I am an Animal Scientist with an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Animal Science and Pastures, as well as an MBA in Data Science and Analytics from the University of São Paulo (USP). I am currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Alberta, Canada, where my research focuses on Precision Livestock Farming, Sustainable Grazing Systems, Animal Behavior, and Data-Driven Decision Making for Sustainable Beef Production.

My scientific contributions include more than 20 peer-reviewed publications in international journals spanning animal breeding, systems biology, metabolomics, bioinformatics, precision livestock farming, sustainable animal production, and precision grazing systems. My research integrates animal science, genomics, quantitative genetics, molecular biology, bioinformatics, multi-omics data integration, metabolomics, remote sensing, geospatial analysis, artificial intelligence, machine learning, GNSS tracking, LiDAR, virtual fencing technologies, animal movement ecology, and advanced statistical modeling to improve livestock productivity, animal welfare, precision grazing management, and environmental sustainability.

Throughout my career, I have collaborated with multidisciplinary research groups at USP, including the Animal Biotechnology Laboratory (ESALQ), the Comparative and Translational Oncology Laboratory (LOCT), and the Animal Breeding, Biotechnology and Transgenics Group (GMABT). More recently, my research has expanded toward integrating animal sensor technologies, precision monitoring, and environmental data to understand grazing behavior, habitat selection, feed efficiency, methane mitigation, and climate-smart livestock production.

Prior to academia, I worked as a Technical Assistant at CRV Lagoa Ltd., where I managed databases for the dairy cattle genetic improvement program Gestor Leite and the mating decision support system SIREMATCH, strengthening my expertise in quantitative genetics, breeding programs, and livestock data management.

My current research interests include Precision Livestock Farming, Sustainable Animal Production, Animal Behavior, Bioinformatics, Quantitative Genetics, Multi-Omics Integration, Machine Learning, Remote Sensing, Spatial Data Science, Precision Grazing, Virtual Fencing, Methane Mitigation, and Digital Agriculture.

Outside of my professional life, I enjoy cooking, drawing, and spending time with family.

Updated: July 6th, 2026

Research Interests

• Understand the gaps between phenotype and molecular data using omics data integration, bioinformatics, and statistics.

• Research how Artificial intelligence methods can be applied to animal breeding and production.

• Precision Livestock Farming.

“The whole biology is thus a counterpoint between two themes:

1-“astonishing variety in individual particulars;

2-“astonishing constancy in fundamental mechanisms”

— Alberts, Bruce