Prospective Students can contact me at: 
Students are expected to be able to work independently, collaborate with others cohesively, think critically about their own projects and be willing to learn new tools for their research, such as GRASS, QGIS, Python, R, Matplotlib, Numpy, etc. I welcome students who are not afraid of computers and math. Please read through this site (projects, publications, etc) to get a better idea of my research scope prior to inquiries.
Supervision
I am associated with the Graduate Program in Geophysics (PG - Geofísica):
This program covers all areas of Geophysics. My line of work focus on Geotechnologies (GIS/Remote Sensing).
Note: Prospective students are advised to read the program’s pages (link above) and be aware of internal norms/regulations and deadlines for subscription. Check constantly the program’s pages for official, updated information. Also, it is wise to think ahead. Sending me an email with a project proposal only one month before the subscription deadline is not the best way to start. We need at least 3-4 months to work on a good proposal. Also note that USP imposes on us a limit of 10 grad students.
I was previously associated with these Graduate Programs at the University of São Paulo:
Mineral Resources and Hydrogeology (RMH - Recursos Minerais e Hidrogeologia).
This program is characterised by Applied Geosciences studies. My line of work focus on Geotechnologies.
Environmental Sciences (PROCAM - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais).
This program has a strong socio-environmental focus, leaning towards the Humanities and multidisciplinarity.
Post-Docs
Gabriella Labate Frugis (2025-?)
ORCiD | Lattes CV
Surface analysis for geological risk monitoring on São Sebastião Island, Ilhabela – SP, using high-resolution laser altimetry (LiDAR) models.
scholarship: CAPES PIPD
Vivian Cristina Dias (2022-2024)
ORCiD | Lattes CV
Mapping and classification of watersheds affected by hydro geomorphological processes in the Serra do Mar Paulista: foundation for planning and mitigation actions.
scholarship: FAPESP grant #2022/04233-9
Anderson Targino da Silva Ferreira (2019-2021)
ORCiD | Lattes CV
Monitoring of microplastic (pellets) density of a sandy beach by coring, 3D modelling and meteoceanographic parameters.
scholarship: CAPES PNPD
PhD Students
Lucas Pedrosa Soares
ORCiD | Lattes CV
Generative Models in Remote Sensing: A Hybrid Approach with Synthetic and Real Images for Landslide Scar Segmentation.
period: 2025-? | program: Geophysics
Fabiana Pereira Lasmar
Lattes CV
Geotechnologies applied to environmental technical investigations.
period: 2022-? | program: Geophysics
Francis Marney Policarpo de Souza
Lattes CV
Spatial Analysis and Bioeconomics for Management of Conservation Units, Control of Invasive Exotic Grasses and Prevention of Forest Fires
period: 2024-? | program: PROCAM
Reserved spot for cooperation with ESALQ-USP
Master’s Students
Alexandre Oliveira Lobo
(Lattes CV)
3D modelling of karstic environments
period: 2025-? | program: PG
Carlos Eduardo da Silva
(Lattes CV)
Vegetation filtering from 3D point clouds
period: 2025-? | program: PG
Laura Selvati do Patrocinio Justiniano
(Lattes CV)
Temporal analysis of landslides based on 3D point clouds
period: 2025-? | program: PG
Maithe Fragoso Alvim
(Lattes CV)
Analysis of landslides in São Sebastião using Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry.
