About Me

Hello There!

I am currently enrolled as a Master of Science student in the Social Computing Laboratory (LoCuS) at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), where I am fortunate to be under the guidance of Prof. Doc. Fabrício Benevenuto.

My current research interests are in Computational Social Science, Data Science, Machine Learning and AI for Social Good.

If you want, you can reach me by email.

My Resume

  • Education

  • MSc in Computer Science

    Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) under the supervision of Prof. Doc. Fabrício Benevenuto. Mar 2022 - Current
  • BSc in Computer Science

    Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). Aug 2017 - Feb 2022

  • Work and Academic Experience

  • Research Intern

    Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) Jul 2023 - Sept 2023

    I collaborated with the Machine Learning for Education (ML4ED) laboratory on a project that centered around enhancing the explainability of clustering. In this project, we leveraged student data to cluster their behaviors effectively. Our approach involved employing a discriminator neural network with a rigorous sparsity criterion to dynamically select a subset of crucial features for each student. Subsequently, we conducted experiments using clustering techniques on this reduced feature set and evaluated the interpretability of the resulting clusters.

  • Research Intern

    Max Planck Institute for Software Systems (MPI-SWS) Aug 2022 - Jan 2023

    I conducted research in the field of Reinforcement Learning, specifically focused on detecting misinformation. This research was carried out in collaboration with the Machine Teaching Group at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems (MPI-SWS) under the guidance of Adish Singla.

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant

    Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) Jan 2021- Fev 2022

    Research in Explainable Machine Learning for Fake News Detection and Polarization on Social Media under professor Fabrício Benevenuto.

  • Software Engineer Intern

    Mobile Solution Technology Oct 2020- Sept 2021

    I have been involved in the development of optical character recognition (OCR) software using computer vision techniques.

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant

    Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) Apr 2018 - Jan 2021

    I have gained experience in the field of Data Science and Machine Learning under the guidance of Professor Gisele Lobo Pappa. During this time, I have had the opportunity to work on projects in collaboration with the Brazil Ministry of Health and the Public Ministry of Minas Gerais.


  • Publications

  • Interpret3C: Interpretable Student Clustering Through Individualized Feature Selection

    I. Salles, P. Mejia-Domenzain, V. Swamy, J. Blackwell, T. Käser. International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, 2024. Read More
  • Detecção Automática de Desinformação Relacionada à Covid-19 no Brasil

    JMM. Couto, I. Salles, B. Pimenta, S. Assis, L. Araújo, JCS. Reis, F. Benevenuto. Anais do XXXVII Simpósio Brasileiro de Bancos de Dados, 2022. Read More
  • A Comprehensive Dataset of Brazilian Fact-Checking Stories

    I. Marques, I. Salles, J. MM Couto, B. C Pimenta, S. Assis, J. CS Reis, A. PC da Silva, J. M de Almeida, F. Benevenuto. Journal of Information and Data Management, 2022. Read More
  • Characterizing Sponsored Content in Facebook and Instagram

    E. A. Martins, I. Salles, F. Benevenuto, O. Goussevskaia. Proceedings of the 33rd ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media, 52-63, 2022. Read More
  • Viés de Gênero em Biografias da Wikipédia em Português

    I. Salles, G. L. Pappa. Proceedings of the 10th Brazilian Workshop on Social Network Analysis and Mining (BRASNAM), Porto Alegre, SBC, 2021. Read More