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Education

M.Sc. Computer Science, University of British Columbia, fall 2003

B.Sc. Computer Science, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, 1999

M. Sc. Thesis ResearchTitle: High-Level Specification and Automatic Generation of IP Interface Monitors

Abstract: A central problem in functional verification is to check that a

circuit block is producing correct outputs while enforcing that the environment

is providing legal inputs. To attack this problem, several researchers have

proposed monitor-based methodologies, which offer many benefits. We have

developed a novel, high-level specification style for these monitors, along

with a linear-size, linear-time translation algorithm into monitor circuits.

To demonstrate the advantage of our specification style, we have specified

monitors for various versions of the Sonics OCP protocol as well as the

AMBA AHB protocol, and have developed a prototype tool that automatically

translates specifications into Verilog or VHDL monitor circuits.

Advisor: Alan J. Hu

Completion Date: August, 2003

Research and Industry ExperienceFormal Verification/CAD Engineer, NVIDIA Corporation (Santa Clara, USA), in 12/2002 - present

Responsible for defining and applying the formal verification methodology in all NVIDIA projects. Developed CAD tools and libraries in C++, Perl, TCL, including parsers and design efficiency analyzers.

Research in symbolic model checking and formal verification techniques with

Prof. Sergio Campos, Federal University of Minas Gerais, in 1998-1999

As a B.Sc. thesis, we introduced a new model of time (semi-continuous time),

in which the passage of time is dissociated from the occurrence of events.

This model was later implemented in the Verus tool, a symbolic model checker

for real time systems. I migrated the tool from David Long's BDD package to

CUDD and together with Prof. Sergio Campos, we implemented counter-examples

and witnesses in Verus.

Research in adaptable exhibition of MPEG video for mobile environments with

Prof. Antonio Loureiro, Federal University of Minas Gerais, in 1999

Together with 2 other students, we developed a prototype tool to remove MPEG 1

B-frames, according to network available bandwidth, and encrypt the result to

be transmitted over a wireless network. The tool performs both operations in

real-time.

Web Robot project with Prof. Sergio Campos, Federal University of Minas Gerais, in 2000

Together with 1 other student, we developed and implemented new algorithms for

a web crawler robot based on multi threads and without a central "URL to fetch"

scheduler.

Telemar and Federal University of Minas Gerais Joint Project, in 01/1999 - 08/2000

Telemar is one of the biggest Brazilian telecommunication companies.

C/Java developer in a project for telecommunication network management.

http://www.sis.dcc.ufmg.br

Reference Center for Applied Informatics, Federal University of Minas Gerais, in 06/1997 - 12/1998

C, Java and WEB developer for telecommunication engineering applications.

Internship at Start Software Brasil, in 01/1997 - 05/1997

Visual Basic developer in a multimedia digital photo album system.

Teaching ExperienceTeaching Assistant for CPSC252 (Program Design and Data Structures for Engineers), UBC, 2000

I was the teaching assistant for three labs of about 35 students each.

Teaching Assistant for CPSC315 (Introduction to Operating Systems), UBC, 2001

I was the marking coordinator and I was responsible for answering student questions about assignments and projects.

Teaching Assistant for CPSC252 (Program Design and Data Structures for Engineers), UBC, 2001

I was the teaching assistant for a lab of about 30 students.

Publications

Marcio T. Oliveira, Alan J. Hu. "High-Level Specification and Automatic

Generation of IP Interface Monitors", 39th ACM/IEEE Design Automation

Conference, 2002, to appear.

Daniela A. S. dos Santos, Marcio T. Oliveira, Reuber G. Duarte, Antonio Alfredo

F. Loureiro, Geraldo Robson Mateus and Berthier Ribeiro-Neto. "Adaptable

Exhibition of MPEG Video for Mobile Environments" (original work in Portuguese),

in the Proceedings of the III Brazilian Workshop on Wireless Communication and

Mobile Computing. Recife, PE, Brazil. August 2001

S. Campos, M. Teixeira, M. Minea, A. Kuehlmann, E. Clarke. "Model Checking

Semi-Continuous Time Models Using BDDs", in the Proceedings of the

International Workshop on Symbolic Model Checking. Trento, Italy. July 1999.

References

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