Ricardo Barros Lourenço

Ricardo Barros Lourenço is a Ph.D. Student in Geography at the School of Earth, Environment & Society at McMaster University, and the Communications Editor at Environmental Data Science, a journal published by Cambridge University Press. He is a member of Professor Alemu Gonsamo?s Remote Sensing lab. His research interests lie in the interface of Geosciences and Computer Science, more specifically on the spatial analysis of remotely sensed data supported by machine learning methods. His experience spans more than ten years working at Banco do Brasil, in which he was involved in several initiatives of RD&I for the Agribusiness sector. He also studied at the University of Chicago (EX 19), DePaul University (MSc 16), Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar BA 12), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP EX 08) and Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP EX 05). He is an Associate Member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society. In addition, his work was presented at the Google Earth Engine User Summit and at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, which honored him with the Outstanding Student Presentation Award (OSPA).

Ricardo Barros Lourenço é Doutorando em Geografia na School of Earth, Environment & Society da McMaster University, e Communications Editor do Environmental Data Science, um periódico publicado pela Cambridge University Press. Ele é orientado pelo Prof. Alemu Gonsamo, e faz parte do Laboratório de Sensoriamento Remoto da McMaster University. Seus interesses de pesquisa estão na interface entre as Geociências e a Ciência da Computação, mais especificamente em análise espacial de dados adquiridos por sensoriamento remoto pela utilização de métodos de aprendizagem de máquina. Ele possui mais de dez anos de experiência como funcionário de carreira do Banco do Brasil, no qual esteve envolvido em diversas iniciativas de PD&I para o segmento de Agronegócios. Ele também estudou na University of Chicago (EX 19), DePaul University (MSc 16), Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar BA 12), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP EX 08) e Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP EX 05). Ele é Membro Associado da Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society, tendo trabalhos apresentados no Google Earth Engine User Summit e no American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, no qual foi agraciado com o Outstanding Student Presentation Award (OSPA).