Curriculum Vitae

Education
Teaching Experience
Research Interests and Experience
Other Professional Activities
Publications
Awards and Academic Distinctions

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Education

• Ph.D. in Computer Science and Computational Mathematics, University of São Paulo, Brazil, 2018 pdf
• M.S. in Computer Science, Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil, 2014
• System Analysis and Development degree, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo, Brazil, 2012

Professional Experience

• Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil
  • Assistant Professor since December 2020
• Federal University of Technology - Paraná, Dois Vizinhos, Brazil
  • Assistant Professor from February 2019 to December 2020

Teaching Experience

Graduate Programs

Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil

Professor of the Graduate Program in Computer Science since 2021

Federal University of Technology - Paraná, Dois Vizinhos, PR, Brazil

Coordinator of the MBA Program in Data Science (postgraduate diploma) from March 2020 to December 2020

Professor of the MBA Program in Data Science (postgraduate diploma) since 2020:

• “Introduction to Data Science and Analtics”
• “Introduction to Database Systems”
• “On-line Analytical Processing”
• “Spatial Databases”
• “Special Topics on Data Science”

Undergraduate Programs

Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil since 2021

• “Database Systems” - 2021
• “Data Processing and Visualization” - 2021

Federal University of Technology - Paraná, Dois Vizinhos, Brazil from 2019 to 2020

• “Fundamentals of Database Systems” - 2019, 2020
• “Algorithms in C” - 2019, 2020
• “Operating Systems” - 2019, 2020
• “Computer Networks” - 2019
• “Information Security” - 2019

University of São Paulo, São Carlos, Brazil from 2015 to 2018

• Teaching assistant - “Security Engineering” - 2018
• Teaching assistant - “File Organization” - 2016, 2017, 2018
• Teaching assistant - “Data Analytical Processing” - 2015, 2017
• Teaching assistant - “Databases Laboratory” - 2016

Research Interests and Experience

• Spatial data science and spatial databases
  • Crisp (i.e., determinate, sharply bounded) spatial objects in the two-dimensional space
  • Uncertain (i.e., indeterminate, vague, fuzzy) spatial objects in the two-dimensional space
  • Topological relationships (e.g., contains, inside, intersects)
  • Spatial indexing
  • Spatial decision support systems (e.g., fuzzy logic applied to spatial data)
  • Spatial reasoning and inference
• Data warehousing
  • Geographic and spatial data warehouses
  • OLAP and Spatial OLAP tools
  • Indexing techniques for data warehouses
• Geographic information systems (GIS)
• Big (spatial) data
• Extensible database systems and Abstract Data Types
• Emerging memories (e.g., flash-based solid state drives and non-volatile main memory)

Other Professional Activities

• Reviewer for journals
  • Transactions in GIS - 2019
  • Fuzzy sets and systems - 2017 and 2018
  • Journal of Computing and Information Technology (CIT) - 2016 and 2019
• Reviewer for conferences
  • Special session on Parallel and/or Distributed Databases (The 24th Panhellenic Conference on Informatics) - 2020
  • Brazilian Symposium on GeoInformatics - 2019
  • Brazilian Symposium on Databases - 2017, 2018, 2019

Publications

Refereed Journal Papers

Carniel, A. C.; Roumelis, G.; Ciferri, R. R.; Vassilakopoulos, M.; Corral, A.; Aguiar, C. D. Porting Disk-based Spatial Index Structures to Flash-based Solid State Drives. GeoInformatica, 2021. - [Accepted Manuscript]

Johann, G.; dos Santos, C. S.; Montanher, P. F.; Oliveira, R. A. P.; Carniel, A. C. Fuzzy inference systems for predicting the mass yield in extractions of chia cake extract. Software Impacts, 100145, 2021.

Castro, J. P. C.; Carniel, A. C.; Ciferri, C. D. A. Analyzing Spatial Analytics Systems based on Hadoop and Spark: A User Perspective. Software: Practice and Experience, pp. 1-24, 2020.

