Igor dos Santos Montagner

Igor dos Santos Montagner is a Teaching Professor at Insper in the School of Computer Science and Engineering. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of São Paulo (2017) and a bachelor's degree from the same institution (2010). His research focuses on computing education, particularly student-centered teaching methodologies and their impact on professional skill acquisition beyond classroom content.

He advocates for the use of Free Software in academic environments, exploring its benefits for education and open technology access. His projects include collaborations with Craig Zilles (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Rafael Corsi (Insper) on frequent testing and feedback systems in CS1 courses, as well as studies on C programming language pedagogy to improve low-level programming education.

• Research Interests: Computing education, student-centered learning, Free Software integration in academia, programming language pedagogy, and professional skill development.
• Key Projects: Frequent Testing in CS1 (2020–2024), C Language Teaching Methodologies (2021–2023), Open Development elective design (2020).
• Collaborations: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Craig Zilles, Mariana Silva), Rafael Corsi (Insper), and open-source communities like ElementaryOS, Nim, and Gleam.

His publications analyze mastery-oriented grading, active learning in programming courses, and Open Source contribution frameworks. He emphasizes technology accessibility and digital wellbeing, reflecting on smartphone usage habits and minimalist tech practices in his personal blog.