Dilma Da Silva

Dilma Da Silva is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at Texas A&M University, holding the titles of Ford Motor Company Design Professor II and Regents Professor. She leads research in cloud computing, operating systems, and distributed computing with a focus on scalability and resource optimization. Her work extends to computer science education initiatives addressing diversity and equity in STEM, particularly for underrepresented groups in Brazil and the U.S.

Education: PhD in Computer Science from Georgia Tech (1997), M.S. and B.S. from Universidade de São Paulo (1990, 1986). Her research has been recognized through awards including ACM Distinguished Scientist (2011) and an IBM Research Division Award (2011). She maintains an active Google Scholar profile and collaborates internationally on educational technology and cybersecurity pipeline development.

Research emphasizes cloud infrastructure automation (e.g., Cloudbench toolchain) and pedagogical innovations like automated plagiarism detection systems and formative feedback mechanisms for introductory programming courses. Her recent work explores gender diversity in Brazilian STEM graduate programs and strategies to retain Latinx students in computing disciplines.