Henrique
Henrique Cota de Freitas received his BS in Computer Science (2000) and M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (2003) from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (PUC Minas), Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and Ph.D. in Computer Science (2009) from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil. From 2011 to 2013, he was the Head of the Graduate Program in Informatics at PUC Minas. In 2015-2016, he was a visiting researcher at INRIA and Université Grenoble Alpes (GIANT campus), Grenoble, France, funded by the Brazilian Research Council (CNPq). He is a member of IEEE and SBC (Brazilian Computer Society), and since 2004, he is a professor at PUC Minas.
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Teaching
Computer Architecture (Graduate Program in Informatics)
Quantum Computing (Graduate Program in Informatics)
Computer Architecture II and III (Undergraduate Program in Computer Science)
Parallel Computing (Undergraduate Program in Computer Science)
Honors & Awards
Parallel Programming Marathon (Advisor)
Third place: Parallel Programming Marathon (in WSCAD 2023). Danielle Vieira, João Augusto Silva e Thiago Nolasco (Computer Science).
First place: Parallel Programming Marathon (in WSCAD 2019). Matheus Souza, Felipe Soares (Graduate Program in Informatics).
Special honor: Parallel Programming Marathon (in WSCAD 2017). Matheus Souza (Graduate Program in Informatics), João Paulo Novais and Lucas Maciel (Computer Engineering).
Special honor: Parallel Programming Marathon (in WSCAD 2017). Pedro Henrique Penna (Graduate Program in Informatics), Bruna Arantes (Computer Engineering), Davidson Lima (Computer Science).
Special honor: Parallel Programming Marathon (in WSCAD 2016). Lucas Maciel, João Paulo Novais (Computer Engineering) and Daniel Carmo (Graduate Program in Informatics).
First place: Parallel Programming Marathon (in WSCAD 2014). Matheus Souza (Graduate Program in Informatics), Gabriel Garcia and Pedro Penna (Computer Science).
Second place: Parallel Programming Marathon (in WSCAD 2013). Matheus Queiroz (Graduate Program in Informatics), Pedro Penna e Daniel Carmo (Computer Engineering).
Undergraduate, Masters and Doctorate (Advisor)
Best PhD thesis of the Graduate Program in Informatics (PUC Minas): Pedro Henrique Penna (student), Henrique C. Freitas (advisor), Jean-François Méhaut (advisor), 2021.
Best undergraduate conclusion work (Computer Engineering): Lucas Maciel (student), Henrique C. Freitas (advisor), PUC Minas, 2018.
Second best undergraduate conclusion work (Computer Engineering): João Paulo Novais (student), Henrique C. Freitas (advisor), PUC Minas, 2018.
Best undergraduate conclusion work (Computer Science): Pedro Henrique Penna (student), Henrique C. Freitas (co-advisor), João Caram (advisor), PUC Minas, 2016.
Special honor: 22o Seminário de Iniciação Científica da PUC Minas. Pedro Henrique Penna (student), Henrique C. Freitas (advisor), 2014.
Best undergraduate conclusion work (Computer Science): Amanda Maria Pinho Amorim (student), Henrique C. Freitas (advisor), PUC Minas, 2013.
Special honor: 13o Seminário de Iniciação Científica da PUC Minas. Ivan Araújo (student), Henrique C. Freitas (advisor), 2005.
Academic Recognitions
Commencement speaker for the Computer Science class of 2023 at PUC Minas.
Six-time honored professor at PUC Minas graduations.
Four Teaching Recognitions granted by PUC Minas.
Publications (Co-author)
Special honor (undergraduate student paper): Thiago Nolasco (student), Danielle Vieira (student), João Augusto Silva (student), Henrique C. Freitas, Workshop de Iniciação Científica (WSCAD-WIC). Sociedade Brasileira de Computação (SBC), 2023.
