About
I am an Associate Researcher based in Vienna, Austria, specializing in Digital Ecosystems. I hold a PhD in Economic and Social Sciences from the Vienna University of Economics and Business and an MSc in Computer Science from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. With a background in computer science and experience as a Data Scientist and Data Engineer, I have contributed to innovative projects in machine learning, behavioral research, and blockchain.
Researcher, Educator, and Data Scientist.
Passionate about integrating AI and machine learning solutions in digital ecosystems to drive research and innovation.
Combining academic rigor with practical experience gained through roles in the industry.
Resume
A brief overview of my academic and professional journey.
Sumary
Jorão Gomes Jr., PhD
Research Associate specializing in Digital Ecosystems, AI, and Data Science.
Education
PhD in Economic and Social Sciences
Mar. 2023 – Mar. 2025
Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna, Austria
- Title: Blockchain Stability: Governance, Consensus, and Crisis Response
MSc in Computer Science
Mar. 2019 – Oct. 2021
Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil
- Title: A Hereditary Attentive Template-based Approach for Complex Knowledge Base Question Answering Systems
BSc in Computer Science
Mar. 2015 – Dec. 2020
Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil
- Title: Semantic Enrichment of Web Data for the Provision of a Unified Data Repository of Brazilian Missing Persons
BSc in Hard Sciences
Mar. 2015 – Jul. 2018
Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil
- Title: Extraction of information from audio and video files using a phonetic approach (free translation from Portuguese)
Experience
External Researcher Collaborator
May. 2024 – Present
Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science
- Developed the pioneering SC-STAI framework integrating socio-technical systems and AI in supply chains.
- Raised EUR 28,000 for an AI-based research project from the Brazilian government.
Teaching and Research Associate
Mar. 2022 – Present
Vienna University of Economics and Business
- Integrated generative AI agents’ personas into behavioral research using a RAG-based framework.
- Managed behavioral experiment with over 400 participants.
- Supervised research projects and delivered applied data science courses to over 300 students.
Data Scientist
Jan. 2021 – Feb. 2022
EtherCity (Startup for brand protection services)
- Enhanced piracy content detection by 15% on digital platforms using NLP models.
- Maintained multiple ETL workflows and developed real-time analytics with scalable ML implementations.
Masters’ Student, CAPES Fellow
Mar. 2019 – Dec. 2020
Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)
- Developed a Hereditary Tree-LSTM with an attention mechanism for Complex KB Question Answering, outperforming baselines by 16%.
- Led a systematic review of 54 C-KBQA papers and mentored students in NLP and machine learning.
Technical Manager / Internship
Jun. 2019 – Dec. 2020 / Apr. 2016 – Dec. 2017
Brazilian National Education and Research Network
- Managed a 5-person team; reduced Portuguese ASR Word Error Rate to 45.5% and improved video metadata coverage by 83.8% using entity linking and topic extraction models.
- Identified 22 knowledge domains in educational video repositories via label propagation clustering.
Publications
Events
A gallery of selected events I participated in:
Contact
Feel free to reach out for collaborations or inquiries.
Location:
Gebäude D2, Eingang C, 2. OG, Welthandelsplatz 1, Vienna
Email:
jorgomjr[_at_]gmail.com
Call:
+43 1 31336 6732