PPGIA UFRPE

What PPGIA UFRPE does

PPGIA UFRPE (Programa de Pós-Graduação em Informática Aplicada at Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco) is a graduate academic program founded in 2011, offering Master's and Doctoral degrees in Applied Informatics from its base in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. The program is organized around three research lines — Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Software Engineering and Computational Systems, and Computational Systems Modeling — and operates 14 specialized research laboratories covering computer vision (UFRPE VCL), digital agriculture (CEPAD), software engineering (FREVO), learning analytics (EVANTE), Industry 4.0 (LIGEIR4), cybersecurity, distributed systems modeling, and audio classification, among others.

The program is staffed by 26 faculty researchers drawn from two UFRPE departments and serves a current cohort of 111 MSc and PhD students. It holds a CAPES Concept 3 accreditation (on a 1–7 federal quality scale) and admits new students through a single annual public selection process administered via UFRPE, with each entrant assigned to a supervising professor at admission.

PPGIA does not charge tuition. Its operating model is funded through Brazilian federal and state research agencies — CAPES, FACEPE, CNPq, and Finep — which provide student scholarships, program operations, and infrastructure grants (including CT-Infra-funded facilities such as CENAPESQ). Marketing and outreach are conducted primarily through the program's website, email newsletter, social media, and academic conference participation. The program leverages UFRPE's century-old institutional foundation (UFRPE was founded in 1912 with agricultural sciences origins) to enable interdisciplinary applied-informatics research across agricultural sciences, education, health, and public administration.

Name

PPGIA UFRPE

Legal name

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Informática Aplicada (PPGIA) - Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco

Website

https://ppgia.ufrpe.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PPGIA UFRPE is a public graduate academic program offering Master's and Doctoral degrees in Applied Informatics at Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, operating 14 research laboratories across AI, computer vision, digital agriculture, and software engineering for 111 enrolled students in Recife, Brazil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Graduate Education and Research

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDABAHAL

Data & Metrics for PM/PPM (Analytics, KPIs, Experimentation)

Education/Corporate Training & Professional Development/Project, Program & Product Management Training

SECONDARYEDADALAD

Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in Education

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Education Partnerships, Intergovernmental & NGO Programs

Keywords

• Graduate informatics education
• Applied informatics research
• Computer science research
• Artificial intelligence research
• Software engineering research

Headquarters

HQ city

Recife, PE

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: PPGIA/UFRPE receives funding from CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior) and FACEPE (Fundação de Amparo à Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de Pernambuco) for scholarships and program operations.
2. Research Grants: Additional funding through CNPq and Finep for research projects and infrastructure development.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

PPGIA UFRPE is a CAPES-rated graduate academic program offering Master's and Doctoral degrees in Applied Informatics at the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco. The program delivers advanced graduate-level research training across three research lines (Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Software Engineering and Computational Systems, Computational Systems Modeling) through 13+ active research laboratories covering computer vision, learning analytics, digital agriculture, cybersecurity, and distributed systems.

Product overview

PPGIA UFRPE is a graduate academic program in Applied Informatics offering both Master's and Doctoral degrees. The program is organized into two main research areas: Intelligent Computing and Modeling, and Software Engineering and Computational Systems. It operates through 14 specialized research laboratories and groups covering AI, computer vision, educational technology, digital agriculture, cybersecurity, and distributed systems. The program collaborates with UFRPE's agricultural science departments to apply computing solutions to real-world problems in agriculture, education, and public administration. The program holds CAPES Concept 3 rating and receives funding from CAPES, CNPq, and FACEPE.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mestrado em Informática Aplicada (Master's Program in Applied Informatics)
• Doutorado em Informática Aplicada (Doctoral Program in Applied Informatics) Advanced research doctoral program in Applied Informatics with emphasis on intelligent computing, software engineering, and computational systems, requiring original scientific contributions.
• AIBox Lab An AI research team conducting research, consulting, development, and training activities in collaboration with academic institutions, government agencies, and industry partners.
• CEPAD - Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas em Agropecuária Digital Research center focused on digital agriculture products, services, and innovation using precision agriculture, automation, robotics, computer vision, intelligent systems, big data, and IoT technologies.
• DEMULTS - Desenvolvimento Educacional de Multimídias Sustentáveis An interdisciplinary research group focused on education, psychology, and computing for sustainable educational multimedia development, serving public schools in Pernambuco.
• FREVO - Fostering Research on Management and InnoVatiOn Software engineering research group conducting research in agile software development, software project management, human aspects in software engineering, and experimental software engineering.
• Grupo de Modelagem e Otimização de Sistemas A research group developing models for evaluation, analysis, and optimization of systems regarding cost, performance, availability, and sustainability.
• Laboratório de Evidências Analíticas em Tecnologias Educacionais - EVANTE A laboratory promoting interdisciplinary research on analytical evidence extraction from educational technologies, focusing on Educational Data Science, Learning Analytics, and educational technology development and evaluation.
• LIGEIR4 - Laboratório de Inovação no Governo, Educação e Indústria 4.0 Innovation laboratory focused on software and business research with field research in public agencies and private organizations, applying Industry 4.0 concepts.
• InnovaGovLab - Laboratório de Inovação em Governo Digital Research group in innovation for software and business, conducting field research in public and private organizations.
• UFRPE VCL - Visual Computing Lab A computer vision and visual computing research laboratory focused on smart sensing for industry and agribusiness, medical image analysis, and smart cities applications.
• Redes e Comunicações (Networks and Communications) A research group investigating communication infrastructures, AI applications for network problems, IoT, smart cities, complex networks, and optical networks.
• Segurança Cibernética e da Informação (Cybersecurity and Information Security) A cybersecurity research group focused on information security, cybernetics, and security evaluation of IoT protocols.

