Beyond the Code
The human behind the algorithms â music, cinema, games, and Brazilian soul
Look, I code fairness algorithms and audit ML systems for a living. But I'm also the person blasting Alice in Chains at 2am while debugging, the one who can tell you everything about Vincent Price's filmography, and the Brazilian who makes a mean feijoada that'll change your life.
This page? It's the stuff that makes me me â the grunge-loving, classic-horror-obsessed, stealth-game-playing queer woman from Mesquita who somehow ended up building ML systems in three continents.
Music That Moves Me
Grunge, prog rock, and the occasional 80s synth-pop palate cleanser
My Sonic Landscape
I'm an album person. Not a shuffle-playlist person. Give me the full journey â the quiet intro, the build, the catharsis, the comedown. My musical DNA is basically Seattle grunge crossed with British prog rock, with some Brazilian MPB when I'm feeling homesick.
The Grunge Foundation
Alice in Chains is my church. "Black Gives Way to Blue" destroys me every time. Layne Staley's voice? Pure anguish turned into art. Then there's Soundgarden, Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots, Pearl Jam â the whole Seattle sound that defined a generation's despair.
Prog Rock Obsession
Porcupine Tree is the soundtrack to late-night coding sessions. "Arriving Somewhere But Not Here" is 12 minutes of pure atmospheric perfection. Steven Wilson's production is *chef's kiss*. Then there's Tool (that polyrhythmic genius), Radiohead (for the existential dread), and Opeth (when I need both beauty and brutality).
Essential Listening
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Dirt Alice in Chains
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Sever Porcupine Tree
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In Limbo Radiohead
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Lateralus Tool
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Don't Look Too Far Anathema
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Stay on These Roads a-ha
Cinema Obsessions
Classic horror, film noir, and Hong Kong martial arts â my cinephile DNA
My Cinematic Soulmate
Vincent Price
"House on Haunted Hill" (1959) is perfection. That voice, that camp, that Gothic elegance.
HK Martial Arts
The Venom Mob (Five Deadly Venoms) & Shaw Brothers Golden Age
Film Noir
Shadows, femme fatales, moral ambiguity
80s/90s Cult Horror
Practical effects, camp, and genuine scares
Universal Monsters
1930s-1950s classics. Bride of Frankenstein is art.
Why Cinema Matters to Me
I'm not just a casual movie watcher â I'm the person who analyzed 140,000+ films for my cinema project. I can tell you the plot of "Bride of Frankenstein" (1935) shot-by-shot, and I genuinely believe Gordon Liu is one of cinema's most underrated martial artists.
What I Love
- Themes: Pen pals, revenge (poetic justice!), mistaken identities, time loops, food culture
- Genres: Screwball comedies, film noir, practical-effects horror, stylish thrillers
- Icons: Vincent Price (forever), Elsa Lanchester, The Venom Mob (Kuo Chui is the GOAT)
- Mood: Atmospheric > jump scares. Give me dread and tension, not cheap shocks
The Data Nerd in Me
My cinema project wasn't just ML flex â it was love letter to film history. I built a recommender system because I wanted to find movies like "House on Haunted Hill" that mainstream algorithms would never surface. Sometimes the best tech projects come from genuine obsession.
Gaming Life
Stealth, exploration, and beating up pixelated bad guys with friends
Assassin's Creed
Open-world stealth is my comfort zone. Give me historical settings, parkour mechanics, and the option to avoid combat entirely. Ezio trilogy > everything.
Watch Dogs
Hacking systems, urban exploration, surveillance critique â it's basically my day job but with more explosions and better graphics.
Retro Beat 'Em Ups
Streets of Rage, Captain Commando, Final Fight â co-op arcade nostalgia. Nothing beats button-mashing with a friend on the couch.
Brazilian Roots
From Mesquita to the world â carrying my culture everywhere
Where I'm From
Mesquita, Baixada Fluminense. If you don't know Brazilian geography, it's the working-class periphery of Rio. It's where I learned resilience, community, and that fancy credentials don't make you better than anyone â they just give you more responsibility to lift others up.
Feijoada: My Signature
I make feijoada like my grandmother taught me â slow-cooked, full of love, served with orange slices and farofa. It's not fast food; it's a weekend ritual. You simmer the beans for hours, you invite people over, you pour wine, you talk. That's Brazilian hospitality.
Brazilian Essentials
- Food: Feijoada, brigadeiro, pĂŁo de queijo
- Music: MPB (Elis Regina, Tim Maia, Jorge Ben Jor)
- Home: Mesquita/Baixada Fluminense pride
Saudade
There's no English word for it. It's longing, nostalgia, bittersweet memory all at once. It's what I feel when I'm debugging at midnight in England and I smell phantom feijoada. It's why I carry Brazil with me everywhere.
Wanderlust
Budget cruises, Asian street culture, and finding the best dive bars
đ˘ Cruise Life
I'm that person who researches cruise itineraries like I'm planning a military operation. Budget-friendly routes, maximum ports, good food. I've perfected the art of getting luxury experiences at economy prices.
đ Asia Routes
Hong Kong, Seoul, Shanghai â these cities have my heart. Old cinemas, night markets, karaoke bars, neighborhoods with real character. I don't do tourist traps; I do street culture.
đ The Vibe I Seek
Give me: Retro theaters showing classic films. Music bars with live acts. Neighborhoods where locals actually live. Street food that'll wreck my stomach but is totally worth it.
This Is Who I Am
I'm the grunge-loving, Vincent-Price-obsessed, feijoada-cooking queer Brazilian who happens to build fairness algorithms.
This page isn't resume filler. It's proof that you can be a serious researcher and have a personality.