Special honor (undergraduate student paper): Lucas Oliveira (student), Thiago Nogueira (student), Henrique C. Freitas, Workshop de Iniciação Científica (WSCAD-WIC). Sociedade Brasileira de Computação (SBC), 2022.
Second best paper: Pedro Penna, Márcio Castro, Patrícia Plentz, Henrique C. Freitas, François Broquedis, Jean-François Méhaut, Simpósio em Sistemas Computacionais de Alto Desempenho (WSCAD), 2017.
Special honor (undergraduate student paper): João Paulo Novais (student), Matheus A. Souza, Henrique C. Freitas, Workshop de Iniciação Científica (WSCAD-WIC). Sociedade Brasileira de Computação (SBC), 2017.
Second place (undergraduate student paper): João Paulo Novais (student), Matheus A. Souza, Henrique C. Freitas, Workshop de Iniciação Científica (WSCAD-WIC). Sociedade Brasileira de Computação (SBC), 2016.
Special honor (undergraduate student paper): Márcia A. N. Silva (student) and Henrique C. Freitas, In: Simpósio em Sistemas Computacionais (Workshop de Iniciação Científica – WSCAD-WIC), Porto de Galinhas. SBC, 2013.
Best paper award: Poliana A. C. Oliveira, Fátima L. P. Duarte-Figueiredo, Carlos A. P. S. Martins, Henrique C. Freitas, Christiane Ribeiro, Márcio Castro, Vania Marangozova-Martin, Jean-François Méhaut, IADIS Applied Computing, 2011.
Best paper award: Christiane Ribeiro, Márcio Castro, Vania Marangozova-Martin, Jean-François Méhaut, Henrique C. Freitas, Carlos A. P. S. Martins, IADIS Applied Computing, 2011.
Second place (undergraduate student paper): Pedro Penna (student), Ricardo S. Ferreira (co-advisor), and Henrique C. Freitas (advisor), Workshop de Iniciação Científica (WSCAD-WIC), 2011.
Best paper award: Manuela Ferreira, Vicente Cruz, Rodrigo kassick, Henrique Freitas, Phillipe Navaux, Latin American Conference on High Performance Computing (CLCAR), 2011.
Best paper award: Henrique C. Freitas, Carlos Martins, Flávio Wagner, Phillipe Navaux, VII Workshop em Sistemas Computacionais de Alto Desempenho, WSCAD 2006, Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, SBC.
Professional Services
Editorial Board
SBC International Journal of Computer Architecture Education (IJCAE)
Guest Editor
Wiley Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience (WSCAD 2023 Special Issue)
Reviewer
Wiley Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience
ACM Transactions on Architecture and Code Optimization
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems
IEEE Transactions on Computer
IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence
IEEE Access
IEEE Latin America Transactions
IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine
IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje (IEEE-RITA)
IET Electronics Letters
IET Computers & Digital Techniques
Elsevier Parallel Computing
Elsevier Journal of Systems Architecture
Elsevier Integration, the VLSI Journal
Elsevier Microelectronics Journal
Elsevier Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing
Hindawi Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Springer Design Automation and for Embedded Systems
Science Journal of Computer Science
Conferences
Program Chair
SSCAD-WIC 2024; WSCAD 2023; WPerformance 2021; WEAC 2011; WSCAD-WIC 2010
Program Committee
WPerformance 2024-2020, 2014-2012
EduComp 2024-2021
ICEIS 2024-2017
ISCC 2024
SSCAD 2024-2013
SSCAD-WIC 2024-2013, 2010
SSCAD-CTD 2024-2017, 2014
WAMCA 2024-2011
WEAC 2024-2011
SBIE 2021
EduPar 2019
SBESC 2017, 2014, 2013
ERAD-RS 2022-2018
ERAD-RJ 2017-2015
Reviewer
ICECS 2024-2020, 2016
FIE 2023, 2020, 2019, 2016-2012
ISCAS 2018
FPL 2014