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Ricardo Ajax Dias Kosloski

Adjunct Professor at the University of Brasília (UnB), working on software engineering and quality, digital government, digital citizenship, and the inclusion of older adults.

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Research frontsActive Learning, Digital Transformation, Education, Software Engineering
Active projectsDigital innovation and gamification for teaching, outreach, and software engineering
Supervisions0 Active supervisions · 23 Former Supervisions
Recent output22 Publications

Academic and Professional Profile

  • Current Position: Adjunct Professor IV at the University of Brasília (UnB), where he has taught in the undergraduate Software Engineering program since 2011.
  • Areas of Activity: software engineering, metrics, testing, requirements, and software quality; active learning; digital government, digital citizenship, and the inclusion of older adults.
  • Institutional Role: Researcher at the Center for Software Studies, Development and Innovation (CEDIS/UnB), in the research lines of software engineering and quality, learning technologies, and digital transformation.

Professional Activities and Teaching

  • Professor at UnB/FCTE since 2011, teaching subjects such as Software Process Improvement, Functional Measurement Techniques and Software Estimates, Software Verification and Validation, Measurement and Analysis, and Integrative Engineering Project.
  • Works and has researched in topics related to software metrics, estimation, productivity, process improvement, and software quality, with previous experience in organizations such as Politec, CTIS, TI Métricas, UCB, UniCEUB, and IESB.
  • Participated in an IT-solutions project for the Ministry of Communications (2015-2018) with George Marsicano and Sérgio Freitas, and in two public-service automation projects for the Ministry of Planning and the Ministry of Economy (2017-2020) with Cristiane Ramos. He also joined a management-modeling initiative for CONAB (2016-2017).
  • Studies the evaluation of digital public services, digital citizenship and literacy, and technology use by older adults. In 2026, he joined a free-software project focused on social participation, including the development of the Brasil Participativo platform.
  • Contributed, without authorship credit, to a paper on Scrum-based management of outsourced software development in a government agency presented at CONTECSI 2015.

Areas of expertise

Contributions and Acknowledgments

  • CFPS - Certified Function Point Specialist (2007).
  • Honorable mention for a paper on digital literacy and social isolation among older adults at the VIII International Congress of Gerontology of the University of São Paulo (2023).
  • Best Master’s Dissertation at SBQS - Brazilian Symposium on Software Quality (2006).
  • First place at Politec’s IT meeting for works on software size measurement and the use of metrics in software projects (2001 and 2002).

Supervisory Experience

Current projects 1

Current Supervisions

Postgraduate Specialization

  1. Tatiana Coelho Queiroz da Silva

    An experience report on updating software development processes to CMMI version 1.2

    Specialization in Software Engineering, Catholic University of Brasília (Brazil) • Brasília, DF, Brasil

    2010

  2. Cristina M. S. Velasco F. Ervilha, Mônica Villar Leão de Aqui

    Considerations when choosing an agile methodology for new software development

    Brasília, DF, Brasil

    2006

  3. Eugenio Souto Pereira

    Reviewing Sistema Único planning using productivity-based effort estimates

    Brasília, DF, Brasil

    2006

  4. Maria da Conceição Pulcinelli, Cláudio Henrique

    The importance of requirements elicitation techniques

    Brasília, DF, Brasil

    2006

  5. Carlos Renato dos Santos Ramos

    Effort estimation for software maintenance: a preliminary investigation

    Brasília, DF, Brasil

    2005

  6. Lúcia Vieira, Janaína Santos

    Essential documentation for assessing legacy systems: a preliminary study

    Brasília, DF, Brasil

    2005

  7. Marcio Messias Fernandes da Silva

    Using function point analysis to size workflow systems

    Brasília, DF, Brasil

    2005

Bachelor’s Thesis

  1. Artur de Sousa Vieira, Luíza Esteves dos Santos

    OMA: academic multimedia organizer to support the learning of undergraduate engineering students at FCTE

    Senior Project (Bachelor of Software Engineering) - University of Brasília (Brazil)

    2025

  2. Caio Mesquita Vieira, Gabriel Marques de Souza

    Food selectivity in people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder: technological support through software

    Senior Project (Bachelor of Software Engineering) - University of Brasília (Brazil) • Brasília, DF, Brasil

    2025

  3. Denniel William Roriz Lima

    Exploring gamification in agile software development: a study on challenges, approaches, and guidelines for implementation

    Senior Project (Bachelor of Software Engineering) - University of Brasília (Brazil)

