Francisco Carlos Souza

UTFPR - Dois Vizinhos - PR · (046) 35360261 · franciscosouza@utfpr.edu.br

I am a Professor in Software Engineering at Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR). My research focuses mainly on Search-based Software Engineering and Applications of Artificial Intelligence in real problems.

Publications

Desenvolvimento de um Score para análise de risco de evasão de estudantes do Ensino Superior baseado em Aprendizado de Máquina
Da Cruz, Robinson C.; Juliano, Renato C.; Souza, Alinne C. C; Souza, Francisco Carlos.

May 2022
DP-Symptom-Identifier: uma estratégia para classificar sintomas de depressão utilizando um conjunto de dados textuais na língua portuguesa - XIII Symposium in Information and Human Language Technology
Casani, Vinicius; Mantovani, G. Rafael; Souza, Alinne C. C; Souza, Francisco Carlos.

December 2021
Towards comprise the Design System Applicability: A Multivocal Literature Mapping - XX Brazilian Symposium on Software Quality
Vendramini, Sara; Belusso, Luana; Souza, Francisco Carlos; Souza, Alinne, C. C.

November 2021
Exploring toxic behavior in multiplayer online games: perceptions of different genders - Brazilian Symposium on Computer Games and Digital Entertainment
Souza, Alinne, C. C; Pegorini, Jéssica; Yada, Natália; Costa, Lincoln; Souza, Francisco Carlos.

October 2021
Segmentação de imagens de microrganismos para tarefas preditivas - VI Congresso de Ciência e Tecnologia da UTFPR-DV
Vismara, Lilian; Vismara, Edgar; Mantovani, G. Rafael; Souza, Francisco Carlos.

October 2021
Feature Analysis to League of Legends Victory Prediction on the Picks and Bans Phase - IEEE Conference on Games (CoG)
Costa, Lincoln; Mantovani, G. Rafael; Souza, Francisco Carlos; Xexéo, Geraldo.

August 2021
B-Model: Uma ferramenta para auxiliar estudantes com deficiência visual na modelagem de sistemas - Revista Eletrônica De Iniciação Científica Em Computação
de Azevedo, Pedro; Souza, Francisco Carlos; Souza, Alinne C. C;

April 2021
Parallel Testing in Behavior Driven Development - XII Computer on the Beach
De Amorim, Felipe; Costa, Lincoln; Silva, Rodolfo; Souza, Francisco Carlos.

April 2021
Investigating Fitness Functions for Search-based Requirements Prioritization - XII Computer on the Beach
Corezolla, Andrei; Costa, Lincoln; Souza, Alinne C. C; Souza, Francisco Carlos.

April 2021
Towards automated team composition in MOBA games based on players’ personality: an intelligent approach - Brazilian Symposium on Computer Games and Digital Entertainment - SBGames.
Costa, Lincoln; Souza, Alinne C. C; Souza, Francisco Carlos.

November 2020
Search-based Test Data Generation for Mutation Testing: a tool for Python programs - IV Escola Regional de Engenharia de Software - ERES.
Ferreira, Matheus; Costa, Lincoln; Souza, Francisco Carlos.

November 2020
Utilização do Scrum no desenvolvimento de uma aplicação web: um Estudo de Caso - IV Escola Regional de Engenharia de Software - ERES.
Dal Molim, Thales; Souza, Francisco Carlos.

November 2020
Uma abordagem para auxiliar estudantes com deficiência visual na modelagem de sistemas: um estudo piloto - IV Escola Regional de Engenharia de Software - ERES.
Azevedo, Pedro; Vieira, Vinicius; Souza, Alinne C. C.; Souza, Francisco Carlos.

November 2020
Identifying Depressive Profiles on Social Networks using Machine Learning: A Systematic Mapping - Computer on the beach.
Casani, Vinicius; Mantovani, G. Rafael; Souza, Alinne C. C; Souza, Francisco Carlos.

