Endorsements

"Alfredo is a wonderful person to work with, in any context. He is smart, well connected, kind, generous, and humble. I have co-mentored several doctoral students with Alfredo, and they all have gained from his willingness to leverage his experience, his contacts, and his time for their benefit. He makes collaboration both fun and productive. The contributions he has made to the tech community speak not only to his own abilities, but also to the strength of his collaborations all over the world. Who wouldn't want to work with Alfredo? I am thrilled that he has decided to lend the IEEE BOG his time and considerable talents. We all will benefit."

"I first met Alfredo many years ago when he visited my lab for a whole year. It gave me the opportunity to observe his scientific rigor, curiosity, creativity, and to top it off his “good ole’ common sense.”  Our interaction has produced a number of well-cited publications and I have seen him continuing his research progress unabated.

I am ecstatic to see that he is now turning his creativity and sense of organization towards seeking leadership in our professional organization.  I was happy that he was elected as TCPP Chair where I understand from colleagues that he is quite effective.  I have studied his program of action for the Board of Governors and I find it to be lucid, well-written, and well in tune with the objectives of the Computer Society.  I have no doubt that he will be a successful BOG member and I fully endorse his candidacy."

"I have known Prof. Dr. Goldman for more than 15 years. I collaborated with him on several projects, published many papers, and even hired two of his students on my team. I also volunteered together on multiple occasions, as SC23 workshop chairs most recently. Alfredo has the insights, drive, and vision to take the IEEE Computer Society to the next level. We need people like Prof. Dr. Goldman in these fast-changing times." 

"Alfredo is committed to his teaching, to his research, and to his profession. He is dedicated to serve his community and he is a strong connector of people. I have worked with Alfredo in the organization of events and have had the privilege of being hosted for a period at his university. He knows how to engage and take care of others in a humane way. Alfredo is also deeply committed to principles of fairness and justice and committed to create equitable opportunities to all. IEEE would be privileged to count with Alfredo's services. Thus I strongly support his candidacy."

"My name is Walfredo Cirne, principal engineering at Google, working on Cloud Resource Management.  I am writing in support of the candidacy of Alfredo Goldman to the IEEE CS Board of Governors.  I've known Alfredo for over 20 years and have always been impressed by the volume and breadth of his contributions.  

I closely follow Alfredo's work on parallel processing, cloud computing and agile software development.  He has done some seminal work on BSP models and played a pivotal role in the dissemination of agile software techniques in Brazil.  Alfredo has also worked in IoT and smart cities, as well as served the academic community in countless program and steering committees.  Across all these areas, he shows the same passion and focus on inclusiveness.  Not only Alfredo produces fantastic academic work, he also goes to the last mile to ensure the impact lands, strengthening academic/industry relationships and community institutions such as IEEE."

"I got the luck, to personally know Alfredo for more than 20 years. With his research, he's always pushing development further, in particular, the field of Agile Software Development keeps benefiting from his expertise. As a steering committee member of the XP 20XX conference series, I could observe his contributions as a researcher and as an enabler in various roles as a chair. However, I'm most impressed by how he is enabling and empowering others and contributing this way to greater diversity in our field."

"Alfredo is a very, very good fellow. We’ve known each other for more than 30 years, and I’m honored to endorse him for the IEEE CS Board of Governors. Training a young Alfredo was fun, productive, and a learning experience in itself, as he was always eager to go beyond frames.

Working with a mature Alfredo has been formidable, as he built a strong track-record of scientific contributions – e.g. the parallelization speed-ups of GCC and Git – and collaborations – in three continents and growing. It has also been humbling, as I’ve tried to keep up with his running habits – more than 20 official half-marathons on record! – perhaps the cornerstone of his greatly recognized generosity and positiveness.

Witnessing Alfredo’s leadership has been rewarding. He trained in excess of 50 colleagues (from MScs to PhDs to Post-Docs, who all love him!), opened interdisciplinary areas at the crossing of Computer Sciences and Architecture, Physical Education, and Biology, and promoted inclusion, like when he helped create a hackathon for women and supported a Python course for deaf people.

Alfredo is a visionary professional, who has shown an unabated commitment to curiosity, diversity, and inclusion throughout his career. The BoG and the IEEE community at large will greatly benefit from his volunteering his time and energy at this level."

"I met Alfredo recently; he organized a visit to USP when I was able to meet the Innovation Provost. He also arranged some meetings with the CS faculty. We had a short but intense exchange of information. I was able to see his interest in both technical and teaching skills. He is a good candidate for IEEE CS BoG."

"I have known Alfredo for 35 years. During all this time, he was always full of energy, working enthusiastically in his research, always in collaboration with several students and other researchers from multiple organizations, both in academia and industry. For Alfredo, doing the best for his students and for the community at large is always a priority. His vision and energy will be extremely valuable to the IEEE Computer Society."

"I have known Alfredo since he was an assistant professor at USP back in the 90s. He is hardworking, innovative and extremely enthusiastic in every academic activity he participates in, leading many important initiatives. I supported him when he proposed an advanced school on Smart Cities, which got around 200 participants from all over the world, was a great success. More recently, he became involved with Open Science, where he is a part of a USP Working Group. As former president of the Brazilian Computer Society, I was happy to see him as chair of the HPC chapter, and his being elected to the board twice, from 2013 to 2017 and from 2019 until now. He will certainly be a very proactive member of the IEEE BoG."

