- José Mauro Volkmer de Castilho
José Mauro Volkmer de Castilho (1946 – 1998) was a Brazilian
scientist ,teacher andresearcher .Background
Castilho began his academic life at the
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul where he studiedengineering . After graduation, in 1971, he went toRio de Janeiro where he obtained his master degree in 1973 and Phd in 1982 both on PUC Rio University. José Mauro died of cancer in 1998, he was married and father of three children.cientific activity
As one of the
database andartificial intelligence research pioneers inBrazil , Professor Castilho helped to form a full generation of professionals and researchers in these areas.In his honor, since 1998,
Brazilian Computer Society sponsors theJose Mauro de Castilho Award which is given to the best paper as selected by the program committee.External links
* [http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/~ley/db/indices/a-tree/c/Castilho:Jos=eacute=_Mauro_Volkmer_de.html DBLP Bibliography Server]
* [http://portal.acm.org/results.cfm?coll=guide&dl=GUIDE&query=Jos%E9+Mauro+Volkmer+de+Castilho&short=1 acm Portal]
* [http://liinwww.ira.uka.de/csbib/index?query=Jos%E9+Mauro+Volkmer+de+Castilho Computer Science Bibliographies]
* [http://www.inf.ufrgs.br/site/hist/cpgcc_divulgacao.htm History of the Computer Sciences Institute - UFRGS ]
* [http://si3.inf.ufrgs.br/informa/Edicao5/tecnologia.html José Mauro Castilho Auditorium]
* [http://www.cnpq.br/gpesq2/garea3/apg314/reg_s/uf_rs/i_ufrgs/g_3118/p3118_5.htm Brazilian Scientific and Technologic Development Committee - Researchers]
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