September 2020
Uma Abordagem para Reconhecimento de Placas de Perigo para Pessoas com Deficiência Visual - Computer on the beach.
Panizzon, Jailson; Lopes Gabriel; Souza, Alinne C. C; Souza, Francisco Carlos.

September 2020
Using Symmetry to Enhance the Performance of Agent-based Epidemic Models - IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics.
Nakamura, Gilberto M.; Souza, Francisco Carlos; Souza, Alinne C. Souza; Bulcão, Renato N.; Martinez S. Alexandre; Macedo, Alessandra A.

August 2020
An Analysis of Visual Speech Features for Recognition of Non-articulatory Sounds using Machine Learning - International Journal of Computer Applications.
Souza, Francisco Carlos; Souza, Alinne C. Souza; Watanabe, Carolina; Mandrá, Patrícia Pupin; Macedo, Alessandra A.

November 2019
An Approach for Team Composition in League of Legends using Genetic Algorithm - Brazilian Symposium on Computer Games and Digital Entertainment - SBGames.
Costa, Lincoln; Souza, Alinne C. C; Souza, Francisco Carlos.

October 2019
Requirements prioritization using search-based techniques: a systematic mapping - III Escola Regional de Engenharia de Software - ERES.
Corezolla, Andrei; Souza, Alinne C. C; Souza, Francisco Carlos.

October 2019
An Evaluation of Ideal Features in Project Management Software Tools - Revista Perspectivas em Ciências Tecnológicas.
Gabriel, Carlos; Osse, Lucas; Souza, Francisco Carlos.

December 2018
Investigating the Recognition of Non-articulatory Sounds by Using Statistical Tests and Support Vector Machine - Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing.
Souza, Francisco Carlos; Souza, Alinne C. Souza; Nakamura, Gilberto M.; SOARES, M. D.; Mandrá, Patrícia Pupin; Macedo, Alessandra A.

April 2018
Automatização de teste de software com ferramentas de software livre - 1ed.Rio de Janeiro: Elsevier.
Delamaro, Marcio; Ferrari, F. C.; Maciel, A. C.; Souza, Francisco, C.; Oliveira, Rarafel; Andrade, S. A

February 2018
Automating Search Strings for Secondary Studies - Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Souza, Francisco Carlos; Souza, Alinne; Andrade, Stevão; Durelli, Rafael; Durelli, Vinicius; Oliveira, Rafael

March 2017
Strong mutation-based test data generation using hill climbing - 9th International Workshop on Search-Based Software Testing
Souza, Francisco Carlos; Papadakis, Mike; Le Traon, Yves; Delamaro, Marcio

May 2016
Test Data Generation Techniques for Mutation Testing: A Systematic Mapping - 11th Experimental Software Engineering Latin American Workshop
Souza, Francisco Carlos; Papadakis, Mike; Durelli V.; Delamaro, Marcio

June 2014
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Education

University of Sao Paulo - USP

Post-doctoral in Computer Science
Assistive Technology
March 2017 - December 2017

University of Luxembourg

Research Scholar
Software Testing
March 2014 - March 2015

University of Sao Paulo - USP (ICMC)

Ph.D in Computer Science
Software Engineering
March 2012 - March 2017

Federal University of Pernambuco - UFPE (CIN)

M.Sc in Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence
March 2009 - August 2011

University Center of Pará - CESUPA

B.Sc in Computer Science
March 2004 - March 2008

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
Workflow
  • Python 2.x and 3.x
  • Software Testing & Debugging
  • Games Development
  • Agile Development

Projects and Interests

  • Search based Software Engineering:
    1. Test data generation
    2. Code smells prioritization for refactorization
    3. Requirements prioritization
    4. Agile team composition
    5. Systematic/Mapping review automation
  • Software Testing:
    1. Mutation testing
    2. Continuous testing
    3. Software testing automation
  • Machine Learning:
    1. Depression symptoms recognition
    2. Features extraction from source codes
    3. Clustering mutants in mutation testing
  • Games:
    1. Procedural [maps,characters and behaviors] generation
    2. Automatic team composition for DOTA
    3. Text and speech analysis of toxic behavior in online games

Students