{"id":129,"date":"2020-09-05T22:29:19","date_gmt":"2020-09-05T22:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eliott-fernanda.cs.grinnell.edu\/home\/?page_id=129"},"modified":"2023-06-03T15:39:50","modified_gmt":"2023-06-03T15:39:50","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eliott-fernanda.cs.grinnell.edu\/home\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was an undergraduate philosophy student when, as part of my research experience, I was asked to read the book Consciousness Explained<\/em> by Daniel Dennett. This experience stimulated a great intellectual curiosity for Artificial Intelligence<\/strong> (Spring semester of 2003). Despite only knowing Artificial Intelligence (AI) from my books, I knew I should seek a graduate degree in computer science if I wanted to investigate cognitive processes using computational approaches<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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However, that seemed like a dream out of reach: I had no experience with the Internet or computers. Several professors discouraged me,<\/strong> stating that shifting from computer science to philosophy would be feasible but not the other way around. (Today, I can totally understand their perspective, especially since I have faced significant obstacles while pursuing my own path). Still determined to enter the field of Computer Science, I scheduled a meeting with a prestigious professor from a top Brazilian military engineering institution. He told me it would be very difficult since I had to prove to the institution that I could acquire the technical skills needed to do research in computer science. After coaching me for about two years, I was admitted into the Aeronautics Institute of Technology, where he served as my master’s and Ph.D. advisor. Dr. Costa Ribeiro<\/a> is my role model<\/strong> — a professor and researcher who believes in people and changes lives.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I see myself as an educator, and I seek to change lives the same way my mentors and others have changed mine.<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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