Post-doc Researchers

Jônathan William Vergani Dambros, Dr.

GIMSCOP’s member since 2015
Email: jonathanwvd@gmail.com; dambrosj@enq.ufrgs.br; jonathan@latos.ai
Position: Post-doc Researcher
Research groups: BRToolkits
Research interests: Fault detection, machine learning, process monitoring, process control
Links: Scopus, ORCID, Lattes, ResearchGate, LinkedIn

Jônathan Dambros is graduated in Chemical Engineering at FURG (2014) with academic highlights and has an M.Sc. degree (2016) and a Ph.D degree (2019) at UFRGS. Currently, he is a post-doc researcher at UFRGS. Jônathan was a visiting student at the University of Kaiserslautern (Germany) in the machine learning group (2018). He, together with his supervisors, was the winner of the Gerdau Digital Scrap Challenge (2019). He is co-founder of Latos, startup that develops data science and artificial inteligence solutions for industry.

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Andressa Apio, Drª.

GIMSCOP’s member since 2015
Email: andressaapio@hotmail.com; aapio@enq.ufrgs.br; andressa@latos.ai
Position: Post-doc researcher
Research groups: BRToolkits, Slugging
Research interests: State estimators, adaptive control, parameter estimation, oil production
Links: Scopus, Lattes, ResearchGate, LinkedIn

Andressa is graduated in Chemical Engineering at UFSM (2014) and has a Master’s (2017) and a Ph.D (2020) degree in Chemical Engineering at UFRGS. Currently, she is a post-doc student in Chemical Engineering at UFRGS, and co-founder of Latos, startup that develops data science and artificial inteligence solutions for industry.

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Ph.D. Students

Lucas Ranzan, M.Sc.

Lucas Manique Raymundo, M.Sc.

José Eduardo Weber dos Santos, M. Sc

José Eduardo Weber dos Santos, M. Sc.

GIMSCOP’s member since 2014
Email: jose_eduardo244@hotmail.com; jews@enq.ufrgs.br
Position: Ph.D. student
Research groups: Br-Toolkits
Research interests: Process Modelling, Simulation, Process Control, Model Predictive Control, Real-time Optimization
Links: ORCID, Lattes, ResearchGate

Ph.D. student with the research topic related to Model Predictive Control and Real-time Optimization.

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Maria Andressa Ferro de Lima, M.Sc.

Caroline Trevisan Weber, M.Sc.

GIMSCOP’s member since 2015
Email: karoltweber@hotmail.com; caroltw@enq.ufrgs.br
Position: Ph.D. student
Research groups: Bio-micro
Research interests: Bioengineering; Food Technology; Chemical Analysis
Links: Scopus, ORCID, Lattes, ResearchGate, LinkedIn

Ph.D. student in chemical engineering at UFRGS in bioengineering and food technology (current). Master Degree in chemical engineering at UFRGS in bioengineering and food technology (2017). MBA in Business Management at FGV (2017). Degree in Chemical Engineering at the UFSM (2014). Professional experience as Technical Chemical Engineer at Previne Equipamentos de Proteção LTDA (2015) and Quality Inspector during an internship at Conservas Oderich S.A. (2014).

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Denilson de Oliveira Francisco, M.Sc.

GIMSCOP’s member since 2015
Email: denilson.eq@gmail.com; deniof@enq.ufrgs.br
Position: Ph.D. student
Research groups: BRToolkits
Research interests: Digitalization and Automation Solutions; Process Control and Optimization; Control loop performance assessment, diagnostics, and maintenance; Identification of dynamic models and parameter estimation
Links: ORCID, Lattes, ResearchGate

Ph.D. student in Chemical Engineering at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). M.Sc in Chemical Engineering (UFRGS – 2017) with a focus on the study of model maintenance for model predictive controllers. Chemical Engineer by the State University of Maringá (UEM – 2014).

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Cláudia Daniela Melo Giaquinto, M.Sc.

GIMSCOP’s member since 2015
Email: giaquinto.claudia@gmail.com; claudiag@enq.ufrgs.br
Position: Ph.D. student
Research groups: BRToolkits
Research interests: Machine Learning, process modeling, and simulation, oil industry
Links: ORCID, Lattes, LinkedIn

Graduated in Chemical Engineering at UFPE (2015) with honors, including one year of an exchange program at Athlone Institute of Technology (2013-2014), where studied Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy. Claudia has a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering at UFRGS (2017) and also concluded a Post-graduation in Production Management at UFRGS in 2017. Currently, she is a Ph.D. student in Chemical Engineering at UFRGS.

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Patricia Rodrigues da Silva, M.Sc.

GIMSCOP’s member since 2015
Email: rodriguess.patricia@outlook.com.br; patriciars@ufrgs.br
Position: Ph.D. student
Research groups: BRToolkits
Research interests: Process optimization, process modeling, hydrogen network, mathematical programming
Links: Lattes, ResearchGate

Graduated in chemical engineering at UFRGS in 2015. Master’s at UFRGS in 2017. Works with modeling, simulation, and optimization of refinery processes.

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Ricardo França Rodrigues, M.Sc.

Brício Ferreira Barreiros, M. Sc.

Brício Ferreira Barreiros, B. Sc.

GIMSCOP’s member since 2018
Email: briciobarreiros@outlook.com; bricio@enq.ufrgs.br
Position: Ph.D. student
Research groups: Slugging
Research interests: Process control, process optimization, oil production
Links: ResearchGate, Lattes, LinkedIn

Brício is graduated in Chemical Engineering at UFS (2017). Currently, he is a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. student in Chemical Engineering at UFRGS

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Karinne do Nascimento Vieira, M.Sc.

