How can I help

1. Support for the development of R&D projects.

2. Monitoring the development of projects, considering their requirements in relation to the R&D programme and the desired results.

3. Guidance on compliance with the merit requirements of the R&D programme.

4. Evaluation of projects with a view to their inclusion in the utility company's portfolio.

5. Analysis of the final documentation of the project with a view to minimizing regulatory risks, especially with regard to technical and scientific merits.

6. Technology prospecting with a view to designing innovative proposals and obtaining a competitive edge.

7. Support for the creation of new businesses arising from technological development.

8. In partnership with A Vero Domino: Prospecting for R&D and innovation projects, technical and accounting management of projects and portfolios, monitoring of projects to guarantee results, support in defining the PEQui, mentoring of startups and analysis, adaptation and validation of final documentation.

9. In partnership with A Vero Domino and academic researchers: Design, preparation and development of R&D and technological innovation projects.

Experience in the area of interest

Over twenty years within the ANEEL R&D Programme. Roles played:

On the academic side:

1. Project research coordinator

2. Researcher and advisor for master's and doctoral students

On the utility side:

1. Leader in the conception and elaboration of R&D projects

2. R&D programme manager

3. R&D project manager

4. R&D project evaluation coordinator - During my participation as coordinator of the scientific evaluation committee for R&D projects of the ANEEL programme, in the twelve-year period between 2009 and 2020, the utility company never suffered any disallowances from the agency in projects it coordinated.

On the regulatory agency side:

1. Accredited evaluator since 2021, having carried out over fifty evaluations.

Three years as a member of the technical-scientific board of a research institute, focusing on current technologies, such as Generative AI, Digital Twins, Optimization, Computer Graphics, Imaging, Virtual Reality, Internet of Things, Robotics, Blockchain.

Four years as a senior postdoctoral researcher in studies related to partnerships between academia and industry, having developed a project focused on technological innovation and business creation arising from R&D - Postgraduate Program in Public Policies at UFPR.

Professional trajectory

R&D Programme Manager at Copel Geração e Transmissão S.A., from 2008 to 2010.

Scientific Evaluation Coordinator at Copel, from 2009 to 2020.

R&D project manager at Copel, from 2002 to 2020.

Research coordinator in R&D projects at Copel / UFPR, from 2002 to 2020.

Accredited R&D project evaluator – Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (National Electric Energy Agency - ANEEL), since 2021.

Member of the Technical-Scientific Board at CIAg – Centre for Innovation in Agribusiness, from 2022 to 2024.

Editor-in-chief of “Espaço Energia – Brazilian Open Journal of Energy”, from 2004 to 2020.

Member of the board of editors of “Espaço Energia – Brazilian Open Journal of Energy”, from 2020 to 2022.

Author of the book "Mentes Criativas, Projetos Inovadores: A Arte de Empreender P&D e Inovação" ("Creative Minds, Innovative Projects: The Art of Undertaking R&D and Innovation" - free translation).

Author of the fiction book "Invidia and the Drawn Sword: Gateway to the Land of Stauron".

R&D projects

Original project titles are in Portuguese.

Methodology for the Elaboration of the Deficit Cost Function - Metodologia de Elaboração da Função de Custo do Déficit (2015 – 2018) – researcher

Virtual reality environment for training in live-line distribution network maintenance activities - Ambiente de realidade virtual para treinamento em atividades de manutenção de redes de distribuição em linha viva (2005 – 2009) – coordinator

Development of a prototype for operation and distributed automation of substations using open standards - Desenvolvimento de um protótipo para operação e automação distribuída de subestações utilizando padrões abertos (2005 – 2007) – coordinator

Intelligent R&D investment analysis system - Sistema inteligente de análise de investimentos em P&D (2007 – 2009) – researcher

Development of an automatic diagnosis technique using three-dimensional tomography of electrical components - Desenvolvimento de técnica de diagnóstico automático por tomografia tridimensional de componentes elétricos (2004 – 2008) – coordinator

Analysis of concrete structures of dams, substations and poles using 2D and 3D computed tomography - Análise de estruturas de concreto de barragens, subestações e postes por tomografia computadorizada 2D e 3D (2008 – 2014) – researcher

Development of an integrated economic and socio-environmental system for generating electrical energy from the processing of urban solid waste - Desenvolvimento de um sistema integrado econômico e socioambiental de geração de energia elétrica a partir do processamento do resíduo sólido urbano (2011 – 2013) – researcher (the project was cancelled after elaboration)

Virtual reality, tangible interaction, pervasive computing, simulation and learning models applied to live-line transmission and distribution network maintenance training - Tecnologia de realidade virtual, interação tangível, computação pervasiva e modelos de simulação e aprendizagem aplicados ao treinamento de manutenção de redes de transmissão e distribuição em linha viva (2011 – 2019) – coordinator

Live-learning: Virtual maintenance training environment for live-line power transmission systems using gamification and learning models - Live-learning: Cabeça-de-série – Ambiente virtual de treinamento de manutenção de sistemas de transmissão de energia em linha viva usando gamification e modelos de aprendizagem (2019) – coordinator (the project was elaborated, submitted and aproved, awaiting kickoff)

System for automatically determining the state and temperature of disconnecting switches in electrical substations - Sistema para determinação automática do estado e temperatura de chaves seccionadoras em subastações elétricas (2019 – 2020) – researcher (ceased to participate after leaving company)

Analysis of repowering of hydroelectric plants with reversible generating units: technological solutions, integrated optimization and regulatory proposals - Análise de repotenciação de usinas hidrelétricas do SIN com unidades geradoras reversíveis: soluções tecnológicas, otimização integrada e proposições regulatórias (2019 – 2020) – manager (the project was elaborated, submitted and aproved - ceased to participate after leaving company)

Lynx Project – Large-scale optimization applied to hydrothermal dispatch: hierarchical models of operation and planning in the medium and short term with energy and power integration - Projeto Lynx – Otimização em larga escala aplicada ao despacho hidrotérmico brasileiro: modelos hierárquicos de operação e planejamento em médio e curto prazos com integração de energia e potência (2013 – 2020) – manager (the role of manager was interrupted five months before the 54-month-project was concluded due to leaving company - participation thereafter as a researcher of the Lynx Energy Research Group).

Academic activities

Universidade Federal do Paraná – Collaborating lecturer and researcher at the Postgraduate Programme of Numerical Methods in Engineering – 2006-2002.

Research referee at CNPq – National Council for Scientific and Technological Development – 2012-2015.

Universidade Positivo – R&D consultant – 2012-2014.

Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná – Director of the Faculty of Pure Sciences and Engineering – 2008-2011.

Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná – Lecturer – 1996-1996.

Universidade Federal do Paraná – Lecturer and researcher with a post-doctorate grant by CNPq – 1992-1993.

Early career

Siemens – Development engineer: 1985-1986 Equitel Curitiba, Brazil | 1986-1988 Siemens Munich, Germany.