Waldir Pimenta — Curriculum Vitae

Feb/2011 — present

Minho University (www.uminho.pt)
Braga – Portugal
PhD in Computer-generated holography

Oct/2008 — Dec/2010 (2 years 2 months)

Minho University (www.uminho.pt)
Braga – Portugal
MCS Master of Computer Science in Computer Graphics and Artificial Intelligence
Thesis: Face recognition using 3D structural geometry of rigid features extracted from 2D images

Sep/2004 — Mar/2008 (3 years 7 months)

Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo (www.ipvc.pt)
Viana do Castelo – Portugal
BCS Bachelor of Computer Science in Computer Graphics and Multimedia
GPA: 16 out of 20 (equivalent to an A grade)

• Main subjects covered:
  • C# image processing software to convert raster topographic maps to SVG
    (final project, grade 18/20)
  • Programming in C, C++, C#, Java, VB
  • Several small/casual games implemented in Flash, SVG, C+X11 (Linux), Java for mobile devices (J2ME)
  • 3D modelling, rigging and animating of objects and characters in Maya
  • 3D modelling and real time algorithmic animation in VRML and OpenGL/C++
  • Webdesign and web development (PHP, JavaScript/Ajax, Flash/Actionscript, HTML, Joomla! CMS)
• Activities and associations:
  • (2006/07) Representative of the course's class of 2004 in the course's commission
  • Representative of the course's students in the school's Pedagogical Council
  • (2006 — 2008) Member of the Permanent Commission of the Pedagogical Council
  • (Apr/2005 — Jul/2008) Founding member, President of the Board of the Cape Verdean students union of Viana do Castelo

Mar/2010 — Oct/2010

Vicomtech
Donostia-San Sebastián – Spain
Intern
Development of a face recognition application

Jul/2009 — Jan/2010

CCG — Computer Graphics Center
Guimarães – Portugal
Augmented Reality (AR) Developer
3D modeling/animation in Maya, AR application built using Virtools

Nov/2008 — May/2010

Ruiiur
Porto – Portugal
Web developer (part-time)
Website development: HTML, CSS, Javascript

Jul/2007 — Aug/2007

Amado & Medina law firm
Espargos – Cape Verde
Computer and network administration (summer job)
Network administration and maintenance, helpdesk, computer maintenance, software install, computer cleanup and virus removal, etc.

Jul/2005 — Aug/2005

Sal island's City Hall
Espargos – Cape Verde
Web and graphics design for the Communication and Image Department (summer job)
Web and graphics design, trainer of introductory courses in CorelDRAW and Microsoft Publisher

Native languages

Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole

English

Fluent reading, writing and speaking.
4 years' study at the English Language Institute in Cape Verde. Finished with honors.

Spanish

Fluent reading; medium level speaking and writing.
8 months of daily practice during internship at Vicomtech.

Associations

• Sep/2009 — present (1 year)
  Wikimedia Portugal
  Founding member, President of the Board
• Mar/2001 — Jul/2008 (7 years)
  Several student's unions (see above)
  Several roles, including founding member and president of the boards

Conferences

• Computer Science

  • Conference on Computer Graphics and Multimedia (JCGM)
    Promoter: The TCGM course at the IPVC
    Editions:
    • III JCGM (2005)
    • IV JCGM (2006)
    • V JCGM (2007)
    in Viana do Castelo, Portugal
    Attendee / Alum of the organizing course / Demo author

• Wikimedia

  • Wikimania, the international conference of the Wikimedia movement
    Promoter: Wikimedia Foundation
    Editions:
    • Wikimania 2007, in Taipei, Taiwan
    • Wikimania 2010, in Gdańsk, Poland
    Attendee / Representative of Wikimedia Portugal
  • Academia Wikipédia, conference on academic applications of Wikimedia projects
    Promoter: Wikimedia Portugal
    Apr/2010, in Porto, Portugal
    Planning and coordination

• Students' unions

  • National Meeting of Secondary Education Students
    Promoter: Founding comittee of the FCES
    Apr/2003, in Mindelo, São Vicente, Cape Verde
    Planning and coordination / Representative of AEJAP / Session moderation
  • National Forum of Cape Verdean Students
    Promoter: Student's union of the Domingos Ramos high school's (AE-LDR)
    2002, in Praia, Cape Verde
    Representative of AEJAP

Publications

• March 2002 — present (9 years): Columnist in Artiletra, a Cape Verdean magazine on culture, science and education (online archive at artigoswaldir.blog.com)

Awards and achievements

• 2004: Author (by public contest) of the coat of arms of the Paul municipality, Santo Antão, Cape Verde
• 2004: Athlete of the Year award by the City Hall of Mindelo, Cape Verde
• 2003: Gold medal (male junior kata category) in the 13th World Koshiki Karate-dō Championship, Lisbon, Portugal.
• 2003: Author (by public contest) of the coat of arms of the Sal municipality, Cape Verde

Hobbies and interests

• Reading, cinema, drawing, guitar playing, bycicle riding