Workload management allocation for research activities in a nonstate university: a case study

Authors

  • Guilherme Holsbach Costa Universidade de Caxias do Sul
  • Cássio Guimarães Lopes Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21713/2358-2332.2015.v12.769

Keywords:

Scientific Production. Assessment. University Management.

Abstract

The maintenance of scientific research has been a financial challenge for community (nonstate public) universities. The workload allocated to research activities is a problem involving several variables such as proportionality between instructors hired for full-time work and other work systems, the demand for administrative and teaching activities in the university and the scientific merit of each researcher, among others. In this paper a case study is presented, proposing a solution for the management of workload allocation for research. This solution is based on an optimization problem that considers the productivity of the involved researchers, characteristics of each area of knowledge, the metrics of the university under consideration for evaluating the scientific production and the hours allocated by the university exclusively for research activities.

Author Biographies

Guilherme Holsbach Costa, Universidade de Caxias do Sul

Guilherme Holsbach Costa é graduado em Engenharia Elétrica pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2000), e possui mestrado e doutorado também em Engenharia Elétrica, pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (2003 e 2007, respectivamente). Atualmente, é professor Adjunto II na Universidade de Caxias do Sul (RS) e professor do corpo permanente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Mecânica. Atua na área de processamento de sinais, com ênfase em processamento de imagens digitais. Tem experiência nessa área, atuando principalmente nos temas de super-resolução, filtragem adaptativa e visão computacional.

Cássio Guimarães Lopes, Universidade de São Paulo

Possui graduação (1996) e mestrado (1999) em Engenharia Elétrica pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. É Ph.D. em Engenharia Elétrica (2008) pela University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), ênfase em processamento de sinais, áreas secundárias em controle e comunicações, tendo recebido o título de mestre pela mesma instituição em 2004. De 2005 a 2007 trabalhou com o NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, desenvolvendo rastreadores adaptativos para o Mars Science Laboratory. Durante o pós-doutorado, no Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, trabalhou no desenvolvimento de técnicas de fusão distribuida de sensores para navegação inercial de UAVs. Atualmente, e' Professor Associado (RDIDP) da Escola Politecnica da USP, Depto de Sistemas Eletrônicos. Desenvolve pesquisa em filtragem adaptativa e aplicações, combinações de filtros adaptativos, estimação distribuída e redes adaptativas, processamento adaptativo para plataformas smartphones e rastreamento de frequência.

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Published

2015-12-07

How to Cite

COSTA, G. H.; LOPES, C. G. Workload management allocation for research activities in a nonstate university: a case study. Brazilian Journal of Graduate Studies, Brasília, DF, v. 12, n. 28, 2015. DOI: 10.21713/2358-2332.2015.v12.769. Disponível em: https://rbpg.capes.gov.br/rbpg/article/view/769. Acesso em: 21 aug. 2026.

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 28 (2015)

Section

Experiences

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