Nivio Ziviani Will Join the Board of Directors of Petrobras and Also Holds Over 180 Scientific Articles in Technology
Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held yesterday, approved the appointment of Mr. Nivio Ziviani, nominated by the controlling shareholder, to the position of member of the company’s Board of Directors. This appointment will be submitted for deliberation at the next General Shareholders’ Meeting.
Nivio Ziviani holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (1971), a Master’s in Computer Science from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (1976), and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo, Canada (1982). He is an information technology specialist, being a distinguished academic and entrepreneur.
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Emeritus Professor of the Department of Computer Science at the Federal University of Minas Gerais since 2005 and a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences since 2007, Nivio Ziviani has received several awards and honors throughout his career, including the National Order of Scientific Merit, in the Commander (2007) and Grand Cross (2018) classes.
Professor Nivio Ziviani is the author of the book Algorithm Design and co-author of more than 180 scientific articles in the areas of algorithms, information retrieval, artificial intelligence, and related fields. As an entrepreneur, he founded several companies based on knowledge generated within the University, such as Kunumi (2016), Neemu (2010), Akwan (2000), and Miner (1998).
Source: Petrobras Press

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