Paulo Fernandes

Paulo Fernandes is a Program Director and Professor of Computer Science at Merrimack College. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from INP Grenoble (France), an M.Sc. and B.Sc. from UFRGS (Brazil). His research focuses on stochastic models, natural language processing, and interdisciplinary applications of computer science. He teaches graduate courses in algorithms, discrete structures, and software systems.

• Education: Ph.D. (INP Grenoble), M.Sc. & B.Sc. (UFRGS)
• Teaching: Master’s courses in Algorithms, Systems & Languages, and Discrete Structures

His work spans computational linguistics (e.g., PortiLexicon-UD lexical resource), stochastic modeling for software projects, and Markovian analysis in geology and engineering. He has published extensively on topics like HMM fitting, term relevance metrics, and distributed team performance.

Key research contributions include: language-independent POS tagging systems, stochastic frameworks for global software development, and dimensionality reduction techniques for event forecasting. He has collaborated on tools such as PEPS and SANGE for stochastic modeling.