. Marcos Augusto Menezes Vieira Ph.D. Student Embedded Networks Laboratory Computer Science Department University of Southern California e-mail: mvieira at usc dot edu . .

I was born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in 1979. I moved to the United States at Fall 2004 to invest in my education and now I live in Los Angeles, California.

Areas of Interest

• Wireless Sensor Network
• Computer Networks
• Embedded Systems
• Robotics

Marcos Vieira received his B.S. degree in Computer Science (2002) and his M.Sc. degrees (2004) from Federal University of Minas Gerais, where he evaluated software and hardware components for the design of an embedded system that is applicable to Wireless Sensor Network. MSc Thesis: BEAN: Uma Plataforma Computacional para Rede de Sensores Sem Fio (BEAN: A Computer Platform for Wireless Sensor Network)

Currently he is a Ph.D. student at the University of Southern California, conducting research on Wireless Sensor Network under Prof. Ramesh Govindan. Marcos Vieira has a fellowship from CAPES.

Current Projects

• Tenet
• Pursuer Evader Game
• Small Mobile Robotics Platform
• Tutornet: A Tiered Wireless Sensor Network Testbed

• CSCI551 Computer Communications
• CSCI561 Foundations of Artificial Inteligent
• CSCI571 Web Technologies
• CSCI597 Seminar in Computer Science
• CSCI694 Computer Network and Distributed Systems
• CSCI543 Software Multi-Agent
• CSCI597 Seminar in Computer Science
• CSCI585 Database Systems
• CSCI570 Algorithms
• CSCI597 Randomized Algorithms
• ENGR502x Writing Skills for Engineering Ph.D. Students
• EE650 Advanced Topics in Computer Networks
• ALI270 Oral Skills for International Teaching Assistants

BOOK CHAPTER

• "Architecture for Wireless Sensor Network", Linnyer Beatrys Ruiz, Luiz Henrique A. Correia, Luiz Filipe M. Vieira, Daniel F. Macedo, Eduardo F. Nakamura, Carlos M. S. Figueiredo, Marcos Augusto M. Vieira, Eduardo Habib Bechelane, Daniel Camara, Antonio A.F. Loureiro, José Marcos S. Nogueira, Diógenes C. da Silva Jr., Antonio O. Fernandes, SBRC Tutorial 2004, May 2004.ISBN 85-88442-81-7. Chapter 4, pages 167-218. In Portuguese.

