Affiliate Professor at the Department of Systems Engineering and Operations Reseach at George Mason University
Washington D.C. Metro Area
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- Affiliate Professor at the Department of Systems Engineering and Operations Reseach at George Mason University
- Invited Professor at Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica
- Research Assistant Professor at George Mason University
- Past
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- Lt. Col. at Brazilian Air Force
- Education
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- George Mason University
- George Mason University
- George Mason University
- Dundridge College
- Academia da Força Aérea
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Paulo Cesar Costa’s Summary
Research Professor at George Mason University's Center of Excellence in C4I, Affiliate Professor at the Volgenau School's Department of System Engineering and Operations Research, Invited Professor at the Brazilian Air Force's Instituto Tecnológico da Aeronáutica (ITA), Invited Professor at the University of Brasilia (UnB), retired Brazilian Air Force Officer, former fighter pilot, and invited expert of the W3C. Background in C3I, systems design and engineering, electronic warfare, multi-sensor data fusion, probabilistic representation and reasoning, knowledge engineering, and Semantic Web languages. Experienced in managing projects from conception to completion.
Paulo Cesar Costa’s Specialties:
Ontology engineering, Bayesian logic, command and control, system engineering, electronic warfare, multi-sensor data fusion, probabilistic reasoning, knowledge engineering, and Semantic Web languages.
Paulo Cesar Costa’s Experience
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Affiliate Professor at the Department of Systems Engineering and Operations Reseach
George Mason University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
January 2009 — Present (7 months)
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Invited Professor
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica
(Educational Institution; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 2006 — Present (2 years 10 months)
Invited Professor with teaching and advising duties related to the areas of Command and Control, Information Fusion, Electronic Warfare, Strategic Planning and Probabilistic Reasoning.
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Research Assistant Professor
George Mason University
(Educational Institution; GMU; Higher Education industry)
August 2005 — Present (4 years)
Research Assistant Professor to the Center of Excellence in Command, Control, Communications, Computing, and Intelligence, at George Mason University. GMU's C4I Center is the nation's first and only civilian university-based entity offering a comprehensive academic and research program in military applications of information technology. My research at the C4I center is focused on Probablistic Ontologies, Bayesian Inference, Multi-Sensor Data Fusion, Situation Assessment, and Uncertainty Reasoning in the Semantic Web.
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Lt. Col.
Brazilian Air Force
(Military industry)
March 1980 — October 2008 (28 years 8 months)
Head of the Command and Control, Electronic Warfare and Operational System’s Section at the Operations Division of the Brazilian Air Force’s Chiefs of Staff, the top administration body in the BAF. Oversees doctrine, policies and strategic planning for the Air Force’s C4I, GE and Operations, acting as a direct deputy for the Head of the Operations Division.
Paulo Cesar Costa’s Education
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George Mason University
PhD , Information Technology - Command and Control , 2003 — 2005
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George Mason University
MSc , Systems Engineering and Operations Research , 1997 — 1999
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George Mason University
Certificate , Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence , 1997 — 1999
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Dundridge College
Certificate , Electronic Warfare Specialist , 1994 — 1994
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Academia da Força Aérea
BSc , Engineering , 1983 — 1986
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Semantic Web
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Academic Special Recognitions:
Curso de Formação de Oficiais (Baccalaureate Degree) – 3rd Place Award
Academia da Força Aérea – Pirassununga, SP, Brazil. 1986
Curso de Aperfeiçoamento de Oficiais (Officer Training Course) – 1st Place Award
Universidade da Força Aérea – EAOAr – Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. 1995
Academic Excellence in Systems Engineering
George Mason University – Fairfax, VA, USA. 1999
Curso de Comando e Estado-Maior (Command and General Staff) – 3rd Place Award
Universidade da Força Aérea – ECEMAR – Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. 2003
Best Student Paper – Modeling and Simulation Track
10th International Command and Control Research Symposium, McLean, VA, USA.2005
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