Industrial researcher
OT/IACS Cybersecurity · ISA/IEC 62443 · IoT · Industry 4.0
Izi (Izialber) is an electrical engineer working in industrial automation and OT/IACS cybersecurity, credentialed as an ISA/IEC 62443 reviewer. His path started as a technician and ran in parallel with continuous study: undergraduate degree, postgraduate specialization, and, most recently, a master’s in Production Engineering from CEFET/RJ, always alongside hands-on industry work, including a period at Shell’s headquarters in Houston, USA. He currently researches industrial automation, IoT, and regulatory compliance topics.
Industrial Control Systems Cyber Security Engineer, Shell, Rio de Janeiro
Research
Academic and technical output in industrial automation, IoT, and OT/IACS cybersecurity. This section is being updated; new papers and links will be added shortly.
CEFET/RJ, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Produção e Sistemas. Orientador: Prof. Igor Leão dos Santos.
Master’s thesis examining how production engineering curricula in Rio de Janeiro align with Industry 4.0, analyzing national curriculum guidelines and professional competencies.
International Journal of Advanced Engineering Research and Science (IJAERS), ISSN 2456-1908, v. 9, p. 380-391
Systematic literature review on the development of the IoT industry in South America. Co-authored with Douglas Castro da Silva and Bryan Alexander Saravia.
Anais do 51º Congresso Brasileiro de Educação em Engenharia (COBENGE 2023)
Work on a discrete-event simulation tool to support the analysis of dropout rates in engineering programs. Co-authored with Uilton Cesar Peres Junior and Igor Leão dos Santos.
Capítulo de livro: "Jornada Officeless" (Org. Antonio Muniz), Brasport Livros e Multimídia, p. 158-166
Book chapter on infrastructure and technologies used, published in "Jornada Officeless".
COBENGE 2026, Congresso Brasileiro de Educação em Engenharia (Sessões Técnicas)
Paper accepted by the COBENGE 2026 Scientific Committee for presentation in a Technical Session. Documentary analysis of how production engineering programs align with the 2019 National Curriculum Guidelines, focused on the city of Rio de Janeiro.
ENEGEP 2026, Encontro Nacional de Engenharia de Produção (ABEPRO)
Paper accepted by the ENEGEP 2026 Scientific Committee (ABEPRO). Documentary analysis on the curricularization of Industry 4.0 in production engineering programs, weighted against the 2019 National Curriculum Guidelines.
Trajectory
Academic training and professional practice have always run in parallel: from technical school to a master’s degree, from the shop floor to industrial control systems cybersecurity.
fev 2026 – atualPresent
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (hybrid).
ago 2024 – jan 2026
Temporary assignment at headquarters. Houston, Texas, United States.
mai 2019 – set 2024
Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS) and cybersecurity. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
jul 2015 – mai 2019
Coordination of the cybersecurity system and automation projects. Rio de Janeiro.
jul 2012 – jul 2015
Commissioning and start-up of a greenfield project; industrial automation (Rockwell).
fev 2012 – jun 2012
Preventive and corrective maintenance of industrial machinery. Rio de Janeiro.
To be defined
2021 – em andamento
ago 2021 – mar 2022
2013 – 2021
2008 – 2012
Contact
Professors and potential advisors interested in discussing doctoral supervision are welcome to reach out directly by email or LinkedIn.