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+layout: member
+title: Researchers
+name: "Thales Darlan Reis Macêdo"
+nickname: "thalesmacedo1"
+role: "Master's student"
+photo: /assets/images/members/thales-macedo.jpg
+email: "thalesmacedo1@live.com"
+social_links:
+- name: Linkedin
+  url: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/thalesmacedo1"
+- name: GitHub
+  url: "github.com/thalesmacedo1"
+- name: ORCID
+  url: "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8956-5854"
+bio: "I hold a Bachelor's degree in Science and Technology from the Federal University of Bahia and am currently pursuing my Master's degree at the same institution, which I began in 2025. With professional experience in banking and payment systems, I have developed a strong foundation in financial technology solutions. My academic focus centers on software engineering and software architecture, where I am deepening my expertise to design and build scalable, robust systems."
+research_interests:
+  - "Software Architecture"
+  - "Software Engineering"
+education:
+- degree: "MSc. in Computer Science"
+  institution: "Federal University of Bahia, Brazil"
+  year: "2026"
+- degree: "B.Sc. in Science and Technology"
+  institution: "Federal University of Bahia, Brazil"
+  year: "2021"
+current_research: "Currently, my academic focus centers on Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. I am exploring how DDD principles can be applied to create well-structured, maintainable software architectures for IoT ecosystems, where complex business domains meet distributed device networks."
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