Bio

Gilliard N. Malheiros-Silveira (Senior Member, IEEE and OPTICA) received the B.Sc. degree in system analysis from the Universidade Estadual da Bahia (UNEB), in 2007, the B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the Instituto Federal da Bahia (IFBA), in 2008, and the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, in 2010 and 2014, respectively. He was a Postdoctoral Researcher with the CCH Optoelectronics Group, University of California, Berkeley, from 2015 to 2016. From 2017 to 2018, he worked on optical fiber-based devices and integrated photonics with the CTI Renato Archer, Campinas, a Research and Development Unit of Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation, and Communication (MCTIC). He was an Assistant Professor with São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil, from 2018 to 2021. He was a Visiting Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, Brazil, from 2021 to 2022. He joined the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (FEEC), UNICAMP, in June 2022. He is the author and co-author of 27 articles in international journals, two book chapters, and more than 60 papers in international conferences. His current research interests include topics related to integrated photonics, inverse design, antennas, and computational intelligence. He was a Student Member of the IEEE Photonics Society and Antennas and Propagation Society and OPTICA (formerly OSA-Optical Society of America). He has been a Senior Member of OPTICA, since 2025. He is a member of SPIE societies. He is an Academic Editor on the editorial board of International Journal of Optics (Wiley) and an Editorial Board Member of Scientific Reports (Nature).

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor II, at School of Electrical and Computer Engineering;
Head of the Department of Communications (DECOM).

Honors & Awards

2025 OPTICA Senior Member, Optical Society (formerly OSA).
2021 IEEE Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
2020 Recognition for dedication to quality scientific peer review in 2020, OSA (Optical Society) Publishing.
2019 Recognition for dedication to quality scientific peer review in 2019, OSA (Optical Society) Publishing.

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

(2025 - ) Editorial Board Member: Scientific Reports
(11/2022-05/2025) Wiley - International Journal of Optics: Academic Editor

2025 International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics. Chiang Mai, Thailand.
i) Technical Program Committee (TPC).
2024 International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics. San Sebastian, Spain.
i) Technical Program Committee (TPC).
2024 SBFoton International Optics and Photonics Conference (2024 SBFoton IOPC). Campinas-SP, Brazil.
i) Topic Leader: Integrated Photonics and Optoelectronics; ii) Chair of the Technical Session "TS-TUE-A1 (Integrated Photonics and Optoelectronics 2)"
2023 International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics and the 2023 SBFoton International Optics and Photonics Conference (2023 OMN/SBFoton IOPC). Campinas-SP, Brazil. Board Member. Roles:

i) International Liaison and Finances Chair;

ii) Technical Program Committee (TPC) Chair;

iii) Chair of the Technical Session "Photonics 1".

Subcommittee Member of Microwave and Millimeter-Waves Photonics of the 2018 Latin America Optics and Photonics (LAOP) Conference;
Member of the IEEE;
Member of the OPTICA;
Member of the SPIE.

Professional Education

PhD, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Electrical Engineering, 2014;
MS, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Electrical Engineering, 2010;
B.Sc., Universidade Estadual da Bahia, Electrical Engineering, 2008.
B.Sc., Universidade Estadual da Bahia, System Analysis, 2007.