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With a trajectory marked by the interface between scientific research, sustainability and technological innovation, professor and researcher Hugo Valadares was appointed director of the Department of Science, Technology and Digital Innovation (DECI) of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI). The appointment was published on Monday (7) no. PhD in Electrical Engineering from the State University of Campinas (Unicamp), with postdoctoral degree from Unicamp, the University of Pernambuco (Poly-Upe) and Illinois State University (USA), Hugo Valadares has robust formation and experience in temporal series, data mining, multi-objective optimization and artificial intelligence applied to different sectors, including renewable energy, operational research and and operational research, operational research and Saude. As a professor at the Federal Technological University of Parana, its professional performance includes the coordination of the Interdisciplinary Computational Intelligence Group (Gidic-CNPq) and the UTFPR-PG Computational Intelligence and Advanced Control Laboratory (LICON), as well as acting as a permanent professor in postgraduate programs in Electrical Engineering and Production Engineering. This experience demonstrates its capacity for articulation and leadership in research and innovation environments. In recent years, his performance has expanded to the management of science and technology, culminating in his current position of coordinator-general information technology and computer technologies at Ibict, a position from which he says goodbye. His experience in projects involving artificial intelligence, data analysis and optimization puts him in a strategic position to boost the digital science agenda and its applications in different sectors. For Hugo Valadares, the role of science is to reconfigure systems, not just improve them. It is time to use artificial intelligence and advanced computing and to transform complex realities - from cities to digital ecosystems. Innovation in these themes needs to be a priority for Brazil to occupy a relevant position in the world, he said. The board is expected to assume strategic role in artificial intelligence, scientific data and digital integration between sectors. As a priority action, it should help in the implementation of the Brazilian Artificial Intelligence Plan (PBIA).
