AI & NLP systems
NLU, NLG, ASR, and TTS development, grammar and semantic annotation, structured prompts, and LLM evaluation workflows.
About
I am a computational linguist based in São Paulo, Brazil. I combine computational linguistics, NLP engineering, and systematic AI evaluation to develop more reliable language technologies.
I have a PhD in Linguistics from the University of São Paulo, with research focused on Brazilian Portuguese phonology. My professional background spans NLU, NLG, ASR, and TTS development, language data, and AI quality assurance.
Areas of Expertise
AI quality & analysis
Rubric-based evaluation, error analysis, annotation guidelines, and quality assurance for language data and model outputs.
Speech & linguistics
Brazilian Portuguese phonology, vowel systems, speech technologies, and linguistic analysis.
Professional Experience
AI Quality Assurance Specialist
Structured evaluation of AI outputs, recurring error analysis, and QA documentation.
NLP Researcher
Applied research and prototyping of multi-LLM evaluation and synthesis pipelines, with a focus on factual grounding, hallucination detection, and output consistency.
Associate Linguist → Senior Linguist
NLU and NLG development, linguistic annotation, evaluation, and Brazilian Portuguese language resources.
Featured Projects
AI Engineering & NLP
Multi-LLM Evaluation & Synthesis Pipeline
Design and prototyping of a task-agnostic pipeline that evaluates and synthesizes outputs from multiple LLMs, with rubric-based assessment and hallucination checks.
Partial prototype · Confidential client work
Read project overviewAI Evaluation & Quality
Conversational AI Quality & Failure Analysis
Behavioral evaluation of conversational voice agents, combining intent analysis, failure categorization, cross-lingual interpretation, and actionable reporting.
Confidential client work · Public overview
Read project overviewAI Engineering & NLP
Rubric Design & Evaluation Systems for Assessment Automation and Hallucination Detection
Design of competency-based assessment rubrics and evaluation methods for hallucination detection, factual grounding, and model reliability in educational content.
Confidential client work
Read project overviewLinguistic Research
Brazilian Portuguese Speech & Phonology
Research on vowel neutralization, external sandhi, and syncope in Brazilian Portuguese.
Academic research
Read research overviewResearch & Publications
PhD in Linguistics from the University of São Paulo, with research focused on Brazilian Portuguese phonology.
Selected publications · 2018
The status of unstressed lax-mid vowels in northern dialect of Brazilian Portuguese
Revista Linguíʃtica
Read publication ↗The role of phonological processes in defining the vowel inventory of Brazilian Portuguese
Acta Linguistica Academica
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