Recognitions & Awards


Fellow 1A (highest level) of The Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), 2023 - present. Fellow of CNPq since 2000. 


Honored with the PhD Thesis Award by CAPES for supervision award-winning Outstanding PhD Thesis in Electrical Engineering in Brazil, in 2024 and 2009


Honored with the Great PhD Thesis Award by UFMG for supervision award-winning best PhD Thesis in 2024, 2022, 2009 and 2007, among all Thesis in  Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, Materials, Chemistry, Civil, etc.), Computer Science, Math, Physics, Chemistry and Statistics. 


Honored with the PhD Thesis Award by UFMG for supervison award-winning best PhD Thesis in Electrical Engineering, in 2024, 2022, 2016, 2011, 2009 and 2007.