Raphael Rocha da Silva

Data Scientist at Sinch.
Master's degree in Computational Linguistics from the University of São Paulo.
Bachelor of Computer Engineering graduated in 2016 from the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul.
Currently residing in São Carlos, SP, Brazil.

Experience

Data Scientist
🏛 Sinch
📅 May 2019 – current
📚 Areas: Language Processing / Data Analysis / Conversation solutions / Chatbots
🗣 Managed by: Fábio Costa, Frederic Godin

Education

Master's Degree: Computer Science and Computational Mathematics
📌 University of São Paulo, São Carlos
📅 March 2017 – October 2019
📚 Areas of research: Artificial Intelligence / Computational Linguistics / Automatic Summarization / Opinion Mining
🔎 Research Project: Comparative Summarization of Opinions
🗣 Advised by Dr. Thiago Pardo
🏛 Member of the Interinstitutional Center for Computational Linguistics
💰 Sponsored by FAPESP (since September 2017) and CAPES (until August 2017)
ℹ More info at raphsilva.github.io/projects/msc

Bachelor of Science: Computer Engineering
📌 Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande
📅 February 2011 – September 2016

Visiting Undergraduate Student of Science Without Borders: Computer Engineering
📌 University of Arkansas, Fayeteville
📅 August 2014 – May 2015

Complementary Education

Student in Mathematics Junior Scientific Initiation projects
📌 Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande
📅 June 2006 – April 2012
🕒 1120 hours
🗣 Advised by professors Sonia Di Giacomo, Dr. Antônio Tamarozzi, Dr. Fernando Souza and Celso Cardoso

Interests

List of my main professional interests, regardless of my experience or knowledge on them (which are specified in other sections).

Big areas

Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Linguistics, Music Theory

Activities

Programming, Teaching, Writing, Research, Graphic design

Current work

List of topics which I am currently working on or that I may have to work with in the near future.
Automated conversational agents, chatbots, data analysis of chatbots, identification of urgent topics in chatbots, semi-automatic supervision of chatbots, tools for building chatbots of specific domains (e-commerce, restaurants), Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing.

Past work

List of topics which I have worked some time in the past.
Automatic summarization of opinionated text, opinion mining for product reviews, processing of subjective text, identification of opinions polarities, processing of noisy text writen in Portuguese, combinatorial optimization techniques, study of existing methods of comparative opinion summarization for various languages and various domains, development of novel methods of comparative opinion summarization, development of evatuation methods for comparative opinion summarization

Secret work

These are secret.

Curiosities

List of topics which I have not yet worked with, but which I'd love to learn more about.
Underwater vehicles, home appliances, word processors, audio effects, computer processors, time series analysis and forecasting

Projects and Activities

Intern in Project of Audio Messages System
📌 Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande
📅 October 2015 – Dezembro 2015
🕒 160 hours
🗣 Supervised by Dr. Ricardo Ribeiro dos Santos

Collaborator in Academic Training on Drones Assembling
📌 California State University, Northridge
📅 May 2015 – August 2015
🕒 300 hours
🗣 Supervised by Dr. Nhut Tan Ho

Developer in "Design and Innovation of Low Cost Applications based on Arduino Microcontroller"
📌 Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande
📅 May 2013 – November 2013
🕒 400 hours
🗣 Supervised by Dr. Ricardo Ribeiro dos Santos

Mentor in "Awakening Talents for Computing" 2012 edition
📌 Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande
📅 March 2012 – December 2012
🕒 400 hours
🗣 Supervised by Dr. Luciano Gonda

Teaching Assistant of the course "Analytic Geometry and Vectors"
📌 Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande
📅 March 2012 – July 2012
🕒 180 hours
🗣 Supervised by Professor Sonia Di Giacomo

Events

Workshop: 25th Anniversary of Interinstitutional Center for Computational Linguistics
Workshop Comemorativo: NILC 25 anos

Meeting of Graduate Students in Computer Science of the State of São Paulo
1º Encontro Paulista dos Pós-Graduandos em Computação

Meeting promoted by the Brazilian Mathematics Teachers' Magazine RPM
6º Encontro da Revista do Professor de Matemática

Regional School of Informatics in Mato Grosso do Sul
4ª Escola Regional de Informática de Mato Grosso do Sul

Meeting of Robotics in Mato Grosso do Sul
1º Encontro de Robótica de Mato Grosso do Sul

Lecture Series of 2006 edition of OBMEP's Junior Scientific Initiation Program in Campo Grande
Ciclo de Palestras do Programa de Iniciação Científica da OBMEP 2006 em Campo Grande

Meeting of Students from OBMEP's Junior Scientific Initiation Program editions 2005, 2006 and 2007 in Campo Grande
1º Encontro dos Alunos dos Programas de Iniciação Científica da OBMEP 2005, da OBMEP 2006 e da OBMEP 2007 do Polo de Campo Grande

Meeting of Gold Medalists of Brazilian Mathematics Olympiad of Public Schools
1º Encontro dos Medalhistas de Ouro da Olimpíada Brasileira de Matemática das Escolas Públicas

Awards

Brazilian Mathematics Olympiad of Public Schools
Olimpíada Brasileira de Matemática das Escolas Públicas
• Gold medal (2005)
• Silver medals (2006, 2009, 2010)
• Bronze medal (2007)

Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest
• Second place in the first phase of XVII Programming Marathon in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (2012). In a team with Lucas Tsutsui and Daniela Ridel.

Languages

• Brazilian Portuguese (native)
• American English (full professional proficiency)
• Spanish (professional working reading and listening proficiency)

Fun Facts

• Loves to play the recorder;
• Loves his neighbors, who never complain when he plays the recorder;
• Can do mirror writing;
• Wants to make friends with a chimpanzee someday;
• Is proud to never have lost a sock at laundry;
• Achieved a record of 72 points on Flappy Bird;
• Sees white and gold on the dress.

Contact

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