Nivio Ziviani

Nivio Ziviani (born 27 August 1946) is a Brazilian computer scientist working primarily in information retrieval and recommendation systems. He is an emeritus professor in the Computer Science department of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, where he leads the Laboratory for Treating Information (LATIN). Ziviani is known for cofounding multiple companies, including Akwan Information Technologies, bought by Google in 2005

Biography As a child, Ziviani suffered from polio. Ziviani went on to obtain a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, 1971, a master's degree in informatics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, 1976, and a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Waterloo, 1982, where we has supervised by Gaston Gonnet. Ziviani played an important role in establishing Computer Science undergraduate courses in Brazil. In 2016, he cofounded the start-up Kunumi, which was acquired by Banco Bradesco (a large Brazilian Bank) in 2024 This book was also published in Spanish. Projeto de Algoritmos Com implementações em Java e C++ (Thomson Learning, , Second Edition, 2007) (in Portuguese).

Awards Ziviani has received multiple honors and awards, including:

Being elected a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences. Being appointed to the Brazilian, National Order of Scientific Merit as a Commendator.