Fernando Magno Quintão Pereira

Fernando Magno Quintão Pereira is an Associate Professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil, specializing in compiler design and program analysis. His academic journey began with a Ph.D. from UCLA in 2008 under Jens Palsberg's supervision, establishing his foundation in compiler research.

His research focuses on compilers, with core expertise in code generation, compiler optimizations, and static program analyses. Recent work explores quantum compilation, binary analysis, and security-aware compilation techniques. His publications reveal consistent contributions to major conferences including PLDI, CGO, and SPLASH, with emphasis on practical optimization frameworks and theoretical compiler advancements.

Analysis of his 15 most recent publications (2020-2026) shows dominant themes in binary optimization (e.g., AnghaBench), security-aware compilation (e.g., Memory-Safe Elimination of Side Channels), and emerging architecture support (e.g., Quantum Computing Compilation). His work bridges theoretical compiler principles with real-world systems challenges.

He actively contributes to the academic community through:

• Program committees for PLDI (2020-2025), CGO (2021-2026), and SPLASH conferences
• Leadership roles including CGO Finance Chair (2026) and PLDI Diversity & Inclusion Co-Chair (2023-2024)
• Organizing JENSFEST 2024 and serving on multiple conference steering committees

Pereira maintains an active research group evidenced by continuous publication output and conference leadership, with his personal website (homepages.dcc.ufmg.br/~fernando/) serving as a hub for his academic activities.