Alexandre Silva

Alexandre Silva has a diverse work experience in the field of software development and engineering. Starting in 2015, Alexandre worked at InfoPortugal, Sistemas de Informação e Conteúdos, S.A. as a Junior Software Developer, where they developed a WebGIS platform for internal use with various viewing and editing tools for geographic data. Alexandre also implemented an API and Docker containers for project components using Django Rest Framework.

In 2018, Alexandre transitioned to the role of Senior Software Developer at InfoPortugal, where they focused on optimizing cartography production processes by automatically fixing geometries, validating metadata restrictions, and ensuring data topological validity using PostGIS. Additionally, they developed a tool to export geographic data in the RECART model in Python.

During their time at InfoPortugal, Alexandre also completed a Master's Thesis in 2018-2019, exploring deep learning methods for aerial image segmentation in terms of land usage. Alexandre analyzed available data to define training blocks for deep learning models, resulting in the development of a data preparation pipeline.

In 2023, Alexandre joined Loka as a Senior Back-End Engineer. Further details about this role are not available at this time.

Prior to their work at InfoPortugal, Alexandre also completed an internship at the same company in 2015, where they developed a GPS application for turn-by-turn navigation with multiple profiles and additional features such as live traffic information and points of interest search.

Alexandre Silva completed a Master's degree in Software Engineering from Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto from 2015 to 2019. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor's degree in Informatics Engineering from the same institution, studying from 2011 to 2015. In addition to their formal education, Alexandre obtained an AWS Certified Developer - Associate certification from Amazon Web Services in May 2023.