Dr. Roberto Souza
Positions
Associate Professor and Interim Associate Head of Research
Schulich School of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Software Engineering
Full Member
Hotchkiss Brain Institute
Associate Member
McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health
Contact information
Phone number
office: 403.210.6544
Background
Educational Background
PhD Computer Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 2017
MSc Computer Engineering, UNICAMP, 2014
BSc Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Pará, 2012
Biography
Roberto Souza is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Software Engineering at the University of Calgary, where he also serves as the Interim Associate Head of Research. Since joining the faculty in 2020, Dr. Souza has established a distinguished research program at the intersection of medical imaging and artificial intelligence and has received funding from several provincial, national, and international funding agencies.
His excellence in both domains has been recognized with the Schulich School of Engineering Early Research Excellence Award (2022) and the Teaching Excellence Award (2023). Before his faculty appointment, he completed a three-year postdoctoral fellowship in the University of Calgary’s Department of Radiology. He holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Pará, as well as an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP). With international experience at the Grenoble Institute of Technology and the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Souza’s current research focuses on innovative data integration and mining strategies for imaging (stroke, concussion, cancer) and prehospital applications.
Research
Areas of Research
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| ENEL 645 | Data Mining & Machine Learning | Fall 2024 |
| ENEL 645 | Data Mining & Machine Learning | Winter 2024 |
| ENEL 645 | Data Mining & Machine Learning | Winter 2023 |
| ENSF 619.2 | Advanced Topics in Image Analysis and Machine Learning | Winter 2023 |
| ENDG 233 | Programming with Data | Fall 2022 |
| ENEL 645 | Data Mining & Machine Learning | Winter 2022 |
| ENSF 619.2 | Advanced Topics in Image Analysis and Machine Learning | Fall 2021 |
| ENEL 645 | Data Mining & Machine Learning | Winter 2021 |
Awards
- Teaching Excellence, Schulich School of Engineering. 2023
- Early Research Excellence, Schulich School of Engineering. 2022
- UNICAMP Inventor’s Award, University of Campinas (UNICAMP). 2016
- Engineering Kawaguchi Award , Albras S.A.. 2012
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