"As member of the Steering Committee of SBAC-PAD conference and head of the Parallel and Distributed Processing Group. GPPD, Informatics Institute, UFRGS, I had the privilege to work with Alfredo Goldman for more than twenty years. Alfredo vision and leadership have been important to help the development of the high performance area in Brazil. He was the link between the Brazilian Computer Society, SBC, and the IEEE Society. I appreciated that Alfredo is always willing to try out new ideas to help the community forward. He is very passionate about the IEEE computer society and has long experience of services to the computer community, in particular, and the IEEE Computer Society. Alfredo will be an excellent member of the IEEE Computer Society Board of Governors."

"I have known Alfredo for over a decade and have interacted with him at various HPC and parallel processing conference. I have always enjoyed our conversation and have been impressed by his insights and enthusiasm. More recently, I am working with Alfredo in his role as TCPP chair (and my role at TCHPC chair) – we have developed a joint student support program that can benefit students worldwide by providing them with opportunities for extended engagement. On the personal side, I have had the pleasure of running together. I believe that Alfredo is an excellent candidate for the IEEE CS Board of Governors and am happy to support his candidacy." 

"I have been involved with the Brazilian HPC community for over two decades when I started participating in the SBAC-PAD conference. I have met and interacted with Alfredo, chair of the HPC chapter of the Brazilian Computer Society. More recently, I have interacted with him  and his team at the University of Sao Paulo re. topics related to heterogeneous computing and open hardware for single-board computers. We also had fruitful discussions about his leadership in the Technical Community for Parallel Processing (TCPP). I believe Alfredo has strong technical and leadership skills to do an excellent job as a member of the IEEE CS Board of Governors."

"Dear Election Committee of the IEEE Board of Governors,

I had the chance to first meet Alfredo at an SBAC-PAD conference, and from the beginning, I had exciting discussions related to our interest in research as well as professional activities. I  was later on the thesis committee of one of his Master's students who did an impressive job parallelizing GCC. Later we met again at PPoPP in Chicago. As a result he visited me at UIUC and we are still seeking opportunities to effectively collaborate together. It is always a pleasure to meet him at conferences around the world.

Alfredo is a smart and hard working person who is very interested and dedicated to his profession. I have no doubts that he will be an asset to this committee and I give him my full endorsement."

"Alfredo and I met for the first time more than 15 years ago, both far from home, namely at a Scheduling workshop in Les Plantiers in France. Since then we have met frequently at numerous of these invitation-only workshops and other parallel computing conferences. I know him as an open and communicative researcher and colleague with a positive and sunny attitude. We had many stimulating conversations, recently while running together.

Alfredo’s willingness to serve the community and to make a positive impact has been clear to me very early own. Serving as a conference program chair, a program committee member or as the new chair of the IEEE TCPP, Alfredo is quick and happy to volunteer. He was also willing to do a speedy examination of PhD at University of Auckland when it counted most, for which I am very grateful.

As the IEEE TCPP community already benefits from his engagement, so will the BoG. I strongly endorse his candidature."

"Alfredo Goldman and I have known each other for over a decade, with our paths first crossing in person in Paris back in 2014. At that time, he held the role of Program co-Chair while I was the Track Chair for the SBAC-PAD conference. Since then, we have collaborated on various conference organization efforts, and I have closely followed his research work, as well as the accomplishments of his mentored students.

Throughout the past ten years, his research has shown a tangible practical impact, and his dedication to nurturing his students at different levels has been commendable. Noteworthy is his active involvement in organizing esteemed conferences, such as SC. Moreover, his current position as the Chair of the IEEE Technical Community on Parallel Processing speaks to his leadership and expertise in the domain.

With his impressive track record, I do not doubt that Alfredo would serve as a valuable member of the IEEE Computer Society Board of Governors during the term of 2025-2027."

"I have known Alfredo since almost 30 years  when he came to France to do his PhD under my supervision. Over years, he has shown an open scientific vision on relevant topical issues assessed by an impressive academic record. He has built up a solid international network and taken on major responsibilities for the community. His great human qualities, sense of compromise and clear-sightedness make Alfredo an ideal candidate for the next term of the IEEE Computer Society Board of Governors. I recommend him warmly."

"I have never met a collaborator who is more positive, supportive and active than Alfredo. He offered me one of the best experiences as a visiting scholar to University of Sao Paolo, both academically and socially speaking. I got his unconditional and full support while collaborating with organizing XP2024. I believe in his capability in building an embracing and inclusive community for researchers from different backgrounds and at different career stages."

"I have personally known and collaborated with Dr. Alfredo Goldman for over 20 years and can confidently say that I strongly believe that he is highly qualified and more than meets the requirements for the IEEE CS Board of Governors. During the time I have known Alfredo, he has participated and excelled in both professional and technical leadership in the software field including many contributions to both the Brazilian and international communities. Alfredo was one of the pioneers to bring agile practices and patterns to the Brazilian software community. 

Alfredo has organized many international conferences and symposiums both in Brazil and abroad. He has been a leader at USP—innovating new courses and interactive learning such as the XPLab and USPCodeLab. He has supervised many master's and doctoral degrees. He was awarded the most influential researcher on Agile Methods in Brazil over the last 10 years by the WBMA in 2019 and received the best paper award on IEEE SCC in 2012.

I am especially moved by Alfredo's passion and commitment to excellence along with his dedication to helping others learn and be successful. I believe that Alfredo would make an excellent addition to the IEEE CS Board of Governors. It is for these reasons that I offer my highest recommendation for Dr. Alfredo Goldman without any reservations. I feel confident that Alfredo will continue to be a leader within our community and continue to succeed in his professional endeavors."