Carniel, A. C.; Ciferri, R. R.; Ciferri, C. D. A. FESTIval: A Versatile Framework for Conducting Experimental Evaluations of Spatial Indices. MethodsX, vol. 7, pp. 1-19, 2020.

Carniel, A. C.; Roumelis, G.; Ciferri, R. R.; Vassilakopoulos, M.; Corral, A.; Ciferri, C. D. A. Indexing Points on Flash-based Solid State Drives using the xBR+-tree. Journal of Information and Data Management, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 35-48, 2019.

Carniel, A. C.; Ciferri, R. R.; Ciferri, C. D. A. A generic and efficient framework for flash-aware spatial indexing. Information Systems 82, pp. 102-120, 2019. - [Accepted Manuscript]

Carniel, A. C.; Ciferri, R. R.; Ciferri, C. D. A. Analyzing the Performance of Spatial Indices on Hard Disk Drives and Flash-based Solid State Drives. Journal of Information and Data Management, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 34-49, 2017.

Carniel, A. C.; Ciferri, R. R.; Ciferri, C. D. A. The VagueGeometry Abstract Data Type. Journal of Information and Data Management, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 18-34, 2016.

Carniel, A. C.; Ciferri, R. R.; Ciferri, C. D. A. Handling Fuzzy Points and Fuzzy Lines using the FuzzyGeometry Abstract Data Type. Journal of Information and Data Management, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 35-51, 2016.

Carniel, A. C.; Siqueira, T. L. L. Querying Data Warehouses Efficiently using the Bitmap Join Index OLAP Tool. CLEI Electronic Journal, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 7, 2012.

Refereed Conference Papers

Castro, J. P. C.; Romero, L. M. F.; Carniel, A. C.; Aguiar, C. D. FAIR Principles and Big Data: A Software Reference Architecture for Open Science. In Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS 2022), pp. 27-38, 2022.

Carniel, A. C.; Galdino, F.; Philippsen, J. S.; Schneider, M. Handling Fuzzy Spatial Data in R Using the fsr Package. In Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems (ACM SIGSPATIAL 2021), pp. 526-535, 2021.

Gonçalves, H. C.; Carniel, A. C. Spatial Data Handling in NoSQL Databases: A User-centric View. In Proceedings of the XXII Brazilian Symposium on GeoInformatics (GEOINFO 2021), pp. 167-178, 2021.

Bertella, P. K.; Lopes, Y. K.; Oliveira, R. A. P; Carniel, A. C. The Application of Spatial Approximations to Spatial Query Processing: A Systematic Review of Literature. In Proceedings of the Brazilian Symposium on Databases 2021 (SBBD 2021), pp. 229-240, 2021.

Carniel, A. C.; Schneider, M. A Survey of Fuzzy Approaches in Spatial Data Science. In Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE 2021), pp. 1-6, 2021. - [Accepted Manuscript]

Johann, G.; dos Santos, C. S.; Montanher, P. F.; Paes de Oliveira, R. A.; Carniel, A. C. Applying Fuzzy Inference Systems in the Extraction of Chia Cake Extract: Predicting the Mass Yield. In Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE 2021), pp. 1-6, 2021. - [Accepted Manuscript]

Carniel, A. C. Spatial Information Retrieval in Digital Ecosystems: A Comprehensive Survey. In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Management of Digital EcoSystems (MEDES’20), 2020.

Carniel, A. C.; Schneider, M. Spatial Data Types for Heterogeneously Structured Fuzzy Spatial Collections and Compositions. In Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE 2020), pp. 1-8, 2020.

Carniel, A. C.; Schneider, M. A Systematic Approach to Creating Fuzzy Region Objects from Real Spatial Data Sets. In Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE 2019), pp. 1-6, 2019.

Carniel, A. C.; Roumelis, G.; Ciferri, R. R.; Vassilakopoulos, M.; Corral, A.; Ciferri, C. D. A. An Efficient Flash-aware Spatial Index for Points. In Proceedings of the XIX Brazilian Symposium on GeoInformatics (GEOINFO 2018), pp. 68-79, 2018.

