I’m a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of California Santa Cruz and 2024 ACM SIGHPC Fellow, advised by Prof. Dr. Abel Souza. My research interests focus on advancing computational methods for scientific applications by integrating workload characterization, predictive modeling, load balancing optimizations, and intent-based resource management within high-performance computing environments. During my PhD I have characterized a Pangenomics mapping application and developed miniGiraffe, a proxy application for pangenomics mapping that allows computer scientists to explore different optimizations for this new type of workload. I am also enthusiastic about graph-related problems. I love programming and solving logical puzzles (and trying to do lettering art)!

Awards

• [2025] IEEE IISWC'25 Travel Grant
• [2024] ACM SIGHPC Computational and Data Science Fellowship (among 2 awardees)
• [2024] CRA-WP Grad Cohort for Women Travel Grant
• [2023] 2nd Place at the ISC Virtual Student Cluster Competition (Not-So-Slow-Slugs Team - UCSC)
• [2022] UC Santa Cruz Dean's Fellowship (first quarter PhD fellowship)
• [2020] URI Erechim Best Student Awards (Summa Cum Laude 9.39/10.0)
• [2020] SBC Highlight Student Award
• [2019] Selected student for the 28º Programa Bolsas de Verão CNPEM (Summer Scholarship Program, among 28 selected students)
• [2016] 2nd Place in the Tecnomate Contest, Categoria Libres - UTN Santa Fé (Argentina)
• [2010] Honorable Mention on 6th Brazilian Math Olympiads of Public Schools (OBMEP)

News

• [Jun 4, 2026] - Successfully Proposed my PhD Thesis
  I am thrilled to share that I have successfully proposed my PhD thesis and now I am a PhD candidate! We have demonstrated the initial results of our research on intent-driven orchestration for scientific computing. We demonstrate the potential of our approach by showing how a simpler version of the system could achieve different and composed computational intents without exploring the full search space tested. This marks a significant milestone in my academic journey, and I am grateful for the support and guidance of my advisors and colleagues throughout this process.
• [Nov 10, 2025] - Changing Advising Team
  I am changing my advising team and I am starting to working with Prof. Dr. Abel Souza at the Sustainable Computing Lab at UCSC. I am trully grateful to my previous advisors, Prof. Dr. Scott Beamer and Prof. Dr. Tyler Sorensen for all the support and guidance during these past years and for their understanding and guidance to make a smooth transition. I am glad also to be able to continue collaborating with them in future projects!
• [Oct 15, 2025] - Presenting my work at IISWC 2025
  I am excited to share that I will be presenting my paper 'miniGiraffe: A Pangenomics Mapping Proxy App' at the IEEE International Symposium on Workload Characterization (IISWC) 2025. Looking forward to engaging with fellow researchers and sharing insights on pangenomics mapping!
• [Oct 1, 2025] - Poster Accepted at SC25
  Excited to share that our poster 'A Toolbox for Load Balancing Development and Analysis in WarpX/AMReX Applications' has been accepted for presentation at the Supercomputing Conference (SC) 2025! Looking forward to discussing our work on enabling a faster analysis of load balancing algorithms for AMR applications!
• [Jun 30, 2025] - Paper accepted at IISWC 2025
  Thrilled to announce that my paper 'miniGiraffe: A Pangenomics Mapping Proxy App' has been accepted for presentation at the IEEE International Symposium on Workload Characterization (IISWC) 2025! Grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the field of workload characterization.

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