Debora Verniz
Research Experience
2016-2019
Decoding and recoding informal settlements: using technology to support social integration. PI: Jose Pinto Duarte
Pennsylvania State University
Role: Research assistant.
2015–2020
Understanding the genesis of form in Brazilian informal settlements: a grammar-based approach for planning favelas extensions in steep terrains in Rio de Janeiro.
Role: PhD candidate. Advisor: Jose P. Duarte. University of Lisbon (former) and Pennsylvania State University.
2010-2012
Building industrialization: A case study in hospitals.
Role: Master student. Advisor: Marcio M. Fabricio. University of São Paulo, Brazil.
2008-2009
Studying wooden shell structures.
Role: Undergraduate research assistant. Advisor: Antonio A. Dias. University of São Paulo, Brazil.