Skills

C, C++ (proficient), Python, Rust
OpenGL, CUDA, OpenFoam, OpenVDB, OpenUSD, Houdini’s HDK
Recent interests: Vulkan, M. Learning

Education

PhD’s degree in Computer Science (2017 - 2024)
- Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science (ICMC)
- University of São Paulo (USP), São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
Master’s degree in Computer Science (2013 - 2016)
- Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science (ICMC)
- University of São Paulo (USP), São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
Bachelor of Computer Science (2008 - 2012)
- Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science (ICMC)
- University of São Paulo (USP), São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil

Professional Experience

RnD Software Engineer at Blizzard Entertainment (Jan 2023 - Nov 2024)
- Worked on C++ 3D tools for cinematics at Blizzard Animation
- Optimization and extension of the proprietary hair system, including the re-design of data structures, research of interpolation methods, and implementation of visual debugging tools
- Houdini and Katana plugin C++ development
- Integration of OpenUSD into existing code
- Contributed animations such as Diablo 4 - Vessel of Hatred and WoW - The War Within Announce Cinematic, and WoW - The War Within Official Cinematic
Software Engineering Intern at Google Inc. (YouTube) (Jan 2016 - Mar 2016)
- Worked on 360^o video support on Sony’s PlayStation 4 VR

Research Experience

Digital Animation of Powder Snow Avalanches (2017 - 2023)
- Published: ACM Siggraph 2025 | ACM Transactions on Graphics
- Graduate Research supported by FAPESP
- Applied CFD to solve geophysical equations to simulate avalanches
- Processed geometric models of real and procedural terrain
- Developed data structures for simulation meshes and volumetric data conversion
- Developed a method for converting non-regular grid volumetric data into OpenVDB data
- Developed in C++ with OpenFOAM
- Supervisor: Afonso Paiva
RBF Liquids: An Adaptive PIC Solver Using RBF-FD (2018 - 2020)
- Published: ACM Siggraph Asia 2020 | ACM Transactions on Graphics
- Research on fluid simulation
- Developed a dynamic adaptive spatial data structure
- Developed an PIC based method using RBF-FD
Multimaterial Fluid Simulation for Computer Graphics (Sep 2014 - Feb 2015)
- Visiting Scholar at University of Waterloo (UW), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- Developed methods to geometrically solve the dynamic intersection of triangular meshes
- Such algorithms were used to handle the interaction between different fluids.
- Supervisor: Christopher Batty
Approximating implicit curves on plane and surface triangulations with affine arithmetic (AA) (2013 - 2014)
- Published: Computers & Graphics Journal (CAG), Volume 40, Pages 36–48.
- Developed a spatially and geometrically adaptive method over 3-dimensional triangulations
- The mesh is adapted to the implicit object so a reliable intersection is generated
Approximating implicit curves on triangulations with AA 2012
- Published: Proceedings XXV SIBGRAPI Conference on Graphics, Patterns and Images. IEEE Press: IEEE Press, 2012. p. 94-101.
- Applied an adaptive method based on Affine Arithmetic computations
Reliable polygonal approximation of implicit curves (2011 - 2012)
- Undergraduate Research supported by FAPESP
- Supervisor: Afonso Paiva

Extracurricular Activities

Programming Contests

Participating as coach:
- ACM-ICPC 2014 World Finals (2013 - 2014)
- ACM-ICPC Latin America Regional Contest (1st Place) 2013
As competitor participated in:
- ACM-ICPC Brazilian Regional Contest (2009 - 2012)
- ACM-ICPC Latin America Regional Contest 2009

Teaching Assistant

Fundamentals of Programming Course (Jan - Jul 2019)
Fundamentals of Programming Course (Jan - Jul 2018)
Advanced Algorithms Laboratory Course (Mar - Jul 2013)