period: 2025-? | program: PG
Marina Barros Santander
(Lattes CV)
Evaluation of Classification and Regression techniques in Landslide Susceptibility
period: 2025-? | program: PG
Pedro Machado Simões
(Lattes CV)
Geological risk modelling
period: 2025-? | program: PG
Former Students
PhD
Rebeca Durço Coelho
ORCiD | Lattes CV
Study of Morphometry and Geotechnical Properties in Landslides Deflagration
period: 2021-2025 | program: RMH
Helen Cristina Dias
ORCiD | Lattes CV
Analysis of manual and semi-automatic shallow landslides inventories and its suitability in predictive models
period: 2019-2025 | program: PROCAM | scholarship: FAPESP grant #2019/17261-8
PDF available at the USP Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
Alynne Almeida Affonso
ORCiD | Lattes CV
High-resolution remote sensing of igapó forests in the Xingu River, eastern Amazonia - analysis of sedimentation patterns
period: 2018-2023 | program: PROCAM | scholarship: CAPES PROEX
PDF available at the USP Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
Guilherme Pereira Bento Garcia
ORCiD | Lattes CV
Detection and monitoring of landslides on natural slopes from integrated application of multispectral images and high-resolution elevation models
period: 2017-2023 | program: RMH | scholarship: CAPES PROAP
PDF available at the USP Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
Rafael Walter de Albuquerque
ORCiD | Lattes CV
Remotely Piloted Aircrafts in assessment and monitoring of areas in environmental recovery process
period: 2018-2022 | program: PROCAM | scholarship: CAPES PROEX
PDF available at the USP Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
Camila Duelis Viana
ORCiD | Lattes CV | site/blog
Application of multi-scale photogrammetry in structural data collection
period: 2017-2021 | program: RMH
PDF available at the USP Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
MSc
Amanda Mendes de Sousa (ORCiD | Lattes CV)
Monitoring landslide susceptibility: using UAVs to generate 3D models for slope stability analysis in urban areas
period: 2019-2023 | program: RMH
PDF available at the USP Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
Denilson de Jesus (Lattes CV)
Application of Free and Open-Source GIS tools in the Gelogical Survey of Brazil: improving quality, reducing costs and timeframes.
period: 2020-2023 | program: RMH
PDF available at the USP Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
Francesco Barale ORCiD | Lattes CV
Characterization of areas susceptible to geological risk with drone-bourne lidar and structure from motion-multi view stereo (SfM-MVS): application to the Pedra do Baú Natural Monument (SP)
period: 2023-2025 | program: RMH
Lucas Pedrosa Soares (ORCiD | Lattes CV | site/blog)
Automatic segmentation of landslide scars in remote sensing imagery with deep learning
period: 2019-2022 | program: RMH | scholarship: FAPESP grant #2019/17555-1
PDF available at the USP Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
Luiz Fernando dos Santos (ORCiD | Lattes CV)
Application of High-resolution Digital Terrain Models in slope stability and mass movement analysis
period: 2016-2020 | program: RMH
PDF available at the USP Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
Guilherme Iolino Troncon Guerra (Lattes CV)
Spectroradiometric analysis applied to gold and base-metals mineralizations characterization in the Nova Brasilândia D’Oeste (Rondônia) region
period: 2016-2019 | program: RMH
PDF available at the USP Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
Carlos Eduardo Manjon Mazoca (Lattes CV)
Evaluation of structural and fluvial processes in the geomorphological evolution of Central Amazonia
period: 2014-2016 | program: RMH
PDF available at the USP Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
Karyna D’Onofre Neves
Diagnostic analysis of areas degraded by erosive processes at the Córrego do Tucum sub-basin, São Pedro-SP
period: 2015-2017 | program: RMH
PDF available at the USP Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
Guilherme Pereira Bento Garcia (ORCiD | Lattes CV)
Elaboration of geomorphological maps from Digital Elevation Models
period: 2013-2015 | program: RMH
PDF available at the USP Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
Vanessa Amadi Barros Rauen
Spatial Analysis of leakage vulnerability in water supply network
period: 2012-2014 | program: RMH
PDF available at the USP Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
Andréa Simone Venancio Machado
Geomorphological aspects of the extrusive and intrusive terrains of the Fartura (SP) region
period: 2010-2012 | program: co-Advisor, Unesp)
PDF available at the Repositório Institucional UNESP
Renato dos Santos Neves Kahwage
Geological study of the Capão Bonito quadrangle - remote sensing
period: 2009-2011 | program: RMH | funding: CNPq
PDF available at the USP Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
Undergrad
Laura Selvati do Patrocinio Justiniano
Temporal analysis of landslides in São Sebastião - SP: Application of the Structure from Motion technique - Multi View Stereo.
