About us
Find out more about LiA²! Discover who are the people that make this laboratory happen, what our lines of research are and the partners who support us.
Coordinator
Carla Bonato Marcolin
PhD and Master in Administration from UFRGS, with a sandwich period at Oxofrd Brookes University in Oxford/United Kingdom. She completed a post-doctoral internship at FGV, and is currently a professor at the Faculty of Management and Business (FAGEN) at the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU). Coordinator of LiA², Applied Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. Researcher in the field of AI and specialist in analytics techniques and large language models.
Our team
We are a multidisciplinary team made up of professors and students interested in Artificial Intelligence applications. Get to know a little more about our team.
FAGEN - UFU
Carolina Coelho da Silveira
PhD Student
Driven by dreams, serotonin and good energy.
FAGEN - UFU
Helena Farias Ribeiro
PhD Student
A mix of paranoia, debt, ADHD and ideas. 🤪
FAGEN - UFU
Gabriel Augusto Sampaio Soares
Graduating in Data Sciences
Meus joelhos são muito fracos para sustentar meus pensamentos.
Head de GTM e Ciclo de Vida de Produto no Banco do Brasil
Mateus Silva
Graduate in Data Science
Pensamentos existenciais, viagens, aventuras, cozinha, músicas, boletos e em um processo de manter o corpo e mante sã.
FAGEN - UFU
Jorge Pereira
Graduating in Administration
A (not so) young man from Minas Gerais born and raised in Uberlândia, a fan of sports in general and passionate about football.
FAGEN - UFU
Marcos Antenor de Souza Morais
Graduate in Data Sciences
"The more technologies compete, the one that wins is not necessarily the best" - Nicola Nosengo
Alumni
William Corrêa
Research lines
Partners
Professor PhD
Flavio Luiz de Moraes Barboza
Professor of Finance at UFU, holds a degree in Mathematics from UNESP, a Master's degree in Physics from UNESP, a PhD in Finance from Mackenzie with part-time at the Leonard Stern School of Business - New York University, two postdocs and Free Teaching at USP. Has experience in Risk Management, in particular Credit and Market Risk, Financial Performance and Investment Analysis. Also develops research involving Data Science applied to Finance (Public and Corporate).
Professor PhD
Jaluza Maria Lima Silva Borsatto
PhD in Business Administration from the Faculty of Economics, Business and Accounting of Ribeirão Preto (FEA-RP/USP). Master in Administration in the line of Financial Management and Controllership by the Faculty of Management and Business of the Federal University of Uberlândia (2009). Specialist in Business Management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas - RJ (2003). Graduated in Business Administration from the Federal University of Uberlândia (1999). Professor at the Federal University of Uberlândia, at the Faculty of Management and Business (FAGEN) in the area of Finance. She is a professor and supervisor of the Master's Program in Administration (PPGAdm/FAGEN-UFU) and leader of the Sustainable Regional Development Research Group. President of the Management Committee of the Sustainable Development Objectives of the Federal University of Uberlândia. She has professional experience in the area of Administration, with an emphasis on Finance. Works on the themes: Internationalization and Financial Administration with an emphasis on Green Finance, Green Innovation and Environmental Regulations, Agenda 2030 and the SDGs in Universities.
Professor PhD
Ariel Behr
Bachelor of Accounting Sciences. Specialist in Distance Education: Management and Tutoring. Master and PhD in Administration in the area of Information Systems and Decision Support. Associate Professor at the Department of Accounting and Actuarial Sciences (DCCA) of the Faculty of Economic Sciences (FCE) of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Permanent Professor of the Postgraduate Program in Administration (PPGA/EA/UFRGS) and the Postgraduate Program in Controllership and Accounting (PPGCont/FCE/UFRGS). Research Productivity Scholarship level 2 from CNPq. Coordinator of the Open University of Brazil (UAB) Program at UFRGS. Deputy head of the Department of Accounting and Actuarial Sciences (DCCA). Coordinator of the Research Committee of the Faculty of Economic Sciences (FCE). Professor of Research Project, Information Systems and Cost Accounting subjects.