General information for applicants to the FEEC graduate program:

• Read the official call for applications (edital) carefully. FEEC holds two selection processes each year. The dates, required documents, and application steps are published on FEEC's graduate admissions page. Missing a step or a deadline may prevent your application from being considered.
• Understand how faculty review applications. After you apply, your profile becomes available for FEEC faculty to evaluate. If you name a prospective advisor, other professors may assume that you already have an arrangement with that person and may be less likely to review your application.
• Choose your research departments thoughtfully. Unless you have already established a positive connection with a particular professor, consider leaving the prospective advisor field open and identifying the departments that match your interests. This may give more faculty members a chance to consider your profile; it does not guarantee an offer.

• Students who have already worked with me have priority. This includes students I have taught or supervised in undergraduate research, as well as students continuing from undergraduate research to a Master's degree or from a Master's degree to a PhD. Because of these continuing relationships, I often have very few openings for new students.
• I may also recruit students through a specific project call. If you are responding to one, follow the instructions in that call.
• Exceptional candidates without a prior connection are welcome to make their case. If you email me, include your academic records and an original research statement in English that explains your interests and why they fit my research. Strong recommendation letters can also help. Please do not send a generic statement or an AI-generated letter assembled from my online profile: I want to understand your own ideas and experience.

• Still deciding whether FEEC or my research group would be a good fit? You are welcome to email me to express your interest and briefly explain what you would like to know. Unfortunately, my current commitments do not allow me to schedule individual introductory conversations with everyone at this stage. When possible, I will try to put you in touch with someone in the group who can share their experience.
• You may email me to express your interest, but I do not interview prospective students before the application period closes. First, submit a complete application to the FEEC graduate program. After the deadline, I compare the profiles of the applicants and invite candidates for interviews when their background fits my available projects and openings.
• An email does not reserve a place. I may have no openings in a given selection process, even for a strong candidate. Because my time is limited, I cannot interview everyone who contacts me.
• English proficiency is important for research and communication in the group.
• Research in my group requires full-time dedication and regular presence in the lab. I do not accept part-time Master's or PhD students.

There are three possible sources of funding for students I supervise. None should be assumed to be available simply because you have been admitted to the graduate program.

• Scholarships funded by research projects. These opportunities are relatively rare. Historically, their stipends have typically been somewhat higher than FAPESP graduate scholarships. Recruitment for them always happens through a specific call. If there is no open call, there is no project-funded scholarship available for you to apply for.
• FAPESP scholarships. These are competitive applications that require an excellent academic record and a strong research proposal. In my experience, obtaining one is more likely at the PhD level than at the Master's level, but approval is never guaranteed. We can only develop a proposal after we have agreed on a research topic that genuinely interests both of us. Developing the project and preparing the application may take six months to a year before submission. A FAPESP scholarship is therefore not an immediate funding option for a newly admitted student.
• CAPES and CNPq scholarships from the FEEC graduate program's institutional quota. These scholarships are allocated by the program, not by me. Their availability depends, among other factors, on research funding and on scholarships becoming available. There are fewer scholarships than students seeking them, and the program maintains priority lists under its allocation rules. Depending on the circumstances, a student may wait approximately three months to a year for a scholarship; this is an estimate, not a guaranteed timeline. See FEEC's scholarship information for the current rules.

Please plan for the possibility of a period without a scholarship. My requirement of full-time research dedication applies from the beginning of our work together, including while you are waiting for funding. I do not accept students who plan to keep another job during that period.

• As a special student, you can take graduate courses without first enrolling in a Master's or PhD program. This can be a useful way to explore the program, meet professors, and become familiar with FEEC before applying as a regular student.
• This is a separate application process. FEEC currently requires both a FEEC pre-application and an application through Unicamp's academic system. Check the instructions and deadlines on the official special-student page; completing only one step is not enough.
• Applicants outside FEEC can currently request up to two courses per semester. Admission to a course is subject to approval, and credits earned as a special student may be submitted for recognition if you later enter the graduate program. Recognition is not automatic.
• If you are still working or exploring whether full-time graduate research is right for you, this may be a good first step. It does not replace the regular admission process or change my full-time requirement for Master's and PhD supervision.

Se você tem interesse em realizar uma iniciação científica sob minha orientação, considere as informações abaixo antes de entrar em contato comigo:

• Para realizar iniciação científica comigo, você deve se aplicar para alguma chamada de projeto de IC que eu divulgar nas listas de e-mails da FEEC.
• Aplique-se aos projetos apenas se seu interesse for o de explorar e experimentar o dia-a-dia acadêmico e vislumbrar os encantos de uma carreira científica e NÃO o interesse principal de ganhar uma bolsa de iniciação científica.
• Oriento apenas alunos a partir do segundo ano da graduação.
• O excelente desempenho acadêmico passado é o caminho mais seguro para obtenção de bolsa. É possível realizar uma iniciação científica sem bolsa.
• Em alguns casos, antes da obtenção da bolsa, existe o período de trabalho para definição e escrita do projeto e avaliação do seu perfil para a realização de iniciação científica. Portanto, uma iniciação científica não dura um ano. Ela tipicamente dura cerca de 18 meses. Não se aplique caso tenha outros planos para o período.
• A iniciação científica exige dedicação presencial em laboratório pelo número mínimo de 8 horas semanais. O aluno de iniciação científica trabalha nas férias. O desempenho acadêmico do aluno não pode ser prejudicado pela realização de iniciação científica.
• O aluno de iniciação científica será exposto à escrita de artigos científicos, relatórios técnicos e apresentação de trabalho em congresso.

Se você tem interesse em realizar um trabalho de fim de curso sob minha orientação, considere as informações abaixo antes de entrar em contato comigo:

• Você deve me contactar com, no mínimo, um ano de antecedência do prazo previsto para a sua formatura.
• Eu gosto de orientar projetos concebidos pelos próprios alunos porém só oficializarei a supervisão quando eu entender que a ideia do trabalho está suficientemente amadurecida e o plano de trabalho estiver definido e for viável.
• A dinâmica de supervisão envolverá encontros periódicos, nos quais eu avaliarei o cumprimento do plano de trabalho e atuarei para que os obstáculos sejam mais fáceis de serem superados. No entanto, eu dificilmente terei disponibilidade de sentar ao seu lado para programar ou para diagnosticar falhas de um circuito. É esperado que você avance com independência e proatividade na resolução de problemas. Estarei sempre disponível para ajudar a superar grandes obtáculos.
• Eu não organizarei sua agenda e não me responsabilizarei por seus compromissos. Ao final do curso é esperado que você seja suficientemente organizado, saiba se planejar e seja responsável por cumprir os prazos da disciplina. Seu planejamento deverá incluir o meu prazo para revisão de relatórios e validação de resultados. Eu não revisarei relatórios entregues em cima da hora. Sou exigente na escrita de monografias de TFC. Conte com várias rodadas de revisão. Caso eu julgue que a qualidade não está adequada ao nível de um(a) engenheiro(a) que se formará na FEEC/Unicamp, meu parecer refletirá essa avaliação.