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Workshop in honor of 60th birthday of Celina Miraglia Herrera de Figueiredo

This workshop aims to celebrate the 60th birthday of Celina Miraglia Herrera de Figueiredo. The workshop brings together local and abroad researchers influenced by Celina. It is a tribute from those whose lives were impacted by Professor Celina Miraglia Herrera de Figueiredo in these years of her dedication to advancing research in the sciences and women rights.

Tribute received by Celina and Frédéric Maffray at the Conference:
Centenary of Celina + Frédéric, 2010.

Celina Miraglia Herrera de Figueiredo, born on July 18, 1960, is a professor, researcher and writer in the field of Computer Science. Among her titles and awards, she stood out for being the first woman at the Alberto Luiz Coimbra Institute for Graduate Studies and Engineering Research at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (COPPE), the largest engineering teaching and research center in America Latina, to receive the Giulio Massarani Award for Academic Merit (2006) and to be approved in a public contest, open to the area of Systems and Computer Engineering, as a full professor at COPPE (2011).


Having more than 100 articles in international journals, over 29 years as a doctor, published mostly in co-authorship with her students, Celina has a strong role in the development of Computer Science area in Brazil and Latin America.


Tribute received by Celina:
Celina 60, July 18, 2020.

Organizing Committee:

Alexandre Santiago de Abreu – FGV Luerbio Faria – UERJ
Alexsander Andrade de Melo – COPPE/UFRJ Luis Antonio Brasil Kowada – UFF
Ana Luisa Carvalho – CEFET-RJ Luís Felipe Ignácio Cunha – UFF
André da Cunha Ribeiro – IFG Rafael Bernardo Teixeira – UFRRJ
Caroline da Silva Reis – IFRJ Raphael Carlos Santos Machado – INMETRO and UFF
Claudia Regina Villela Maciel – UFF Rodrigo de Alencar Hausen – Transit
Diana Sasaki de Souza Pereira – UERJ Simone Dantas – UFF
Edinelço Dalcumune – UFVJM Vânia Maria Félix Dias – Unirio
Hélio Bomfim de Macêdo Filho – ANVISA Vinícius Gusmão Pereira de Sá – UFRJ
Letícia Rodrigues Bueno – Tecsys

Steering Committee:

Jayme Luiz Szwarcfiter – UFRJ and UERJ
Luerbio Faria – UERJ


Wikipedia: Celina Miraglia Herrera de Figueiredo