CONFERENCES

• Omprakash Gnawali, Ben Greenstein, Ki-Young Jang, August Joki, Jeongyeup Paek, Marcos Vieira, Deborah Estrin, Ramesh Govindan, Eddie Kohler, The TENET Architecture for Tiered Sensor Networks, In Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (Sensys), November 2006.
• "Efficient Incremental Sensor Network Deployment Algorithm", Luiz Filipe M. Vieira, Marcos Augusto M. Vieira, Linnyer Ruiz Beatriz, Antonio Alfredo F. Loureiro, Diógenes Cecílio da Silva Junior, Antonio O. Fernandes, SBRC – Brazilian Symposium on Computer Networks, 2004, Gramado/RS, Brazil.
• "Language Emulator, a Helpful Toolkit in the Learning Process of Computer Theory", Luiz Filipe M. Vieira, Marcos Augusto M. Vieira, Newton J. Vieira, ACM SIGCSE 2004, Norfolk, Virginia USA, March 2004.
• Efficient Power Management in Real-Time Embedded Systems", Ana Luiza de Almeida Pereira Zuquim, Antônio Alfredo F. Loureiro, Claudionor N. Coelho. Jr.,Marcos Augusto M. Vieira, Luiz Filipe Menezes Vieira, Alex Borges Vieira, Antônio O. Fernandes, Diógenes Cecílio da Silva Junior, José M. da Mata, José Augusto Nacif, Hervaldo Sampaio Carvalho, ETFA2003, 9th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, 16-19 September 2003, Lisbon, Portugal.
• "Survey on Wireless Sensor Network Devices", VIEIRA, Marcos Augusto Menezes; SILVA JUNIOR, Diógenes Cecílio da; COELHO. JR, Claudionor N.; MATA, José M. da.. In: ETFA2003, 2003, Lisboa. 2003
• "Scheduling Nodes in Wireless Sensor Network: A Voronoi Approach", Marcos Augusto Menezes Vieira, Luiz Filipe Menezes Vieira, Antônio Alfredo F. Loureiro, Linnyer Beatrys Ruiz, Antônio O. Fernandes, Diógenes Cecílio da Silva Junior, José Marcos S. Nogueira, LCN 2003, The 28th Annual IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks, October 20-24, Bonn/Königswinter, Germany.
• "How to obtain the Energy Map in Wireless Sensor Networks? A fault tolerance approach." Marcos Augusto Menezes Vieira, Luiz Filipe Menezes Vieira, Antônio Alfredo F. Loureiro, Linnyer Beatrys Ruiz, Antônio O. Fernandes, Wireless Communication Workshop, São Lourenço-MG, Brazil, October 2003. In Portuguese.
• "Language Emulator, a toolkit to help in Computer Theory Education", SBC Computer Education Workshop, Campinas-SP,Brazil, Luiz Filipe Menezes Vieira, Marcos Augusto Menezes Vieira, N. J. Vieira, August 2003.
• "Language Emulator, a toolkit for helping in teaching Computer Theory", WEIMIG - Computer Education Workshop of Minas Gerais, Poços de Caldas-MG, L. F. M. Vieira, M. A. M. Vieira, N. J. Vieira, May 2003.In Portuguese.
• "WISDOM:A Visual multi-platform tool for Wireless Sensor Network","WISDOM: Desenvolvimento Multiplataforma e Visual para Redes de Sensores sem Fio", Breno A. D. Vitorino, Vinícius C. de Almeida, Luiz Filipe M. Vieira, Marcos Augusto M. Vieira, Diógenes C. da Silva Jr., Antônio O. Fernandes, VI Workshop de Comunicação sem Fio e Computação Móvel 2004 (WCSF 2004), Fortaleza/CE, October 2004.In Portuguese.
• "Operating System for Wireless Sensor Network","Sistema Operacional YATOS para Redes de Sensores sem Fio", Vinícius C. de Almeida, Luiz Filipe M. Vieira, Breno A. D. Vitorino, Marcos Augusto M. Vieira, Diógenes C. da Silva Jr., Antônio O. Fernandes, Claudionor Nunes Coelho Jr., Workshop de Sistemas Operacionais 2004, Salvador/BA, August 2004.In Portuguese.
• "Real Time Micro-Kernel for DSP","Migraçao de um kernel de tempo real para um processador digital de sinais", José Augusto Nacif, Luiz Fernando E. Moreira, Andréa Iabrudi Tavares, José Monteiro da Mata, Antônio Otávio Fernandes, Claudionor Nunes Coelho Jr.,Luiz Filipe M. Vieira, Marcos Augusto M. Vieira, Workshop de Sistemas Operacionais 2004, Salvador/BA, August 2004.In Portuguese.

POSTER

• "Microkernel for Nodes of Wireless Sensor Networks", Student Forum 2003 Chip in Sampa, Vinícius Coelho de Almeida, Breno Augusto Dias Vitorino, Luiz Filipe Menezes Vieira, Marcos Augusto Menezes Vieira, Antônio Otávio Fernandes, Diógenes Cecílio da Silva, Claudionor Nunes Coelho Jr., São Paulo/SP, September 2003.
• "Student Forum 2003 Chip in Sampa, Breno Augusto Dias Vitorino, Luiz Filipe Menezes Vieira, Marcos Augusto Menezes Vieira, Vinícius Coelho de Almeida, Antônio Otávio Fernandes, Diógenes Cecílio da Silva, Claudionor Nunes Coelho Jr., São Paulo/SP, September 2003.

• Project Management / Software Engineering / Software Development

Project management, software engineering and software development for UPSIU Project (Agreement DCC/UFMG Engetron Indústria Eletrônica Ltda).
Keywords: Project Management, Network Management, UPS, SNMP Protocol, and OO Analysis

I worked at Engetron as a software developer. I helped constructing a network management software for Uninterruptible Power Supplies. The project had more than ten thousand lines of code and it involved knowledge in many areas like network management, computer network, Sotware Engineering, Database. The main programming language is Java.

• Teacher Assistant at Calculus at 06/1999 to 12/1999
• Teacher Assistant at Introduction to Digital Systems from 01/ 2000 to 12/2001.
• Digital Systems - Teaching Assistance - required as part of the Master Degree program.
• Computer Architecture - Teaching Assistance.
• Teacher Assistant at the Telecommunications Networks Course from May 2002 - May 2004.
• Teacher Assistant for CS570-Algorithms - Fall 2007.

• Rotary Exchange Student, 1997-1998, St. Marys, Ontario, Canada.
• ACM Programming Contest, representing UFMG. 2001, 2002 and 2003. and USC Coach in 2005,2006,2007,2008

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Contact:

Embedded Networks Laboratory
University of Southern California,
3710 S. McClintock Avenue, Ronald Tutor Hall (RTH) 418
Los Angeles, CA 90089
(213) 821-5627