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Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
@alex-pereira-20
Member since 2020
I am a data science enthusiast with extensive experience in technology startups as well as using data to work on solving some of the most pressing issues facing Brazil. I currently work for the Brazilian government analyzing data to evaluate the efficiency of public policies. Previously, I developed Remote Sensing and GIS applications to monitor deforestation in the Amazon. I started my carrier as a technology entrepreneur and developed a system for remote vehicle video surveillance while finishing my B.S. in computer engineering from the leading Brazilian technology and engineering school, the Aeronautical Institute of Technology where I also obtained my Master’s and Doctorate degrees in computer engineering.
Interested in Design
Interested in Economics
Fluent in English
Fluent in Spanish
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
I'm looking for places to stay while traveling.
Music, Movies, and Books
Bands/Songs: Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Metalica, U2 Books: * Thinking Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman * Misbehaving, Richard Thaler * Nudge, Richard Thaler e Cass Sustein * Storytelling with data, Cole Nussbaumer * Black Swan, Nassim Taleb * Fooled by Randomnes, Nassim Taleb * Signal and Noise, Nate Silver * Dataclism, Christian Rudder * Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data, Charles Wheelan * On liberty, John Stuart Mill
One Amazing Thing I've Done
The Xô Corona app explained here (in portuguese) https://www.estamosconectados.org.br/preven%C3%A7%C3%A3o-e-distanciamento. I created nudges to encourage people stay at home during the pandemic.
Teach, Learn, Share
I can teach computer science, statistics, rationality, behaviour economics and dancing forró. I want to learn about local culture.
What I Can Share With Hosts
Introduce the city interesting places and share the wifi of my home. I live in a hotel, then the host can also use the hotel instalations such as the swimming pool.
