Welton Dionisio da Silva
Post doctoral research at the University of São Paulo · University of São Paulo
Biography
I am a postdoctoral researcher at the University of São Paulo (2025), working at the interface of ecology, data science, and artificial intelligence, with a focus on natural language processing (NLP) and neural networks based on metaheuristic algorithms applied to biodiversity, education, and public health. I hold a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB, 2023), a Masters degree in Animal Biology from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE, 2018), and a specialization in Data Science (2024), along with an MBA in Big Data (2025). Following my Ph.D., I worked as a science teacher with an emphasis on astronomy (20232024), integrating research- and experiment-based pedagogical practices, culminating in the discovery of a new asteroid and recognition with the Asteroid Hunting Award from the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (MCTI, 2024).
Recent Scopus Publications
- She Doesn't Whisper: Female-Prominent Stridulation Shaped by Morphology in a Buthid Scorpion and Insights on Its Function
- Hide and seek: chemical cues drive site preference among potential mates and intraguild competitors
- Growth paths: morphological and morphometric traits throughout life stages of the sea cucumber Thyonidium seguroensis (Deichmann 1930) (Dendrochirotida: Thyonidiidae)
- What's for dinner? Prey consumption by Neotropical scorpions across contrasting environments
- Reproductive investment in the Brazilian scorpion Tityus pusillus Pocock, 1893 (Scorpiones: Buthidae): Do larger females produce better offspring?
Links
- ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3847-4418
- Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Vzo6hZsAAAAJ
- Scopus https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57202705213
- Personal Weblink https://www.instagram.com/dr.dosdados