Why Are Homelabs and Self-hosting Becoming Popular?
A look at why homelabs and self-hosting are gaining traction: rising subscription costs, data collection by big tech, and the trade-offs of being tied to a single ecosystem.
2026-08-21
Vinicius Mioto is a Master's student in Computer Science at Concordia University, where he works as a research assistant in the Ptidej Team on projects related to Software Engineering, Software Quality, and Smart Cities under the supervision of Prof. Yann-Gaël Guéhéneuc. He is supported by the Volt-Age Scholarship for the Community Energy Solutions project.
Education
MSc Computer Science
@ Concordia University Montréal
2026 — 2028
BSc Computer Science
@ Universidade Federal do Paraná
2020 — 2025
Interests
- * Data Science
- * Smart Cities & IoT
- * Software Engineering
Selected publications
Beyond Boundaries: Collaboration Networks and Research Output in Brazilian Computer Science
2025 — XIV Brazilian Workshop on Social Network Analysis and Mining (BraSNAM)
A Mapping of Recording-based Game Test Automation Tools
2025 — IEEE/ACM 9th International Workshop on Games and Software Engineering (GAS)
ADEGA: Análise de Dados Estatísticos da Grade Acadêmica
2021 — ComInG - Communications and Innovations Gazette
Recent blog posts
The release of CRVJA v2
Code Revival via JavaScript for AMOS (CRVJA). The v2 introduces a new architecture that separates the transpiler into an independent back-end service. It also brings UI improvements.
2026-07-08
Collaboration Networks in Brazilian Computer Science
Discover how Brazilian Computer Science research connects the world through collaboration networks, revealing the hidden structures behind scientific partnerships.
2026-07-02
News
2026-06-08
👾 Co-organized and hosted ReAnimate'26, the 3rd Summer School on Retro Gaming History, Critique, and Development.
2026-05-11
📚 Started my MSc. in Computer Science at Concordia University, and joined the Ptidej team.
2025-09-25
🎓 Successfully defended my undergraduate thesis and earned my B.Sc. in Computer Science from Universidade Federal do Paraná.
2025-04-29
📄 Presented a paper at the International Workshop on Games and Software Engineering - ICSE'25 (Ottawa, Canada).
2024-08-29
🎤 Presented a talk on Undergraduate Internationalization Opportunities at the 5th IFPR Computing Seminar.
2023-12-07
🇨🇦 Selected for the 2024 Mitacs GRI to work at École de technologie supérieure.