Andrey Soares, Ph.D.

Contact


School of Information Systems & Applied Technologies
1365 Douglas Drive
Mailcode 6614
Carbondale, IL  62901
asoares @ siu.edu
andrey @ andreysoares.com

Resume

Education

Ph.D. in Information Sciences and Technology (2009)
College of Information Sciences and Technology, PSU - Pennsylvania State University - USA
Advisor: Dr. Frederico Fonseca

Non-Degree Studies: English and Computer Science (2002-2004)
LPC – Las Positas College - USA

M.S. in Computer Science (2001)
Post-Graduation Program in Computer Science, UFSC - Federal University of Santa Catarina - Brazil
Advisor: Dr. Marcello Thiry Comicholi da Costa

Graduate Diploma in Computer Networks (2000)
Post-Graduation Program in Computer Science, UFSC - Federal University of Santa Catarina - Brazil

B.S. in Computer Science (1998)
Department of Computer Science, UNIVALI - University of Valley of Itajai - Brazil
Advisor: Dr. Paulo Roberto Riccioni Goncalves

Associate Degree in System Analysis (1994)
ACEI - Catarinense Association of Education and Informatics - Brazil

Academic Experience

Assistant Professor

  • School of Information Systems and Applied Technologies, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL (Fall 2009 - Present)

Research Assistant

  • RAMPART: Anti-Terrorism Planning – Pennsylvania State University, USA (Summer 2006 - Summer 2007)
  • NSF-ITR Ontologies in Action: An information architecture to support investigation of linked Health-Environment Interaction - Pennsylvania State University, USA (Fall 2004, Spring 2005, and Spring 2006)
  • CNPq Scientific Initiation - University of Valley of Itajai, Brazil (1996 – 1997)

Teacher Assistant

  • Pennsylvania State University, USA (Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2007 and Spring 2008)

Instructor

  • Pennsylvania State University, USA (Fall 2008 - Spring 2009)
  • University of South of Santa Catarina, Brazil (2000 - 2001)
  • Federal Technical School of Santa Catarina, Brazil (2000 - 2001)
  • Tupy Technical School, Brazil (1999)

Industry Experience

Researcher

  • IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown, NY (Summer 2008)

Systems Administrator

  • SERPRO – Federal Service of Data Processing, Brazil (1998 - 2000)

Software Engineer

  • IONICS Informatics and Automation, Brazil (1996 - 1998)
  • ALTOQI Technologies, Brazil (1994 - 1996)
  • SERVIDADOS Accounts, Brazil (1993 - 1994)

Other

  • Admissions & Records Assistant, Las Positas College, CA (2003 - 2004)
  • Resident Assistant, College Park-Carlos Bee Hall, Hayward, CA (2002 - 2003)

Languages

  • Portuguese (native speaker)
  • English
  • Spanish

Editorial Experience

Reviewer

Organizing Committee

  • Logistics Chair - IST Graduate Symposium (Theme: Information Technology in a Globalizing World) – February 24, 2006.
  • Student Volunteer - SIGCHI-Designing Interactive Systems (DIS2006) – June 26-28, 2006.
  • Student Volunteer - The First Conference of the i-School Community (iConference) - September 28-30, 2005

Awards

  • IST Dean's Travel Grant. iConference 2009. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Feb 08 – 11, 2009
  • IST Graduate Teaching Fellow. Pennsylvania State University. University Park, PA. Spring 2009.
  • IST Graduate Teaching Fellow. Pennsylvania State University. University Park, PA. Fall 2008.
  • IST Graduate Travel Grant. iConference 2008. UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. Feb 28 – Mar 01, 2008
  • Design Research Summer School. Carnegie Mellon University. Pittsburgh, PA. May, 29 - Jun, 1 2007.
  • Doctoral Symposium - ISOneWorld Conference. Las Vegas, NV. April, 11-13 2007.