Publications & Speaking
Research papers, conference talks, and community contributions
Research Publications
Marvin — Open Source Artificial Intelligence Platform
Presents the Marvin AI platform's approach to simplifying ML application development. Covers the path from exploratory data science models to production-ready systems.
Read PaperBooViews: Aspect-based Sentiment Analysis on Product Reviews
Combines SVM and CRF techniques for aspect-based sentiment analysis in Portuguese product reviews. Achieved 91.7% precision in sentiment classification, 74.2% F1-score in aspect extraction, and 79.9% precision in aspect polarity detection.
Read PaperPreprocessing Images to Improve Deep Neural Networks Classification
Research on image augmentation and CNN optimization techniques for e-commerce product classification. Explores preprocessing methods that improve deep neural network accuracy for visual recognition tasks.
Speaking Engagements
TDC — The Developer's Conference Brazil
"The Future of AI is Event-Driven: Building Reactive and Scalable Multi-Agent Systems"
Talk on event-driven AI architectures, multi-agent systems on Apache Flink, and the convergence of streaming data with GenAI
Austin Python Meetup
"MCP 101 — Model Context Protocol for Agentic AI"
Hands-on demo of MCP server implementation with Trello integration, showing event-driven agent patterns to the Python community
Confluent Internal Enablement — AI in Action
"AI in Action: From Rules-Based to Reasoning-Based AI"
Internal enablement session covering the evolution of AI, real-world applications, and implications for Solutions Engineering
Apache Conferences
"Marvin AI — Apache Incubator Project"
Presented on the Marvin AI platform architecture, open-source ML tooling, and lessons from Apache Foundation incubation
QCon
"Machine Learning Platforms at Scale"
International presentation on scalable ML platform architecture and production-grade ML systems
PAPIs (Predictive APIs)
"From Exploratory Models to Production"
Paper presentation on Marvin AI platform and deploying ML models at scale in production environments
SEI Saturn Conference
"Software Architecture for ML Systems"
Presented on architectural patterns for machine learning systems, quality attributes, and scalable ML infrastructure
Mentorship & Community
Confluent AI Startup Accelerator
Mentor (2024-Present)
Mentored technical founders on using Confluent AI products, building event-driven AI architectures, and shipping streaming AI solutions.
Founder Institute
Mentor (2019-2021)
Mentored early-stage startup founders on technical strategy, product development, and engineering team building
Cotidiano Startup Accelerator
Mentor (2018-2022)
Guided startup teams on technology choices, scalable architecture, and AI/ML product development
Podcast
Act4AI // Portuguese (Brazil)
A Portuguese-language podcast where we interview AI/ML specialists, PhDs, and industry leaders about the real impact of artificial intelligence on software development and careers.
Co-hosted with Danilo Favoratti
Machine Learning, Open Source e Startups: A Jornada de André Natal
André Natal — ML Engineer, 20+ years (Mozilla, Silicon Valley)
Career journey from Brazil to Silicon Valley, AI, NLP, open source, and market impact
Listen on SpotifySuperando Limites com IA: A Jornada de Alexandre na Microsoft
Alexandre — Solutions Architect, Microsoft
GitHub Copilot, accessibility, how AI transformed his personal and professional life
Listen on SpotifyDesvendando a caixa-preta da Inteligência Artificial
Erick Maziero — PhD, ML Engineer specializing in NLP
Large language models, ChatGPT, generative AI, and AI hallucinations
Listen on Spotify