Email: erjulioaguiar [at] usp [dot] br
Research Topics: Intersection between Security & Privacy and Deep Learning, including Computer Vision, Healthcare systems, Medical Imaging analysis, Continual Learning, and Federated Learning.
🎓 PhD in Computer Science and Computational Mathematics - 2026
Internship abroad at the University of Florida - 2024 - 2025 (supervisor: Prof. Sumi Helal)
University of São Paulo (USP)
Institute of Mathematics and Computer Sciences (ICMC)
Advisor: Prof. Agma Juci Machado Traina
Co-Advisor: Prof. Sumi Helal (Emeritus professor at the University of Florida and Full professor at the University of Bologna)
Thesis: From Attacks to Defenses: Analyzing and Mitigating Security Threats in Deep Learning for Medical Images (FAPESP grant #21/08982-3)
🎓 Master's Degree in Computer Science and Computational Mathematics - 2021
University of São Paulo (USP)
Institute of Mathematics and Computer Sciences (ICMC)
Advisor: Prof. Jó Ueyama
Master’s Thesis: A blockchain-based framework towards privacy preserving in health data sharing [PT-BR] (FAPESP grant #18/18187-3)
🎓 Bachelor's in Computer Science - 2017
State University of Northern Paraná (UENP)
Advisor: Dr. André Luis Andrade Menolli
Final Year Project: Sentiment Analysis in Social Networks Using a Combination of Classifiers [PT-BR]
🔎 Postdoctoral Researcher - Ongoing
University of São Paulo (USP)
Institute of Mathematics and Computer Sciences (ICMC)
Supervisor: Prof. Caetano Traina Jr.
Project: Enhancing Security in Non-IID Federated Learning for Robust and Trustworthy Healthcare Analytics (FAPESP grant #26/03705-5)
🏆 TCCLS Best Student Paper Award at International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS) - 2024.
🏆 Academic Honors – B.Sc. in Computer Science, UENP - Recognized as the best overall score in the Computer Science program - 2017.