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Faculty and counselors

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Adriano Oliveira Barbosa

Adriano earned his BSc in Mathematics in 2008 and his MSc in Computer Graphics in 2011, both from the Instituto de Matemática at the Universidade Federal de Alagoas. He subsequently obtained his PhD i...

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Alexander Galkin

Dr. Galkin received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry in 2001 at the Moscow State University and completed postdoctoral studies at the Frankfurt University and University College London. In 2009, he establish...

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Alexander Kirillov

Alexander Kirillov is a professor in the Math Department of Stony Brook University. His research interests include representation theory, quantum invariants of knots and low-dimensional manifolds, and...

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Alexander Suponya

Hi everyone! I'm pursuing my master's degree in biomedical engineering at Rutgers University. I'm interested in tissue engineering- gene therapy- biomaterials and machine learning. I'm also a huge fan...

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Alexei Tkachenko

Alexei Tkachenko is a theoretical physicist at Brookhaven National Laboratory working on nanoscience and in the field called soft condensed matter. He studies problems that range from living matter (D...

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Ali Tahzbi

Ali Tahzibi, did his undergraduate in Mathematics at Sharif University of Technology (Tehran) in 1998 and his PhD in Mathematics in the field of Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory at IMPA (Rio de Ja...

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Ana Carolina de Mattos Zeri

Ana received her PhD degree in Chemistry from UCSD (CA/USA) in 2003, after receiving master's degrees in chemistry and physics, from UPenn (PA/USA), and USP (SP/BR) in 2000 and 1997, respectively. Her...

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Ana Catarina Rezende Leite

Ana has a degree in Biomedical Sciences and a master's degree in Biochemistry and Physiology, both from the Federal University of Pernambuco, and she has a PhD in Functional and Molecular Biology from...

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Anar Amgalan

Anar is a neuroscientist. His background in physics and mathematics helps him solve computational problems arising in the human brain at scales from a single neuron to the entire brain network. He als...

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Andreia Araujo

Andrea is a graduate in Integrative Medicine from the Federal Fluminense University (UFF) in Rio de Janeiro and she holds a Master's degree from the University of Lisbon. Her training includes special...

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Andrey Boris Khesin

I have been at SigmaCamp since the very beginning. I am working on my PhD in Math at MIT. I am always open to chatting about math, physics, or computer science! I greatly enjoy board games, puzzles, s...

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Antonio Roveda

Antonio Carlos Roveda Júnior is a Professor at the São Carlos Institute of Chemistry (IQSC), at University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil. His research focuses on inorganic chemistry, with an emphasis on ...

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Arina Nikitina

My academic path started with a major in Applied Math and Physics at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. After that I decided to switch to biological data analysis and from there to resear...

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Arthur Rabello

Arthur Rabello is a recent high school graduate and science enthusiast with a passion for scientific exploration and a talent for excelling in competitions. He has proudly earned over 12 medals in var...

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Bella Figliaggi

Bella has graduated in Mathematics from the State University of Londrina (UEL) she's currently a Master's student in Mathematics at the Institute of Mathematical and Computer Sciences (ICMC) at the U...

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Carlos Shine

Carlos Shine is a stat and math teacher and a math olympiad coach at Colégio Etapa. He likes cute animals videos and soccer, and is an avid “Verdão” (Goiás) - soccer team - supporter....

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Daniela Brochero

Dani is an Oceanography student at the University of São Paulo, and this will be her first time attending Sigma. From a young age, she has had a strong passion for science, which led her to participat...

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Dimas Ferreira

With a career spanning over 40 years, he's made his mark across various sectors, teaming up with both global corporations and family-run businesses. His wide-ranging experience goes from engineering f...

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Edmilson Motta

Edmilson Motta has been actively involved in Science Olympiads for 35 years. He has participated in 18 International Mathematical Olympiads (IMOs), the most prestigious academic competition for high s...

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Eduardo Quintella Florêncio

Eduardo is currently pursuing a doctorate in materials, with research focused on additive manufacturing utilizing lightweight concrete. He collaborates with the Technology Innovation Center (EDGE) at ...

