I’m a postdoctoral researcher at the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) in Bremen, Germany, leading data analytics for the STEPS (Sustainable Tourism Evolving Paradigms) project. My research investigates how tropical coastal destinations worldwide are transforming tourism strategies in response to climate change and global disruptions.
Using statistical topic modeling and natural language processing techniques, I analyze tourism policy documents across multiple languages to identify paradigm shifts from conventional mass tourism toward regenerative, community-based, and climate-resilient models. The COVID-19 pandemic serves as a natural experiment, allowing me to examine which transformational strategies emerged during crisis and persisted in recovery phases.
My interdisciplinary background combines climate change economics, environmental econometrics, and advanced computational methods (Python, R, machine learning, spatial analysis). Previously, I held a Marie Curie Fellowship at Ca’Foscari University of Venice, focusing on coastal vulnerability and climate adaptation. My multilingual capabilities (Portuguese, English, Italian, Spanish, German) enable comprehensive cross-regional analysis, uncovering innovative tourism governance approaches that challenge traditional extractive tourism models and point toward more sustainable futures for tropical coastal communities.