Rodrigo is a Visiting Research Student at the Defence Studies Department and a PhD candidate at the Brazilian Air Force University’s Aerospace Sciences Postgraduation Program. He holds a MA in Aerospace Sciences and currently works as an Air Force Parliamentary Advisor at the Brazilian Congress. 

He’s been serving in the Brazilian Air Force since the year 2000 and holds an OF-3 rank. As a military pilot, he has flown the H-60L Black Hawk and the AS350 (H125) helicopters, as well as the Embraer 135/145 fixed-wing VIP transport aircraft, among others, for a total of 2500 flight hours. Rodrigo is also qualified as a Flight Safety Officer and as a Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator.

Research Interests

• Jointness and interoperability
• Defence policy
• Military doctrine
• Military innovation
• Irregular warfare and military operations other than war

Thesis

Title: Joint Operational Commands: causal factor analysis in the doctrinal aspect of interoperability

Supervisors:

• David Jordan (KCL)
• Flavio Jasper (UNIFA – Brazil) CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9150923507988152
• Dr. Gunther Rudzit (ESPM-SP – Brazil) CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8330618629279970 

Publications

• Book (Portuguese): Introdução ao Gerenciamento do Risco na Aviação. Available at: https://www.amazon.com/Introdu%C3%A7%C3%A3o-Gerenciamento-Risco-Avia%C3%A7%C3%A3o-Portuguese-ebook/dp/B08R7Z2ZTC/ref=sr_1_1?crid=9M4PP6SXILHX&keywords=Introdu%C3%A7%C3%A3o+ao+Gerenciamento+do+Risco+na+Avia%C3%A7%C3%A3o&qid=1695207248&sprefix=introdu%C3%A7%C3%A3o+ao+gerenciamento+do+risco+na+avia%C3%A7%C3%A3o%2Caps%2C155&sr=8-1
• Latest research article (Portuguese): EUA e China: a caminho da guerra? Desdobramentos recentes na armadilha de Tucídides. Cadernos Aslegis, v. 62, p. 189-205, 2022. Available at: https://www.aslegis.org.br/todas-as-edicoes-artigos/876-caderno-62