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Elaine Lizeo

Elaine is dedicated to fostering the educational and professional development of young people, helping them unlock their potential to become future leaders in their fields. She holds a PhD in Business...

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Fabio Grandchamp

"Fabio Grandchamp is the Executive Vice-President at Complexo do Pecém. He worked for Hamburg Süd (Container Shipping Line) from 2005 to 2017, holding various positions in Commercial, ranging from Pri...

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Fernanda Matsumoto L. de Andrade

Fernanda is an undergraduate student in Electrical Engineering at UNICAMP. After participating in and competing in high school robotics competitions, she became involved in a Formula SAE (FSAE) team t...

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Fernanda Selingardi Matias

Fernanda Selingardi Matias holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in Physics from the Federal University of Pernambuco and a joint doctorate in Physics from the Federal University of Pernambu...

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Gabriel Mazili Pedroza

Gabriel developed a strong interest in robotics and physics during high school and he is now studying Engineering at Cambridge. His main interests include cats, innovative robots, electronics, and pro...

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Gabriela Frajtag

Gabriela is currently an undergraduate student at Ilum School of Science, majoring in Science and Technology. During high school, she studied and developed mycelium-based leather as part of her techni...

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Grace Durkin

Grace holds a bachelor's degree in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology from Emory University and is currently in her first year as a graduate student at Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), fo...

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Henrique Passoni

Hello! My name is Henrique Passoni, and I've been a student at Etapa since 2013. After all these years, in 2023, I find myself in the third year of high school. My academic journey has been quite ecle...

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Inayê Melo

Inayê works on education-focused projects, particularly those aimed at social impact, as a data analyst, strategist, and manager. She is passionate about working with students and enjoys co-creating p...

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Ivan Passoni

Ivan is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Campinas, holding a Ph.D. in Mathematics from IMPA. His main interests include graph neural networks and their applications. Additionally, he enj...

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Ivvy Pessôa Quintella

Ivvy is a professor at the Universidade Federal de Alagoas Technology Center (CTEC). She currently serves as the coordinator of the Fab Lab at Universidade Federal de Alagoas and teaches courses in Di...

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João Rafael

João has dedicated the last five years of his life to science Olympiads, specifically focusing on math competitions. He finished seventh in the selection for Brazil’s International Mathematical Olympi...

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Juliano Genari

Juliano is a physicist and computer scientist, an airplane pilot, a hacker/maker, and a YouTuber in his free time. He is currently a master’s student in the Graduate Program in Computer Science and Co...

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Karla Katerine Barboza de Lima

Karla is a professor at the Federal University of Grande Dourados (UFGD) and holds a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the State University of Campinas. Her research focuses on differential equations ...

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Kejvi Peti

Kejvi Peti is an iOS engineer with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Tirana. He is currently pursuing a professional degree in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at the University o...

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Krerley Oliveira

Krerley holds a BA, Master's, and PhD in Mathematics, specializing in Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory. He was elected an affiliated member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, founded the gradua...

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Lena Yakubovskaya

Lena is a molecular biologist. The primary subject of her interest is the protein-DNA interactions, and Lena has studied many of them using such state-of-the-art techniques as X-ray diffraction, elect...

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Lucas Cavalcante Silva

Lucas expresses his enthusiasm for manipulating objects at the molecular level. This fascination led him to participate in chemistry olympiads, where he delved into increasingly intriguing concepts an...

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Lucas Hernandes

Lucas participated in the 42nd International Physics Olympiad in 2011 while in high school, where he earned a bronze medal. Following that achievement, he studied Physics at the University of São Paul...

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Luiz Felipe Viegas

Luiz greets everyone with enthusiasm, saying, 'Hi, hi, everyone!' He is currently a student at the University of São Paulo (USP), where he is pursuing a degree in chemistry. In addition to chemistry, ...

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Mario Neto

Mário is a junior astronomy student at Universidade de São Paulo (USP). In addition to his studies in astronomy, he has a variety of interests, including classical music, bossa nova, Russian literatur...