Quantifiable outcome

• 13 research groups active in the program
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability13 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• UFRPE Research Support Center (CENAPESQ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentralized research facility providing equipment for analytical capacity complementing dissertation development. Installed with CT-Infra/Finep and Pró-equipamentos/Capes resources.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• PPGI/UFRJ (Programa de Pós-Graduação em Informática da UFRJ): Graduate informatics program at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro with similar research areas (AI, software engineering, distributed systems). Comparable public-university structure and scale make it a direct peer within Brazil's federal graduate education ecosystem.
• PPGCC/UFRGS (Instituto de Informática - UFRGS): Graduate CS program at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul with strong research in AI, software engineering, and distributed systems. Similar public-university structure and scope make it a direct peer in Brazilian federal graduate CS education.
• CIn/UFPE (Centro de Informática da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco): Located in the same Recife metropolitan area as PPGIA, CIn/UFPE is one of Brazil's leading graduate CS/AI programs with MSc/PhD tracks covering AI, software engineering, and data science. Its higher CAPES rating and larger scale make it the closest geographic and functional direct peer for benchmarking.
• PPGCC/PUC-Rio (Departamento de Informática - PUC-Rio): Graduate CS program at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio with research in AI, computer vision, and software engineering. Different ownership model (private vs public) but functionally similar graduate program structure and research portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• DCC/UFMG (Departamento de Ciência da Computação - UFMG): One of Brazil's most established computer science departments with comprehensive graduate programs in AI, databases, software engineering, and networks. Significantly larger scale and higher CAPES rating make it a broad incumbent that competes for the same applicant and faculty pools.
• IC/Unicamp (Instituto de Computação - Unicamp): One of Brazil's most prestigious CS institutes at Universidade Estadual de Campinas with graduate programs in AI, machine learning, and computational modeling. Top-tier CAPES rating and deep industry partnerships make it a significantly larger established player in the same space.
• ICMC/USP (Instituto de Ciências Matemáticas e de Computação - USP): Top-tier Brazilian CS institute at Universidade de São Paulo with graduate programs spanning AI, computer vision, optimization, and distributed systems. Higher CAPES rating, larger faculty, and broader industry ties make it a broad incumbent comparable in research scope.
• COPPE/UFRJ (Alberto Luiz Coimbra Institute for Graduate Studies and Research in Engineering): Brazil's largest graduate engineering institute at UFRJ with established CS/AI graduate programs. Its broader scope and deep industry partnership network make it a broad incumbent that overlaps with PPGIA's research and training mission.

Regional players

• CI/UFPB (Centro de Informática - Universidade Federal da Paraíba): CS department at UFPB in Northeast Brazil with graduate programs in similar research areas. Comparable regional scale and public-university structure make it a regional peer within the same Brazilian Northeast academic ecosystem.

Others

• SBC (Sociedade Brasileira de Computação): Brazilian Computer Society, the national academic association that organizes events such as SBCAS where PPGIA faculty recently won a best paper award. As the principal academic ecosystem organization rather than a competitor, it is an adjacent peer for benchmarking and collaboration.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/ppgiaufrpe

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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