Paulo Roberto Pereira Santiago

Paulo Roberto Pereira Santiago holds a Bachelor's degree in Physical Education from São Paulo State University (UNESP Rio Claro, 2002) and in Computer Engineering from the Virtual University of the State of São Paulo (UNIVESP, 2023). He earned his Masters degree (2005) and Ph.D. (2009) in Motor Sciences from UNESP Rio Claro, and subsequently obtained a Habilitation (Livre Docência) in Biomechanics from the University of São Paulo (USP Ribeirão Preto, 2016).He served as a columnist for Rádio USP for six years (2017-2022), discussing topics related to Science and Sport. Currently, he is an Associate Professor (MS5 level 3 under RDIDP) at the School of Physical Education and Sport of Ribeirão Preto (EEFERP-USP), where he teaches and also collaborates with the Biomedical Informatics program at the Ribeirão Preto Medical School (IBm-FMRP-USP). He is a permanent advisor in the Graduate Program in Rehabilitation and Functional Performance at FMRP-USP and has held the position of Senior Visiting Professor (PVEJS) at the University of North Florida (UNF), in the United States.His research interests include Biomechanics and Computer Engineering, with an emphasis on computer programming solutions for human movement analysis, sports, and physical exercise. He is the creator of vailá: Versatile Anarcho Integrated Liberation Ánalysis in Multimodal Toolboxa Python-based solution for human movement analysis (available at https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.07238).He is committed to open-source computing, particularly Linux systems, applying data science to address challenges in sports and health. For more information on his publications and academic contributions, please visit: http://www.eeferp.usp.br/pessoas/docentes/paulo-roberto-pereira-santiago (Source: Lattes Curriculum)