Guido Lemos de Souza Filho

Guido Lemos de Souza Filho, Full Professor in the Department of Computer Systems at the Informatics' Center at the Federal University of Paraíba (DI-CI-UFPB) holds a PhD in Informatics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RIO). Coordinates LAVID (Center for Research and Extension in Digital Video Applications) where he works in research on the following topics: digital television, digital cinema, distributed multimedia applications, video distribution networks, distributed artistic performances, accessibility, telehealth and blockchain applications. Worked on the development of the Ginga middleware, published as ITU-T and ITU-R recommendations, and adopted as a standard in the Brazilian Digital Television System and in several countries in Latin America, whose implementation is software currently installed on about 100 million TV devices. The results of their research also include the development of a system for the storage, transmission and display of 4K 3D videos called Fogo Player, the development of a platform to support the realization of distributed dance, theater and music shows called Arthron, the development of video servers for live transmission and on demand, called DLive and DVod, which were used in RNP 's Digital Video Network and in the IPTV service of USP - SP, the VLibras accessibility software (used on www. brasil.gov.br, senado.leg.br and Câmara.leg.br) today running 40 million times a day; the development of technologies for registration, validation and preservation of Digital Diploma based on blockchain that will be used in 170 Brazilian public universities; finally, the development of the V4H health video system that uses digital signature technologies, blockchain registration and preservation to add security in the use of videos generated in appointments. He was coordinator of REUNI at UFPB and participated in its creation and implementation foreseen the increase from 20 to 45 thousand in the number of undergraduate and graduate students. He also serves as a member of the Deliberative Council of the Brazilian Digital Television System Forum and a guest of Ancine's Technical Accessibility Chamber. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)