Welcome !

My photo Hi, my name is Sandro Andrade. I live in Salvador, a very pleasant city and capital of Bahia state in northeast Brazil. I intend to keep this website updated with my current activities which includes:

Ph.D Candidate in Computer Science
Multi-Institutional Doctorate Program in Computer Science
Federal University of Bahia / UNIFACS / State University of Feira de Santana		 Frustrated and Persistent Pianist
currently performing with:
Macaco Bambo brazilian band; and
Clube do Choro da Bahia
KDE Developer involved in KDevelop, Gluon, and Plasma projects
NOKIA Certified Qt Developer
Current Computer Science Research Interests:
  • Self-Managed Software Architectures;
  • Autonomic and Adaptive Software Platforms;
  • Component-Based Software Engineering;
  • Component-Oriented Middleware for Real-Time Computing;
  • Software Visualization and Program Comprehension;
  • Experimental Software Engineering.
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    Current Musical Interests:
  • Brazilian 60′s and 70′s Psychedelic Music;
  • Brazilian Piano Composers (Villa-Lobos, Alberto Nepomuceno, Francisco Mignone);
  • Harmony and Improvisation for Piano;
  • Vocal Arrangement.
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    Address: LaSiD – Distributed Systems Laboratory
    UFBA – Federal University of Bahia
    Av. Adhemar de Barros, s/n – Campus de Ondina, Prédio do CPD
    Salvador, Bahia, Brasil – CEP 40170-110
    Tel.: +55 71 3283 6142 Fax: +55 71 3283 6145
    Email: sandros at ufba.br