Hi, I'm Brenda :)

Computer Science Student • Researcher • Tech Enthusiast

Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) • Brazil

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🌟 About Me

> Currently exploring the AI, robotics, cibersecurity and programming
> Always curious about new technologies and tools
> Love to learn through experimentating and contributing

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Interests

> Research 
  - Adaptive robotics, evolution strategies
  - Behavior cloning, imitation learning
  - Deep learning applications
  - Evolutionary computation algorithms

> Interests
  - Game dev: art, simulation, character design
  - Cybersecurity: concepts, practices, career interest
  - Programming languages and useful tools

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🎓 Academic Journey

Computer Science, UFSC (2021 – 2026)

Research:

• PIBIC Scholarship - Imitation Learning & Autonomous Driving (2024-2025)
• Adaptive Robotics Project - Evolution Strategies & Niching Techniques & Hyperparameters Optimization (2021-2026)
• PET Informática UFSC - Teaching, Research & Extension (2021-2026)

🏆 Achievements & Highlights

• Published at GECCO'23 - Student Workshop in Lisbon, Portugal
• GECCO'22 Scholarship - Attended conference in Boston, USA
• Event Organization - SECCOM Academic Week (2022-2025), WSCAD'22, SBBD'24
• PET Informática - Social media management, design, academic support, academic events, etc

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║  💡 The birds were happily chirping today    ║
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