- 2019 - Best paper on the track of CHI in Practice, 17th Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computer Systems (IHC 2019).
- 2018 - The article entitled "Detecção de especialistas e comunidades em desenvolvimento global de software" was indicated to Best Paper Award at SBBD 2018.
- 2017 - Competition of Scientific Initiation Works (CTIC/CSBC) - one of ten best undergraduate works (supervised by me and Fabio Rangel) in Brazil by Brazilian Society in Computer Science.
- 2016 - Honorable mention in XXXVIII Seminar of Initiation to Scientific Research in UFRJ - Best research of the institute (student: Ingrhid Theodoro e Pedro Pinto)
- 2014 - Honorable mention in XXXVI Seminar of Initiation to Scientific Research in UFRJ (student: Hector Nieva Melo)
- 2013 - Young Scientist of Our State (Distinguished Young Scholar), FAPERJ
- 2013 – XXXV Seminar of Initiation to Scientific Research in UFRJ – best session work (student: Diogo Nolasco)
- 2012 - XXXIV Seminar of Initiation to Scientific Research in UFRJ – best session work (student: Pedro Silveira)
- 2012 - XXXIV Seminar of Initiation to Scientific Research in UFRJ – best session work (student: Jose Luiz Fonseca Pereira)
- 2011 - Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship Finalist, Microsoft Research.
- 2010 – Research Productivity Grant (level 2), CNPq.
- 2010 - XXXII Seminar of Initiation to Scientific Research in UFRJ – best session work (student: Alessandro Tecla da Silva)
- 2009 - Solução RioInfo Award – Best M.Sc. Thesis (student: Rafael Nunes de Martino), ASSEPRO-RJ, RioSoft, SEPRORJ.
- 2008 - XXX Seminar of Initiation to Scientific Research in UFRJ – best session work (student: Leonardo Oliveira Santos)
- 2006 - IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Award, IBM.
- 1998 – Monthly Recognition Award, Xerox do Brasil Ltda.