Alexandre H. de Quadros

PhD, MS, MBA, BA, BS, AS

Professor and Data Scientist

About me

Hello!!! This is my personal website and I'll share news about my work and hobbies. Some texts was written in Portuguese, but they are very easy to understand (with google translator!!!).I have no intention to place here my resumé, so...I let this information in a proper site, like LinkedIn.

I love the complex world!

My first interest like scientist was understand how the the people mind works. Of course, I was unsuccessful in this journey, and so took a another approach: how the evolution makes mind works. Again I was smug and so another path shone front my eyes: mathematical models about evolution of behavior to predict (or guess) the behaviour patterns.

Behind the human mind

Is no clear to me, until now, how the human mind works. I saw my ignorance like a good thing, a parameter, a step to go forward. Through the theories of the great thinkers I summarized three threads that sew human thought: biology, environment and culture.

My work

I split My Work in two phases: the teacher and the learner. In my youth I wanted know all possible for a human knows. Of course, I was young and be a teacher come easily. And... I was lost in the cosmic ocean of eternal seeking! Now I'm a learner and is clear to me that the wisdom is in the little and more insignificant things, in the present and in the people that make me happy.

Psychology referee

The publications in psychology (as any knowledge field), like books and journals need a referee or reviser. I apply scientific criterion to evaluate the publications before the final print.

Data Science

Few years ago I realized that a new profession was rising, the Data Scientist. In these moment I turned the the little ship in the ocean, which is my life experience, towards of new adventures and challenges. Data Science it's a amazing convergence of many science fields, and it's my path now!

Professor

When I had 15 years old become a chess teacher, from then to now never let to teach. In the moment I'm professor in MBA courses. The path of a teacher is of a continuous learning and seek of the best way interact with students mind.

Business Consultant

In the last 20 years I work as mentor or consultant in entrepreneurship skills, isn't an easy task, but the results are rewards all effort.

Hobbies

In my life I collected a range of hobbies / interests, bellow

Kendo

Japanese martial art. I seek my enhancement in this practice by the Fudōshin ( 不動心 ), which is a state of equanimity or imperturbability (literally and metaphorically, "immovable mind") and Heijoshin ( 平常心 ) which could be “Keeping your state of mind all the time/in all situation”. These are very difficult concepts for a occidental world, especially at the moment of fighting, and I use these difficult concepts to learn more about our culture, our behavior, and about my interactions with the people.

Books

Doyle, Lovecraf, Howard, Gaiman, H.G. Wells ...Many authors, but I'm fascinated for the books written in XIX and first decades of XX centuries.

Neil Gaiman is a exception, a modern writer owner of a amazing style. Star Dust, American Gods, The Graveyard Book, and and many graphic novels like Sandman.

The books written by scientists and philosophers is my preferred part of my library: Richard Dawkins, Michel Onfray, Stephen J. Gould, Carl Sagan ...

The medieval history is juvenile passion, not only the technical books as Le Goff and Montanari, but the historic too, like The Name of the Rose, Tristan and Isolde.

Cat

I'm a cat lover!

Music

Medieval and Baroque ...
I try to play cello, but I'm very far to be a cellist

Fitness

Mens sana in corpore sano.
When I was a young boy I saw these words above written in a military GQ. In this time I remembered of my latin classes and try to figure out the sense behind the words. Only many years forward in my graduate studies in psychology I understood that the mind benefits of a strong body. Connections among neurons are created, the mind keep more alert, the brain is forced to be connect the billions of neurons in all body.And the age comes, quickly, a strong body helps the aging. Life quality with a strong body and healthy mind.

Films

Many ... Gibli Studios is my references in impacting films.
The film of Conan, the Barbarian is a great adaptation of a tale written in 1930, by Robert Howard.
And, of course, I can't let behind the the trilogy Lord of the Rings, a marvel super production (another book of first decades of XX century).