Network & service management
Management, control, and orchestration of large-scale networks and distributed systems.
Keywords: automation · orchestration · service assurance
Associate Professor • Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU)
Networks, distributed systems, and AI for operating complex infrastructures.
I work on network & service management, softwarized infrastructures (SDN/NFV, slicing), cloud/edge platforms, observability, resilience, and machine learning over operational data.
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Research
Core directions (keywords included for quick scanning).
Softwarized infrastructures
SDN/NFV and network slicing for multi-domain, scalable, and QoS-aware infrastructures.
Keywords: SDN · NFV · slicing
Cloud & edge systems
Architectures and mechanisms for distributed services across cloud and edge environments.
Keywords: cloud · edge · distributed services
ML over operational data
Diagnosis, prediction, and optimization using machine learning and telemetry data.
Keywords: observability · anomaly detection · fault localization
Security & digital identity
Secure, resilient infrastructures: identity, governance, traceability, and compliance.
Keywords: security · digital identity · compliance
Applied research & transfer
Industry-driven problems with real datasets: logistics, industrial sensing, and networking.
Keywords: technology transfer · industry data · operations
Selected projects
A small, curated list (each title can link to the project page).
SMARTNESS Engineering Research Center
Research on the design, operation, and management of cloud and network infrastructures for next-generation Internet services, aligned with the 5G and emerging 6G ecosystem. The project addresses scalability, programmability, and service assurance challenges across end-to-end, softwarized infrastructures, fostering close collaboration between academia and industry.
Keywords: cloud & networks · softwarization · 5G/6G
INCT-IACiber (AI for Cybersecurity)
National network of excellence focused on research, innovation, and training at the intersection of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, addressing technical, ethical, and societal challenges related to the secure, transparent, and responsible adoption of AI-based solutions.
Keywords: AI · cybersecurity · ethics & policy
SFI2 – Slicing Future Internet Infrastructures
Research project focused on the design, management, and orchestration of softwarized and sliced network infrastructures for future Internet services. The project investigates end-to-end network slicing across cloud and network domains, leveraging SDN/NFV technologies and data-driven approaches to enable scalable, flexible, and service-aware infrastructures.
Keywords: network slicing · SDN/NFV · softwarized infrastructures · orchestration · future Internet
ITERATION-D — Intelligent Methods for Enabling the Computing Continuum for DSPS
Research project focused on the development of intelligent and self-adaptive methods for distributed data stream processing systems, exploiting the edge–cloud computing continuum to support online data analytics and improved decision-making in post-disaster scenarios.
Keywords: data stream processing · edge–cloud continuum · self-adaptive systems · online analytics
Teaching & training
A compact overview (details are available in the CV profiles).
Courses (selected)
- Computer Networks
- Future Internet
- Cloud/Edge Systems
- Network Management & Observability
Short trainings
- AI for Networks & Operations (national and international audiences)
- Applied monitoring and data pipelines
- Hands-on labs with real telemetry and datasets
Students & supervision
I supervise students at undergraduate and graduate levels (IC, M.Sc., Ph.D.). We typically have openings for undergraduate research (IC) as well as extension and undergraduate projects.
Graduate admissions are published by the program: PPGCO (M.Sc./Ph.D.) calls.
Service
Editorial role.
IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management (TNSM)
Associate Editor (since 2020). Guest Editor for Special Issues in 2017, 2018, and 2019 on management of softwarized networks.
Keywords: editorial service · peer review · network/service management
