apply Machine Learning algorithms to classify dangerous configurations of underwater oil pipes

Research Assistant at Virtual Reality and Multimedia Research Group

May 2013 - July 2015
Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil

Main activities:

• Research on nonlinear optimization problems for computer vision applications
• Research on physical modeling for real-time curvature estimation of pipes in offshore oil production
• Team development in C++ of software for Brazilian oil industry