Education

2017 – 2021

PhD in Soil Science
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

– Area: Proximal and remote sensing, chemometrics applied to soil science

2014 – 2016

Master in Soil Science
Federal University of Paraná, Brazil

– Area: Soil and water conservation

2010- 2013

Bachelor in Geography
State University of Centro-Oeste, Brazil

– Area: Physical geography

Experience

2024 – present

Researcher and technical specialist
Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation (IUNG-PIB) – Poland

– Area: Soil health, soil multifunctionality, spatial and temporal modelling, influlence of global changes in soil security

2022 – 2024

Research engineer
French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE), Info&Sols unit – France

– Assessing and mapping soil-based ecosystem services and soil threats on European scale and their projection to 2050 under climate change and land use change scenarios.

2021 – 2022

Research associate
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki / Interbalkan Environment Center – Greece

– Developing methodology to estimate soil loss potential on a regional scale and a model to predict and map soil organic carbon content on a national scale.

2020 – 8 months

Guest researcher
Czech University of Life Sciences – Czech Republic

– Prediction of potential toxic elements in soil using proximal sensors;
– Prediction of soil organic carbon content with proximal sensor, drones and satellites.