Speakers - Pre-Congress Course

Engineering geologist specializing in mechanized tunnel excavation. Bachelor's and Master's degrees from USP,
PhD from Queens University, Canada, in cooperation with Ruhr Bochum University, Germany, on the excavation of mixed cohesive soils
with EPB machines. Experience in various infrastructure projects, in different positions, as well as
research and development in the area of tunnel boring machines. Participated in projects in Brazil, Germany, Canada,
Singapore, United States, France, among others.

David Alejandro Rund is a geotechnical geologist graduated from UNESP in 1997, with extensive experience in geological-geotechnical investigations, rock mass mapping, and geotechnical risk assessment. He works in the coordination of surveying and drilling teams for environmental and infrastructure projects, and is also a court expert in geotechnical disputes. He has expertise in slope retention structures, subsurface drainage, and tunnel construction, participating in projects such as the São Paulo Metro and the Tietê Project. He has worked on geotechnical characterization for environmental impact studies and in the assessment of environmental liabilities.

Graduated in geology from the Universidade de São Paulo.
Works as an engineering geologist, focusing on geotechnical projects. Has extensive
experience in the stability of natural and cut slopes (soil and rock), mapping and
assessment of geological-geotechnical risk.
Currently serving as ATO in the expansion of Line 2 – Green Line of the Metro.

José Carlos Ribeiro is a geologist specializing in Engineering Geology, working at the School of Engineering of São Carlos (EESC) of the Universidade de São Paulo (USP). He has extensive experience in large infrastructure projects, including as ATO in the construction of Line 5 – Lilac Line of the São Paulo Metro, with conventional and mechanized tunnels. He worked on face mapping in the Proyecto Nuevo Nivel Mina, in El Teniente (Chile), and participated in the Technical Pre-Investment Project Study (EFTP) for the El Bala Hydroelectric Project, in Bolivia. He contributed to the Geotechnical Baseline Report (GBR) for Line 19 of the São Paulo Metro and has experience in 3D geological modeling. He is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Geotechnics, conducting research on the performance of TBMs used in Line 5 – Lilac Line of the São Paulo Metro.

He holds a degree in Geology from the Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho - UNESP (2003), a Master's degree in Geosciences from the Institute of Geosciences of the Universidade de São Paulo - USP (2006), and a PhD in Remote Sensing from the National Institute for Space Research - INPE (2014). He has completed several training courses and specializations in Brazil and the United States. He worked as a geotechnical geologist in Brazil and abroad for about 10 years. From 2014 to 2016, he was a professor in the specialization course in Tunnel Engineering at Krozai/Faculdade Redentor in São Paulo/SP, where he taught the module on In Situ Geological-Geotechnical Investigations. Since 2016, he has been a professor in the Department of Geology at the Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo - UFES, and since 2018, he has been a collaborating professor in the Postgraduate Program in Geosciences and Environment at the Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP-Rio Claro. In 2023, he obtained the title of Professor Livre-Docente (Associate Professor with Tenure) in Engineering Geology from the School of Engineering of São Carlos of the Universidade de São Paulo (EESC-USP). He is Deputy Head of the Department of Geology and coordinator of the Sample Preparation and Engineering Geology laboratories at the Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo - UFES. He is the author and co-author of 91 papers published in national and international journals and events and a reviewer for 25 national and international periodicals. He has supervised 4 Master's dissertations, 26 undergraduate theses, and 5 scientific initiations. Currently, he supervises 1 Master's dissertation, 2 undergraduate theses, and 6 scientific initiations. He has experience with emphasis on: geological and geomechanical mapping, engineering geology, slope stability, tunnel excavation, instrumentation and geotechnical investigation, geological remote sensing, DInSAR, A-DinSAR, DIC, UAV, rock mechanics, and structural geology. He is interested in the following topics: numerical modeling in geotechnics and geological processes, environmental geology, among others.