Francisco Martins Portelinha Júnior

Executive Manager of Research, Development, and Innovation (PDI) at the Inatel Competence Center (ICC)

He is currently the Executive Manager of Research, Development, and Innovation (PDI) at the Inatel Competence Center (ICC), focusing on embedded solutions and connectivity. With over 15 years of experience in developing digital technologies and applying them across sectors such as agribusiness, healthcare, industry, and telecommunications, he brings deep expertise in analog and digital hardware, embedded and edge computing, IoT, mobile connectivity, broadcasting, and software-defined radios (SDR). His work also spans applications in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. He integrates applied research with technology transfer to the market, driving digital transformation across diverse production chains.