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Mark Lukin

Mark Lukin's scientific interest focuses on nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) - the molecules responsible for storing and transferring hereditary information in living organisms. How does DNA get copied? Wh...

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Matheus Saraiva

Matheus is a PhD student in medical sciences at the University of Toronto, specializing in cardiothoracic surgery. He is currently studying the use of Vivo Lung Perfusion to treat acute respiratory di...

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Maxim Gilula

Maxim is an extremely passionate math major who graduated from UC Irvine in 2011. He developed a love for mathematics only at the end of high school. He went on to earn a PhD from the University of Pe...

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Narcicegi

Narcicegi is a PhD candidate in the Computational Mathematics and Computer Science Program at the University of São Paulo (ICMC/USP) and a researcher with the ReconNeCT Project. She graduated with a d...

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Oksana Ivashkevych

Oksana is a physicist by training, graduate of Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology with a Master of Science in Engineering Optics and Laser Physics. She currently lives in Setauket, Long Island...

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Paulo Henrique A. dos Santos

Paulo is an undergraduate student at Ilum School of Science, an innovative college connected to CNPEM (National Center of Research in Energy and Materials), one of the most important scientific center...

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Pedro Tozzi

Pedro has graduated in Classics and Education from Columbia University, having earned the Earle and Tatlock graduation prizes in sight translation of Latin and Ancient Greek. He has also graduated fro...

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Po-Shen Loh

Po-Shen Loh is a social entrepreneur and mathematician, with a track record of inventing incentive-aligned solutions to address timely population-scale real-world problems, from pandemic control to he...

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Polya Zavyalova

Polya is a PhD student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto and has been with Sigma since 2019. Her research focuses on the laser fabrication of sensin...

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Raphael Felizardo Correia

Raphael has 10 years of experience as a robotics teacher at ETAPA, where he currently coordinates the robotics department. He teaches programming, 3D modeling, basic electronics, and artificial intell...

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Rebecca Balaban

Rebecca is excited to be joining Etapa SigmaCamp for the first time. She is studying Biology at Stony Brook University. In her lab, she is working on developing marine invertebrate microbiomes and lea...

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Sebastien Balondrade

Sébastien Balondrade is a teacher at a vocational high school in Lannion- Brittany- within the Academy of Rennes- France- where he primarily teaches high school students and post-secondary students in...

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Sérgio H. A. Lira

Sérgio H. A. Lira has a PhD degree in Physics from the Federal University of Pernambuco (2014) on the topic of pattern formation in complex fluids. He completed a postdoctoral internship at the Instit...

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Tarika Mane

Tarika works in finance, specializing in creating pricing and predictive models. She holds a master's degree in Computer Science and a bachelor's degree in Mathematics from the University of Chicago. ...

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Tiago Pereira

Tiago Pereira is a Professor of Mathematics at the Universidade de São Paulo and a Visiting Professor at Imperial College London. His distinguished achievements include the International Incoming Mari...

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Victor Tsuneichi Chida Paiva

Victor has a Ms.C. in physical chemistry and is an enthusiast of academic competitions- in which he competed at international level as a student. Currently- he is a chemistry teacher at Colégio Etapa-...

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Vitória Aparecida Santos Ferreira

Vitória has been interested in mathematics since her early school years. Math Olympiads played a fundamental role in her career choice and led her to her current position as a student in the Combinato...

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Xiao-Chuan Liu

Xiao-Chuan Liu holds a Ph.D. degree from IMPA, with a specialization in dynamical systems and ergodic theory. Prior to his arrival at Brazil, he had a strong foundation in combinatorics and graph theo...

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Xu Yang

Xu holds a bachelor's degree in Mathematics from East China Normal University, a master's degree in Applied and Computational Mathematics from IMPA, and a Ph.D. in Graph Theory from Nankai University....

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Zheng Bian

As a leaf falls slowly but almost surely, numerous microscopic collisions with air particles compose their erratic movements into the macroscopic symphony of the wind. Zheng explores and proves the em...