Eduardo Pena is a data scientist who plans to automate the search for relevant metadata. Considering that much of information science still depends on manual data classification, Penas’s project has enormous potential to deal with the growing complexity and demand of information management. With a degree and master’s degree in computer science from the State University of Londrina, the scientist also achieved a doctorate at the Federal University of Paraná. During this period, he had the opportunity to collaborate at the prestigious Hasso Plattner Institute in Germany.

The professor at the Federal Technological University of Paraná pursues a second passion on the weekends, also with arduous investigative rigour: scouring the internet for the best chefs and their recipes to surprise his wife and friends in the kitchen. His virtues go beyond cooking, as he guarantees he also takes care of the dishes after dinner. According to the scientist, washing dishes is the ideal time to gain insights into his scientific projects. In addition to his passion for good food and data science, Pena is passionate about music and plays several chords on his Fender Telecaster.