About Me
Hi, my name is Pedro Costa Klein, and I am a Research Assistant at the University of Göttingen, where I contribute to the infrastructure project of the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1456. With a strong background in Computer Science, I have developed extensive expertise in research data management, platform development, and technical support.
My professional journey includes years of professional experience as a technical support specialist and developer in a university technological environment, and during my academic years, I worked on projects involving topic such as virtual reality, image processing and psychological disorder investigation using simulations of brain functioning.
I am a proficient developer, nowadays focused on Python, with technical knowledge on Linux, and Windows, and have hands-on experience with technologies such as Docker, High-Performance Computing clusters Administration, and image processing tools.
I have been actively involved in research data management, organizing and leading workshops and coordinating reproducibility assessments of academic publications. Additionally, I played a key role in the development of LiveDocs, a research dissemination platform built with Binderhub, Docker, Kubernetes, repo2docker, and Gitlab CI/CD.
Supporting research projects is another area where I excel, providing IT solutions and managing research data to ensure smooth project execution.
On my personal life, I am a Dungeons and Dragons enthusiast and my role in that is most often being the Dungeon Master, (i.e. the storyteller). What I enjoy the most in this is that it allows me to exercise my “creativity muscles” story after story.
Education
Universität zu Köln (Köln, Deutschland)
Ph.D.
(Apr. 2019 – On Hold)
Interdisciplinary program for health sciences
- Project on brain activity simulation to investigate alterations promoted by schizophrenia using computational models.
- Currently on hold due to professional repositioning
Ludwig Maximilians Universität (München, Deutschland)
Doktorand
(Apr. 2017 – Mar. 2019)
Department of Human Biologie
- Project on brain activity simulation to investigate alterations promoted by schizophrenia using computational models.
- PhD interrupted due to a new position in a structured PhD. in Cologne.
Pontifical Catholic University Of Rio Grande Do Sul (Porto Alegre, Brazil)
Master
(Mar. 2014 – Mar. 2016)
Department of Computer Science
- (Awarded with a CAPES scholarship for tuition fees and a monthly stipend)
- Development of a method for automatic segmentation of Multiple Sclerosis lesions using Computer Vision.
University of Santa Cruz do Sul (Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil)
Bachelor
(Mar. 2014 – Mar. 2016)
Department of Computer Science
- (Awarded with a partial funding of 72.5% granted for employees of the university)
- Development of an indoor navigation system for supermarkets using augmented reality and geolocation, on Android Smartphones
University of Santa Cruz do Sul (Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil)
Technical Course in Information Technologi
(Mar. 2014 – Mar. 2016)
Professional Education Center
- Supervised internship in the Informatics Laboratory of the Ernesto Alves de Oliveira School in Santa Cruz do Sul.
Professional Experience
Institut Für Numerische Und Angewandte Mathematik (NAM) - Georg-august-univesrität Göttingen
(Göttingen, Deustchland)
(May. 2022 – Present)
https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/85746.html
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter in the SFB 1456 project (Postdoctoral Position)
- Planning and execution of workshops on Research Data Management topics.
- Planning, implementing and maintaining a research dissemination platform (LiveDocs) based on Binderhub, Docker, Kubernetes, repo2docker and Gitlab CI/CD.
- Management of Virtual Cloud Servers for the SFB 1456 Binderhub servers.
- Helping SFB 1456 subprojects with the development of LiveDocs.
- Coordinating the reproducibility assessment of publications within the SFB 1456 project.
- Mentoring a student assistant in the reproducibility assessment task.
- Technical support to other SFB 1456 subprojects on IT troubleshooting and data management.
- Development of a web repository for LiveDocs using Sphinx.
Klinik Und Poliklinik Für Psychiatrie Und Psychotherapie - Uniklin Köln
(Köln, Deutschland)
(Apr. 2019 – Mar. 2022)
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (PhD. Position)
- Transferred project from Munich on brain functional activity simulations and brain organization characteristics inspection applied to patients with schizophrenia.
- Development of simulation scripts in python.
- Development and management of Docker containers environment.
- Setup of a local High-Performance computing environment for our workgroup.
- Maintenance and management of High-Performance Computing environment.
Klinikum Der Universität München - Klinikum Und Poliklinik Für Psychiatrie Und Psychoterapie
(München, Deutschland)
(Feb. 2017 – Mar. 2019)
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (Doktorand Position)
- Project based on brain functional activity simulations and brain organization characteristics inspection applied to patients with schizophrenia.
- Development of simulation scripts in python.
- Development and management of Docker containers environment.
- Maintenance and management of High-Performance Computing environment.
Virtual Reality Group Of The Pontifical Catholic University, Virtual Reality And Image Processing Research Laboratory
(Porto Alegre, Brazil)
(Mar. 2014 – Dec. 2016)
Researcher Fellow
- Worked on a project based on augmented reality applied to an outdoor environment. Enrolled as a former researcher after finishing my master’s course in March 2016.
- Collaboration on research projects from lab co-workers.
IT Sector Of The University Of Santa Cruz Do Sul - SINF
(Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil)
(Jan. 2010 – Jan. 2014)
Developer
- Worked on the migration of the old Academic System of the institution to a web-based format.
- Participated in two university entrance exam processes during the test application and correction.
IT Sector Of The University Of Santa Cruz Do Sul - SINF
(Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil)
(Oct.2007 – Jan. 2010)
IT Technical Support
- Worked on automating the installation processes for the Academic Systems of the institution.
- Achieved “Excellence” grading in the personal evaluation, which means that the employee mastered all the needed skills for the Technical Support position.
- Participation in the IT infrastructure preparation of three university entrance exams.
Language Proficiencies
- Portuguese (Native)
- English (Advanced)
- German (Intermediate)
- French (Basic)
Computer Proficiencies
- C/C++ (Intermediate)
- Java (Basic)
- PHP (Basic)
- Python (Advanced)
- Windows (Advanced)
- Linux (Advanced)
- HPC Administration (Intermediate)
- Network Maintenance (Basic)
- Docker (Intermediate)
- Image Processing (Intermediate) -Computer Maintenance (Advanced)
- Medical Image Processing Tools (Basic)
Driving Proficiencies
Driver’s License (Category B)