Waldir Pimenta — Curriculum Vitae

Personal Information

• Name: Waldir Pimenta
• Date of birth: 16 February 1986
• Citizenship: Portugal and Cape Verde
• Residence: Braga, Portugal
• Phone: (+351) 93 5890 488
• Email: waldir.pimenta@gmail.com
• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/waldir-pimenta
• Website: www.waldirpimenta.com

Professional Experience

• Technical writer

  Feedzai (www.feedzai.com) | Porto, Portugal (remote)
  Jul 2021 – present
  Contributed to product documentation, docs tooling and CI setup

• DevExp and Documentation engineer

  Uphold (www.uphold.com) | Braga, Portugal (remote)
  Feb 2020 – Jul 2021
  Maintained API and developer docs; coordinated internal talks and hackathons

• Backend developer

  Uphold (www.uphold.com) | Braga, Portugal
  Sep 2018 – Feb 2020
  Worked on apps interfacing with crypto and fiat payment networks (ACH)

• Desktop software developer

  PeekMed (www.peekmed.com) | Braga, Portugal
  Oct 2015 – Jul 2017
  Worked on a 3D surgical planning application based on DICOM medical imaging

• Research software developer

  Vicomtech (www.vicomtech.org) | Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
  Mar 2010 – Oct 2010 (Erasmus academic internship)
  Developed a 3D face recognition application in C++ using Qt and OpenCV

• Augmented Reality (AR) developer

  CCG — Computer Graphics Center (www.ccg.pt) | Guimarães, Portugal
  Jul 2009 – Jan 2010 (research grant)
  Built an experimental AR application with custom 3D modeling and animation

Education

• PhD in Computer-generated holography

  Minho University (www.uminho.pt) | Braga, Portugal
  Feb 2011 – Jul 2018 (unfinished)
  Thesis: Exploiting Coherence in Rendering for Computer Generated Holography

• MSc in Computer Graphics and Artificial Intelligence

  Minho University (www.uminho.pt) | Braga, Portugal
  Oct 2008 – Dec 2010
  Thesis: Face recognition using 3D structural geometry of rigid features extracted from 2D images
  Final grade: 17 out of 20

• BSc in Computer Graphics and Multimedia

  Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo (www.ipvc.pt) | Viana do Castelo, Portugal
  Sep 2004 – Mar 2008
  Final project: C# image processing software to convert raster topographic maps to vector graphics (SVG)
  Final grade: 16 out of 20

Publications

• Academic publications

  • Evaluation of the compressibility of Computer-Generated Holograms
    W. Pimenta, L. P. Santos (2015)
    Eurographics 2015
    Zürich, Switzerland
  • Efficient generic face model fitting to images and videos
    L. Unzueta, W. Pimenta, J. Goenetxea, L. P. Santos, F. Dornaika (2014)
    Image and Vision Computing 32 (5), 321-334.
  • An intuitive navigation system: Augmented Reality on the car windshield
    W. Pimenta (2012)
    EPCG 2012
    Viana do Castelo, Portugal
  • A comprehensive taxonomy for three-dimensional displays
    W. Pimenta, L. P. Santos (2012)
    WSCG 2012
    Plzeň, Czech Republic
  • Using AR virtual assistants to teach the traditional leather tanning process
    E. Carvalho, G. Maçães, W. Pimenta (2011)
    CISTI 2011
    Chaves, Portugal
  • Face recognition using 3D geometry of rigid features extracted from 2D images
    W. Pimenta (2010)
    Master's thesis — Minho University
    Braga, Portugal

Awards and Achievements

• 2016: 3rd place (as part of a team), Porto Summer of Code
• 2011: 2nd place scientific award, Fraunhofer Portugal Challenge
• 2004: Winner of public contest for the coat of arms of the Paul municipality, Cape Verde
• 2004: Athlete of the Year award by the City Hall of Mindelo, Cape Verde
• 2003: Gold medal (male junior kata), XIII World Koshiki Karate-dō Championship, Lisbon, Portugal.
• 2003: Winner of public contest for the coat of arms of the Sal municipality, Cape Verde