period: 2024 | kind: Undergraduate monograph (final paper)
Enzo Franceschi Genesi
Preparation of an inventory of the 1967 landslides in Caraguatatuba based on aerial photos and digital photogrammetry.
period: 2024 | kind: Undergraduate monograph (final paper)
Laine Melo de Carvalho
Influence of slope and slope of the land on susceptibility to landslides in housing centers of RMSP.
period: 2023 | kind: Undergraduate monograph (final paper)
Denis Vicente Cavacic
Morphometric and geological analysis of Martian craters.
period: 2023 | kind: Undergraduate monograph (final paper)
Francesco Barale
Generation of high-resolution Digital Elevation Models based on UAV imagery
period: 2019/2020 | kind: Undergraduate research | funding: CNPq
Mariana B.B. da Silva
Analisis and Modelling of a smal landslide with SfM and TLS
period: 2019/2020 | kind: Undergraduate research | funding: USP
Jhesika Pena Gomes de Souza Silva
Generation of Digital Elevation Models of the Peruaçu National Park with orbital imagery
period: 2018/2019 | kind: Undergraduate research | funding: USP
Gabriel Zacharias
3D modelling of the tourist sector of Tapagem Cave with Terrestrial Laser Scanner
period: 2018 | kind: Undergraduate monograph (final paper)
Elton Barbosa Gomes
Stability analysis of mass movement-prone areas based on High-resolution Digital Terrain Models
period: 2018 | kind: Undergraduate monograph (final paper)
Fernanda Aparecida Ferretti
Analysis of fractures systems in a 3D model generated by Structure-from-Motion
period: 2018 | kind: Undergraduate monograph (final paper)
Vitor Batista dos Santos
Analysis and 3D modelling of landslides by terrestrial LiDAR and Structure-from-Motion
period: 2018 | kind: Undergraduate research
Francesco Barale
Comparative analysis of Digital Elevation Models generated by Structure-from-Motion
period: 2017/2018 | kind: Undergraduate research | funding: USP
Mariana dos Santos Toledo Busarello
Structure-from-Motion based structural analysis of clastic dikes of the Corumbataí Formation
period: 2017 | kind: Undergraduate monograph (final paper)
Thomas Kenji Akabane
Digital Terrain Analysis selected sectors of the Falklands Islands based on X-SAR SRTM
period: 2013/2014 | kind: Undergraduate research | funding: FAPESP
Ana Laura Person
Detailed speleological mapping of the turistic sector of Tapagem Cave (Devil’s Cave)
period: 2013 | kind: Undergraduate monograph (final paper)
André Polistchuck
Morphometric characterization of the André Lopes karstic region, Ribeira River Valley, SP
period: 2011 | kind: Undergraduate monograph (final paper)
Mikaella Balis Digital Terrain Analysis of stone runs occurence, Falklands Islands
period: 2012/2013 | kind: Undergraduate research | funding: CNPq
Camila Duelis Viana
Geological, geomorphological and structural constraints of the geotechnical instabilities at Cunha, SP
period: 2012 | kind: Undergraduate monograph (final paper)
Guilherme Pereira Bento Garcia
Development of a geological-geotechnical map of the Cunha (SP) region, with different methodologies
period: 2012 | kind: Undergraduate monograph (final paper)
Farley Leandro de Souza Geological risk zoning of the Guararema County, São Paulo State
period: 2011 | kind: Undergraduate monograph (final paper)
Arthur Endlein Correia
Assembling of Digital Elevation Models by orbital imagery photogrammetry
period: 2010/2011 | kind: Undergraduate research | funding: FAPESP
Camila Duelis Viana
Thermal remote sensing applied to the characterization of karstic features of Iraquara, BA
period: 2010 | kind: Undergraduate research | funding: CNPq