Biographical Sketch Dr. Sinésio Pesco

Biographical Sketch
Dr. Sinésio Pesco
Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute
University of Utah
50 S. Central Campus Dr. RM 3190
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
phone: 801-585-1301
fax: 801-581-5843
[email protected]
http://www.mat.puc-rio.br/˜pesco
A. PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
University of Utah
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
State University of Maringa (Brazil)
State University of Maringa (Brazil)
Scientific Visualization
Applied Mathematics
Applied Mathmatics
Mathematics
Computer Science
Post-Doc, 2003-5
Ph.D., 1997
M.S., 1992
B.S., 1990
B.S., 1987
B. APPOINTMENTS
University of Utah
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
OGI School of Science & Engineering at OHSU
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Research Scientist
Research Scientist
Research Scientist
Assistant Professor
Research and Teaching Assistant
10/2003 – present
7/2003 – 9/2003
3/2003 – 6/2003
8/1997 – on leave
8/1993 – 8/1997
C. PUBLICATIONS
Five most relevant publications
1. “A Stratification Approach for Modeling 2-cell complexes,” S. Pesco, H. Lopes and G. Tavares, pp.
235–247, Computer & Graphics, Vol. 28 (2), 2004.
2. “A numerical scheme for the singularities of the curvature motion,” M. Craizer, S. Pesco, and R.
Teixeira, Journal of Mathematical Imaging and Vision, 2004 (accepted).
3. “Petbool: A Software for Stochastic Modeling of Geological Objects,” G. Tavares, H. Lopes, S. Pescoand
C.A. Polleto, v. 03, pp. 203-208, In: IAMG 2002 - 8th Annual conference of the International Association for Mathematical Geology, 2002, Berlin, Terra Nostra. Berlin: Papyrus-Druck GmbH, 2002.
4. “Extraction of terrain data from digitised contours,” M.G.M. Maia, A. Xavier, H. Lopes, S. Pescoand
G. Tavares, pp. 59–74, International Journal of Shape Modeling 7(1), 2001.
5. “Single-valued tubular surfaces intersection using interval arithmetic,” H. Lopes and S. Pesco, pp.
253–262, Mathematical Methods for Curves and Surfaces: Oslo 2000, Tom Lyche and Larry L. Schumaker (Eds.), Vanderbilt University Press, 2001.
Five other relevant publications
1. “Cálculo a uma variável: Derivada e Integral,” I. Malta, S. Pesco, and H. Lopes, Loyola/PUC-Rio,
2002.
2. “Handlebody representation for surfaces and its Applications to Terrain Modeling,” H. Lopes, S. Pesco,
G. Tavares, M.G.M. Maia and A. Xavier, pp. 61–77, International Journal of Shape Modeling 9(1),
2003.
3. “Learning and teaching mathematics basic courses with multimedia tools,” G. Tavares, H. Lopes,
S. Pesco, L.G. Nonato, M. Craizer, and I. Malta, Proceedings of the ICEE - International Congress
On Engineering Education. 2000, Paper 46.
4. “Object based stochastic modeling of turbidite reservoirs geometry and heterogeneities,” , M.B. Santos, W. Lanzarini, G. Tavares, H. Lopes, S. Pesco, and A. Barreto, pp. 750–751, In: Extended Abstracts Volume of the 1998 American Association of Petroleum Geologist (aapg) International Conference and Exhibition. Rio de Janeiro: AAPG, 1998.
5. “Splines in a Topological Setting,” S. Pescoand G. Tavares, v. 1, pp. 361–368, In: Second International Conference on Curves and Surfaces, Chamonix-Mont Blanc, Curves and Surfaces in Geometric
design. Wellesley, Massachusetts: A K Peters, 1993.
D. SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES
• Reviewer, ACM Solid Modeling and Applications 1998; Computer Graphics 2002; IEEE Visualization 2003; Eurographics - IEEE TCVG Symposium on Visualization 2004.
• Member, SBMAC Brazilian Society of Computational and Apllied Mathematic (1997–present).
• Member, ACM (SIG Member) (2001–present).
E. COLLABORATORS & OTHER AFFILIATIONS
• Recent Collaborators: Claudio T. Silva (University of Utah), Valerio Pascucci (LLNL), Peter Lindstrom (LLNL), Helio Lopes (PUC-Rio), Marcos Craizer (PUC-Rio), Geovan Tavares (PUC-Rio), Iaci
Malta (PUC-Rio), Carlos Alberto Poletto (PETROBRAS), Abelardo Barreto (PETROBRAS), Marco
Grivet Mattoso Maia(PUC-Rio), Francisco Pinheiro(UFRN), Leonardo Menezes(UFRN).
• Ph.D. advisor: Geovan Tavares, (PUC-Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Post-Doc mentor: Claudio T. Silva
(University of Utah);
• Undergraduate students (IC projects): Felipe D. C. Pina, Frederico R. Abraham, Reinaldo X. de
Mello, Nelson C. da Costa Neto, Davi dos Santos Borges, Thiago Reis Mefano, PUC-Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil;