Diogo Paes da Costa

Agronomist Engineer from the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE). Master and Doctor of Science from the Graduate Program in Soils and Plant Nutrition at the Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ) / University of São Paulo (USP) - concentration area in Soil Microbiology. Has professional postdoctoral experience from the Graduate Program in Agricultural Production at the Federal University of Agreste de Pernambuco (UFAPE), where he has been working mainly with the following themes: environmental impacts of agriculture, soil quality and enzymatic activity indicators, Microbial Ecology and Genetics, Metagenomics, Multivariate Statistics and Bioinformatics. Currently, he is carrying out the project called Prospecting for soil quality bioindicators related to pasture productivity in the state of Pernambuco, funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology Support of the State of Pernambuco (FACEPE) and by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), committed to improving local productive arrangements (APL) of agricultural activities in the Agreste Region of the state and assisting in public policies, such as the Food Acquisition Program (PAA) of the Ministry of Social Development, Family and Hunger Combat. Other specialties: Data Science (C/C++, R, and Python); Machine Learning; Big Data; Geoprocessing, soil fertility and plant nutrition, plant-microorganism interaction, Stable-Isotope Probing (SIP). (Source: Lattes Curriculum)