Wallace G. Ferreira

Wallace G. Ferreira has extensive work experience in various roles and industries.

- At Omdena, they currently serve as a Chapter Lead and ML Engineer, working on projects such as developing a recommended system for grocery shopping in Berlin and detecting pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia using computer vision. Wallace has also volunteered as a Data Scientist, working on projects related to monitoring water quality in the Bhopal region and reducing flood risks in the Belgrade area through AI solutions.

- Prior to Omdena, Wallace worked as a Research Scientist and Professor at Universidade Federal do ABC - UFABC, where they conducted research in the field of science.

- Wallace also worked as a Research Scientist at RCGI - Research Center for Greenhouse Gas Innovation, focusing on their expertise in the field.

- At Kogui Tecnologia, Wallace had a role as R&D Data Science, Business Intelligence, and Optimization, where they contributed to the development of data science and optimization methods for business intelligence.

- Wallace was also involved in R&D Machine Learning Methods and Innovation for Business at BuiltCode - The Cognitive Company.

- In addition, Wallace served as a Technical Committee Member for AEA - Associação Brasileira de Engenharia Automotiva and SAE BRASIL, where they reviewed technical papers and chaired conferences.

- At Centro Universitário da FEI, they worked as an Assistant Professor of Solid Mechanics in the Mechanical Engineering department, teaching various disciplines related to mechanics of materials and solid mechanics.

- Wallace also has experience working as a CAE Engineer (Senior Specialist) at Ford Motor Company.

- Lastly, Wallace served as a Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor for Post Graduation at UNISAL - Centro Universitário Salesiano de São Paulo.

Overall, Wallace G. Ferreira has a diverse background in research, data science, engineering, and academia, with a particular focus on machine learning, optimization, and environmental science.

Wallace G. Ferreira's education history can be summarized as follows:

Wallace G. Ferreira completed their Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering at Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho from 1995 to 1999. Wallace then pursued a Master's Degree in Mechanical Design - Computational Mechanics at Universidade Estadual de Campinas from 2000 to 2002. Afterward, they continued their education at the same university and obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Mechanical Design - Computational Mechanics from 2009 to 2016.

Later on, Wallace attended various additional certifications and programs. In 2006, they completed "The Optimization Driven Design Process" offered by Altair. In 2007, they obtained the "6-Sigma Green Belt - Consumer Driven" certification from Ford Motor Company. In 2009, they acquired the "Fundamentals of Statistics" certificate, also from Ford Motor Company. In 2010, they completed two certifications: "Design of Experiments (DOE)" from Ford Motor Company and "Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics - By Thomas Gillespie" organized by SAE BRASIL.

Moving forward to more recent years, Wallace achieved a Data Science Nanodegree from Udacity in 2018. Later in 2022, they earned a "Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate" from Coursera | Google. Additionally, they completed "Python: Do Zero ao DS" offered by Comunidade DS in the same year.

Furthermore, Wallace pursued further education in the field of business and data analytics. From 2022 to 2023, they obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Business Intelligence from XP Educação. Wallace also completed a program in "Applied Data Science for Business" at Comunidade DS during the same period. Continuing their studies, from 2021 to 2023, Wallace pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Data Science & Analytics at USP - Universidade de São Paulo.

Finally, in 2023, Wallace attended the MIT Professional Education program, specializing in "Designing and Building AI Products and Services" with a focus on Artificial Intelligence. Additionally, in the same year, they obtained certifications related to AI solutions for flood risk reduction in Belgrade, Serbia, and water quality monitoring in the Bhopal region using satellite imagery and GIS techniques, provided by Omdena Inc. and Omdena VIT Bhopal University Chapter respectively.