
Experiences
2023- Now
DuckDB Labs
Software Engineer
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Maintain and develop new functionalities in DuckDB.
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Manage two client projects for DuckDB Labs.
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Write technical blog posts.
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Give public presentations about DuckDB to developer communities.
2022-2023
DuckDB Labs
Chief of Operations
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Managed the day-to-day operations of DuckDB Labs, including overseeing project timelines, resource allocation, and team coordination.
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Actively participated in the organization of DuckDB Events.
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Contributed to coding efforts within DuckDB Core.
2021-2022
DuckDB Labs
Software Engineer
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Maintain and develop new functionalities in DuckDB.
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Manage one client project for DuckDB Labs.
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Write technical blog posts.
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Give public presentations about DuckDB to developer communities.
2019
Microsoft Research
Data Management PhD Intern
Conducted research related to execution engines within SQL Server
Education
2021-2023
Post-Doc
Database Architecures
CWI
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Supervised an MSc student on the topic of self-organizing storage in DuckDB.
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Second-reader on a thesis of floating-point compression in DuckDB.
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Peer-Reviewed the VLDB 2021 Demo Session.
2017- 2021
PhD Candidate
Database Architectures
CWI
Developed new algorithms to perform progressive index creation for interactive data analysis.
2015 - 2017
MSc Student
UFPR
Developed an index structure that caches frequently accesses data diminishing cache misses in the context of adaptive indexing.
2010 - 2014
BSc in Computer Science
UFC
Performed research in the areas of predictive index creation and database benchmarking.
Podcasts
Video Presentations
Presentations
Presentations


DuckDB: Bringing analytical SQL directly to your Python shell (EuroPython 2023)

DuckCon 2023 - DuckDB Extensions - Pedro Holanda & Sam Ansmink

FOSDEM 2023 - DuckDB In The Python Land - Pedro Holanda