Castro, J. P. C.; Carniel, A. C.; Ciferri, C. D. A. A User-centric View of Distributed Spatial Data Management Systems. In Proceedings of the XIX Brazilian Symposium on GeoInformatics (GEOINFO 2018), pp. 80-91, 2018.

Carniel, A. C. Spatial Indexing on Flash-based Solid State Drives. In Proceedings of the VLDB 2018 PhD Workshop (VLDB 2018), pp. 1-4, 2018.

Carniel, A. C.; Schneider, M. Spatial Plateau Algebra: An Executable Type System for Fuzzy Spatial Data Types. In Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE 2018), pp. 1-8, 2018.

Carniel, A. C.; Silva, T. B.; Ciferri, C. D. A. Understanding the Applicability of Flash Simulators on the Experimental Evaluation of Spatial Indices. In 9th Annual Non-volatile Memories Workshop (NVMW 2018), pp. 1-2, 2018.

Carniel, A. C.; Schneider, M. Fuzzy Inference on Fuzzy Spatial Objects (FIFUS) for Spatial Decision Support Systems. In Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE 2017), pp. 1-6, 2017

Carniel, A. C.; Ciferri, R. R.; Ciferri, C. D. A. A Generic and Efficient Framework for Spatial Indexing on Flash-based Solid State Drives. In Proceedings of the 21st European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems (ADBIS 2017), pp. 229-243, 2017.

Carniel, A. C.; Schneider, M. Coverage Degree-Based Fuzzy Topological Relationships for Fuzzy Regions. In Proceedings of the 2017 International Conference on Flexible Query Answering Systems (FQAS 2017), pp. 112-123, 2017.

Carniel, A. C.; Silva, T. B.; Bonicenha, K. L. S.; Ciferri, R. R.; Ciferri, C. D. A. Analyzing the Performance of Spatial Indices on Flash Memories using a Flash Simulator. In Proceedings of the 32nd Brazilian Symposium on Databases (SBBD 2017), pp. 40-51, 2017.

Carniel, A. C.; Ciferri, R. R.; Ciferri, C. D. A. Spatial Datasets for Conducting Experimental Evaluations of Spatial Indices. In Proceedings of the 32nd Brazilian Symposium on Databases (SBBD 2017) - Workshop Dataset Showcase, pp. 286-295, 2017.

Carniel, A. C.; Schneider, M. A Conceptual Model of Fuzzy Topological Relationships for Fuzzy Regions. In Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE 2016), pp. 2271-2278, 2016.

Carniel, A. C.; Ciferri, R. R.; Ciferri, C. D. A. The Performance Relation of Spatial Indexing on Hard Disk Drives and Solid State Drives. In Proceedings of the XVII Brazilian Symposium on GeoInformatics (GEOINFO 2016), pp. 263-174, 2016.

Carniel, A. C.; Ciferri, R. R.; Ciferri, C. D. A. Experimental Evaluation of Spatial Indices with FESTIval. In Proceedings of the Satellite Events of the 31st Brazilian Symposium on Databases (SBBD 2016), pp. 123–128, 2016.

Carniel, A. C.; Ciferri, C. D. A. Spatial Indexing in Flash Memories: Proposal of an Efficient and Robust Spatial Index with Durability. In Proceedings of the Satellite Events of the 31st Brazilian Symposium on Databases (SBBD 2016), pp. 66-73, 2016.

Carniel, A. C.; Schneider, M.; Ciferri, R. R. FIFUS: A Rule-based Fuzzy Inference Model for Fuzzy Spatial Objects in Spatial Databases and GIS. In Proceedings of the 23rd SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems (ACM SIGSPATIAL 2015), pp. 83:1-83:4, 2015.

Carniel, A. C.; Ciferri, R. R.; Ciferri, C. D. A. Embedding Vague Spatial Objects into Spatial Databases using the VagueGeometry Abstract Data Type. In Proceedings of the XVI Brazilian Symposium on GeoInformatics (GEOINFO 2015), pp. 233-244, 2015.

Carniel, A. C.; Ciferri, R. R.; Ciferri, C. D. A. An Abstract Data Type to Handle Vague Spatial Objects Based on the Fuzzy Model. In Proceedings of the XVI Brazilian Symposium on GeoInformatics (GEOINFO 2015), pp. 210-221, 2015.

