Matheus Venturyne Xavier Ferreira

About
Matheus is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Virginia. His research interests include AI, Algorithmic Economics, and Security. He applies artificial intelligence, optimization, and theoretical computer science tools to create secure, transparent, and auditable platforms.
Previously he was a Postdoctoral Fellow of Computer Science at Harvard University supervised by David C. Parkes. He earned his Ph.D. (2022) and M.A. (2018) in Computer Science from Princeton University, supervised by S. Matthew Weinberg, his B.S. in Computer Engineering (2016) from the Federal University of Itajubá. Matheus hails from Itabira, the Brazilian capital of poetry.
Education
Ph.D. in Computer Science, Princeton University, 2022
M.A. in Computer Science, Princeton University, 2018
B.Sc. in Computer Engineering, Universidade federal de Itajubá (Unifei), 2016