Roberto Dantas de Pinho

Dr. Roberto de Pinho is a Senior STI Policy and Indicators expert and Data Scientist with extensive experience in strategic analysis, leadership and data science, working in an international context and excelling in a broad range of fields. He is a member of the United Nations Group of Experts for the third cycle of the Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, including Socioeconomic Aspects (Regular Process) and member of the Advisory Group of the OECD?s International Survey of Science (ISSA). Working frequently in partnership or at relevant National and Multilateral institutions, his efforts have shaped Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy and Indicators and produced relevant studies, working papers and reference documents in collaboration with experts from institutions such as the OECD, UNESCO, HSRC (South Africa), Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) and IBGE (Brazil?s National Stats Office). When engaged as a Science Diplomat at the UNESCO Institute of Statistics and being its Head of Section, Science, Culture and Communication, he coordinated team efforts to advance Global STI, Culture & Communications Statistics. His experience in managing complex structures includes being Deputy Secretary at the Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation, State of Bahia, Brazil, leading more than 200 people towards improving Science and Innovation for the state (10 million population). He is a Senior Science and Technology Analyst at the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, currently working at the General Coordination for the Ocean and Antarctica, and has acted as delegate to the OECD?s National Experts on Science and Technology Indicators Working Party (NESTI) and the Global Science Forum (GSF). Dr. Roberto de Pinho holds a PhD in computer science and computational maths from the Universidade de São Paulo - USP and a MSc in Energy Industry Regulation. His academic career includes teaching experience at both undergraduate and postgraduate programs and postgrad course coordination. He is fluent in Portuguese and English and has proficiency/working knowledge in French & Spanish. He is currently learning Arabic. His critical thinking, systematic view, leadership, and intellectual curiosity associated with state of the art Data Science skills have enabled actions, insights and advances in different domains, as diverse as: STI Policy, Monitoring & Evaluation; Bibliometrics; Ocean Science Policy; Energy Industry Regulation, Country Statistics Comparisons and Data mining & Information visualization. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)