Daniel Almeida
Bridge
(Sensible Building Science, March 2016 - present)

A software application that leverages WiFi networks to determine occupancy within buildings, allowing building management systems to automatically adjust heating, cooling, and ventilation. Find out more here.


Salvador: a decentralized backup system
(March 2017 - April 2017)

Many modern systems that offer file backup and sharing rely on distributed storage in order to achieve load balancing, fault-tolerance, and scalability. Systems like Dropbox provide a form of interaction that resembles a client-server from the user’s perspective while leveraging a Cloud-based architecture and that is highly distributed. Dropbox is a file hosting service that enables users to store and share personal data with semantics similar to those of a local file system while storing the data across many geographically distributed servers.

Salvador does not offer file sharing capabilities, which means that the only user with access to the entire file and allowed to backup or restore that file is its owner and creator of that file. At the same time, the semantics of Salvador are similar to that of Dropbox in the sense that users can easily create, edit, or delete files on their computer while being able to recover such files by collecting its parts from peers and reconstructing the file locally.


Appointment Scheduling Game
(April 2016 - March 2017)

"The Appointment Scheduling Game (ASG) is an easy to use teaching tool that reveals the challenges in managing advance patient scheduling systems and provides an introduction to simulation and decision analysis."

I was responsible for the overall communication/interface with stakeholders, which included eliciting requirements and evaluating their technical feasibility as well as reviewing, deploying, and presenting the latest changes to stakeholders.


ExpertiseAnalyzer
(January 2016 - April 2016)

The ExpertiseAnalyzer is a command-line tool written in Java that leverages the Degree-of-Authorship (DOA) as proposed by T. Fritz et al. (2010) to analyze a Git repository and identify the most experienced developers for any given file. It also determines the top-3 developers for either the entire repository or a specific branch based on the number of times a developer was identified as a “top developer” for a file.

Find out more here.


ByeBye Meltdown
(Many Roads Studios, May 2014 - August 2014)

"An application aimed at young children based on a beaker-filling/emptying analogy for understanding and managing one's frustration, stress levels, and calming strategies."


HBO MAX VIP
(eCGlobal Solutions, September 2014 - May 2015)

HBO MAX VIP is a virtual community that allows users to participate in activities that help shape future HBO programs and products. By participating in these activities users can earn points to climb the ranks, earn badges to stand out in the community, and redeem points in a Virtual Store for exclusive HBO prizes.