Carniel, A. C.; Schneider, M.; Ciferri, R. R; Ciferri, C. D. A. Modeling Fuzzy Topological Predicates for Fuzzy Regions. In Proceedings of the 22nd ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems (ACM SIGSPATIAL 2014), pp. 529-532, 2014.

Carniel, A. C.; Ciferri, R. R. Incorporando Dados Espaciais Vagos em Data Warehouses Geográficos: A Proposta do Tipo Abstrato de Dados VagueGeometry. In: Proceedings of the XXVIII Brazilian Symposium on Databases - Workshop of PhD and MSc Dissertations in Databases (SBBD 2013), pp. 50-56, 2013. (in portuguese)

Carniel, A. C.; Sá, A. A.; Brisighello, V. H. P.; Ribeiro, M. X.; Bueno, R.; Ciferri, R. R.; Ciferri, C. D. A. Query Processing over Data Warehouse using Relational Databases and NoSQL. In Proceedings of the XXXVIII Conferencia Latinoamericana En Informatica (CLEI 2012), pp. 1-9, 2012.

Carniel, A. C.; Sá, A. A.; Ribeiro, M. X.; Bueno, R.; Ciferri, R. R.; Ciferri, C. D. A. Análise Experimental de Bases de Dados Relacionais e NoSQL no Processamento de Consultas sobre Data Warehouse. In Proceedings of the XXVII Brazilian Symposium on Databases (SBBD 2012), pp. 113-120, 2012. (in portuguese)

Carniel, A. C.; Siqueira, T. L. L. An OLAP Tool Based on the Bitmap Join Index. In Proceedings of the XXXVII Conferencia Latinoamericana En Informatica (CLEI 2011), pp. 911-926, 2011.

Carniel, A. C.; Siqueira, T. L. L. The Bitmap Join Index OLAP Tool. In Proceedings of the XXVI Brazilian Symposium on Databases - Demonstration Track (SBBD 2011), pp.13-18, 2011.

Awards and Academic Distinctions

Recipient of the 2022 Google Research Scholar Award (Geo).

Best Paper Honorable Mention award for the paper entitled “An Efficient Flash-aware Spatial Index for Points”, presented at the Brazilian Symposium on Geoinformatics 2018 (Geoinfo 2018). This resulted in the publication of its extended version at the Journal of Information and Data Management.

Honorable Mention award for the paper entitled “A Generic and Efficient Framework for Spatial Indexing on Flash-based Solid State Drives”, presented at the 21st European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems (ADBIS 2017). This resulted in the publication of its extended version at the Information Systems.

Best Paper Honorable Mention award for the paper entitled “The Performance Relation of Spatial Indexing on Hard Disk Drives and Solid State Drives”, presented at the Brazilian Symposium on Geoinformatics 2016 (Geoinfo 2016). This resulted in the publication of its extended version at the Journal of Information and Data Management.

Best Paper Honorable Mention award for the paper entitled “Embedding Vague Spatial Objects into Spatial Databases using the VagueGeometry Abstract Data Type”, presented at the Brazilian Symposium on Geoinformatics 2015 (Geoinfo 2015). This resulted in the publication of its extended version at the Journal of Information and Data Management.

Best Paper Honorable Mention award for the paper entitled “An Abstract Data Type to Handle Vague Spatial Objects Based on the Fuzzy Model”, presented at the Brazilian Symposium on Geoinformatics 2015 (Geoinfo 2015). This resulted in the publication of its extended version at the Journal of Information and Data Management.

Best Paper Award for the paper presented entitled “An OLAP Tool Based on the Bitmap Join Index”, presented at the XXXVII Conferencia Latinoamericana En Informatica (CLEI 2011). This resulted in the publication of its extended version at the CLEI Electronic Journal.

Honorable Mention award for the tool presented at the Demonstration Track in the Brazilian Symposium on Databases for the paper entitled “The Bitmap Join Index OLAP Tool”.