Rodrigo Martins Farias

PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), with a CAPES rating of 7, and a postdoctoral research period in Additive Manufacturing at the same institution. Holds a Bachelor's degree (2009) and a Master's degree (2015) in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG), where he worked as a substitute professor from 2013 to 2015.Conducted research at the National Welding Technology Laboratory (LNTSOLD) at UFRJ, focusing on Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM). Has solid experience in analytical and numerical modeling applied to simulation, as well as expertise in welding processes and WAAM. Additionally, works in the fields of optimization and machine learning applied to Additive Manufacturing.Currently, he is a postdoctoral researcher at the Manufacturing Competence Center (CCM) at the Aeronautics Institute of Technology (ITA), where he conducts research on Topology Optimization applied to Additive Manufacturing using the Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) process (Source: Lattes Curriculum)