GIMSCOP’s member since 2018
Email: karinnednv@gmail.com; karinnev@enq.ufrgs.br
Position: Ph.D. student
Research groups: Dehydration
Research interests: Process Control, Modeling and Simulation, Mathematical Modelling, Process Engineering
Links: Lattes, ResearchGate

Karinne Vieira is graduated in Chemical Engineering at UFPE (2015), has Master’s degree in Civil Engineering at UFPE (2018) and is a Ph.D student in Chemical Engineering at UFRGS since 2018.

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Rafael Henrique Martello, M.Sc.

GIMSCOP’s member since 2019
Email: rafam6@unochapeco.edu.br; rafam6@enq.ufrgs.br
Position: Ph.D. student
Research groups: BRToolkits
Research interests: Process control, process optimization, machine learning, neural networks
Links: ORCID, Lattes, ResearchGate, LinkedIn

Ph.D. student of Chemical Engineering in the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), with a project focused on machine learning and neural networks. Master in Environmental Sciences from Unochapecó (2017-2019) with the dissertation “Thymol micronization by RESS technique and its application as a larvicide in Aedes aegypti” in the Environmental Technologies research line, Graduated in Chemical Engineering in Unochapecó (2012-2016).

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Leonardo Mandler De Marco, M.Sc.

GIMSCOP’s member since 2017
Email: leo.mandler@gmail.com; leomm@enq.ufrgs.br
Position: Ph.D. student
Research groups: BRToolkits
Research interests: Process Control, Remaining Useful Life, Fault detection, Dehydration
Links: Lattes, ResearchGate, LinkedIn

Leonardo is graduated in Chemical Engineering at PUCRS (2016) and has a M.Sc. degree in Chemical Engineering at UFRGS (2019). Currently, he is a Ph.D. student in Chemical Engineering at UFRGS.

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Débora Gonçalves Carvalho, B. Sc.

Débora Gonçalves Carvalho, M. Sc.

GIMSCOP’s member since 2018
Email: debo.carvalho@hotmail.com; deborac@enq.com.br
Position: Ph.D student
Research groups: Bio-micro
Research interests: Spectrometric methods, chemometrics, food and drinks, process control
Links: ORCID, Lattes, ResearchGate, LinkedIn

Débora is graduated in Agroindustrial Agrochemical Engineering at FURG (2017), Master’s degree at UFRGS (2019) and worked in the Research Group on Natural Products-GPPN. Currently, she is a Ph.D student in Chemical Engineering at UFRGS and works in the Group of Intensification, Modeling, Simulation, Control, and Optimization of Processes-GIMSCOP.

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M.Sc. Students

Bárbara Santarossa, B. Sc.

GIMSCOP’s member since 2017
Email: sbarbara.is@gmail.com; barbsant@enq.ufrgs.br
Position: Master student
Research groups: Slugging
Research interests: Optimization, process control, oil production
Links: Lattes

Bárbara is graduated in Chemical Engineering at UFRGS (2016). Currently, she is a Master’s degree student in Chemical Engineering at UFRGS.

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Gabriel Lapa Grandi, B.Sc.

Gabriel Lapa Grandi, B. Sc.

GIMSCOP’s member since 2018
Email: lapa.grandi@ufrgs.br
Position: Master student
Research groups: Slugging
Research interests: Fractional order control, PID controllers, adaptive control
Links: Lattes, ResearchGate, LinkedIn

Gabriel holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from UFRGS (2018). Currently, he is a M.Sc. student in Chemical Engineering at UFRGS.

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Iago Menezes de Souza, B. Sc

Iago Menezes de Souza, B. Sc.

GIMSCOP’s member since 2018
Email: iagomsouza@gmail.com; iagoms@enq.ufrgs.br
Position: Master student
Research groups: Dehydration
Research interests: Simulation, process control
Links: Lattes, ResearchGate, LinkedIn

Iago Menezes has a bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering from FURG (2018). Currently, he holds a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering in Process Control and Simulation at UFRGS.

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Rubi Böhmer Junior, B. Sc

Rubi Böhmer Junior, B. Sc B. Sc.

GIMSCOP’s member since 2019
Email: juniorbohmer@gmail.com; rubi.bohmer@ufrgs.br
Position: Master student
Research groups: Dehydration
Research interests: Process Control, Gas Dehydration, Molecular sieves, Optimization, Process Engineering
Links: Lattes, ResearchGate, LinkedIn

Design, construction, and control of a natural gas dehydration plant.

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Rodrigo Hesse, B. Sc.

GIMSCOP’s member since 2019
Email: rodrigo.hesse@gmail.com; rhesse@enq.ufrgs.br
Position: Master student
Research groups: Dehydration
Research interests: Process control, Optimization, Oil & Gas
Links: Lattes, ResearchGate, LinkedIn

Rodrigo Hesse is graduated in chemical engineering at UFSM (2018). Currently works with process control and optimization.

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Douglas Rosa da Silva, M.Sc.

Bachelor Students

Ezequiel Eric Olejaz Freire

GIMSCOP’s member since 2017
Email: zequi_eric@hotmail.com; 00219840@ufrgs.br
Position: Bachelor student
Research groups: Bio-micro
Research interests: Process control, microwave assisted pyrolysis, automation.
Links: Lattes, LinkedIn

Control Engineering Student.

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