    2025

  4. Felipe Direito Corrieri de Macedo

    FTV Scout: system for notation and performance analysis in footvolley

    Senior Project (Bachelor of Software Engineering) - University of Brasília (Brazil)

    2025

  5. Daniel Barcelos Moreira, Juliana Pereira Valle Gonçalves

    Accessibility evaluation tools for websites used by older adults: guidelines to support selection

    Senior Project (Bachelor of Software Engineering) - University of Brasília (Brazil)

    2024

  6. Giulia Lobo Barros

    Improvement of a software requirements engineering process

    Bachelor of Software Engineering - University of Brasília (Brazil)

    2023

  7. Guilherme Daniel Fernandes da Silva, Lorrayne Alves Cardozo

    Software quality and population aging: an analysis based on ICT Household data

    Bachelor of Software Engineering - University of Brasília (Brazil)

    2023

  8. Ricardo de Castro Loureiro

    Technologies for inclusion: Metrics for evaluating web page accessibility for visually impaired people

    Bachelor of Software Engineering - University of Brasília (Brazil)

    2023

  9. Fabiana Luiza Vasconcelos Pfeilsticker Ribas

    Accessibility analysis for older adults in e-Gov services - a case study

    Senior Project (Bachelor of Software Engineering) - University of Brasília (Brazil)

    2022

  10. Augusto Moreno Vilarins Cardoso da Silva, Ícaro Pereira de Oliveira

    Usability information extraction from app comments on the Play Store

    Senior Project (Bachelor of Software Engineering) - University of Brasília (Brazil)

    2021

  11. João Lucas Sousa Reis, João Vítor Morandi Lemos

    Ensinaê: a proposal for a gamified MOOC for teaching programming on social networks

    Senior Project (Bachelor of Software Engineering) - University of Brasília (Brazil) • Brasília, DF, Brasil

    2021

  12. Iolane Caroline Alves de Andrade

    The use of exploratory testing - a practical application

    Senior Project (Bachelor of Software Engineering) - University of Brasília (Brazil)

    2020

  13. Rafael Contessotto Bragança Pinheiro

    An approach to support the initiation of software process improvement programs through the prioritization of benefit expectations

    Senior Project (Bachelor of Software Engineering) - University of Brasília (Brazil)

    2020

  14. Sannya Santana de Arvelos

    Planning software process improvement based on issue analysis

    Senior Project (Bachelor of Software Engineering) - University of Brasília (Brazil)

    2020

  15. Victor Hugo Arnaud Deon

    PGTBL - Team-Based Learning management platform

    Senior Project (Bachelor of Software Engineering) - University of Brasília (Brazil)

    2019

  16. Thiago Silveira Honorato

    A proposal for a selection method for CMS systems

    Senior Project (Bachelor of Software Engineering) - University of Brasília (Brazil)

    2015

Publications 22

  1. Ricardo Ajax Dias Kosloski, Leides Barroso de Azevedo Moura, Marília Miranda Forte Gomes

    Digital citizenship and information mediation in the use of e-Gov services by older adults: a study in the Federal District

    Brazilian Journal of Information Science: research trends, 20 (e026010)

    2026
    DOI: 10.36311/1981-1640.2026.v20.e026010

  2. Ricardo Ajax Dias Kosloski, Leides Barroso de Azevedo Moura, Marília Miranda Forte Gomes

    ASPÉCTOS DE QUALIDADE DE PRODUTO DE SOFTWARE NO USO DE E-GOV: UMA ANÁLISE BASEADA NAS PERSPECTIVAS DE PESSOAS IDOSAS EM UMA CIDADE NO BRASIL

    ARACÊ, 7 (10487-10504)

    2025
    DOI: 10.56238/arev7n3-023

  3. Ricardo Ajax Dias Kosloski, Leides Barroso de Azevedo Moura, Marília Miranda Forte Gomes

    Participatory inclusion of older adults using e-Gov in Brazil: a systematic literature mapping

    Revista do Serviço Público, 75 (461-483)

    2024
    DOI: 10.21874/rsp.v75i3.10457

  4. Ricardo Ajax Dias Kosloski, Marília Miranda Forte Gomes, Leides Barroso de Azevedo Moura, Simone Bezerra Franco

    The importance of ICTs and digital literacy for older adults: applicability in e-Gov and software development quality

    Seminário Internacional de Informação, Tecnologia e Inovação, pe194 • Maceió, AL, Brasil

    2024

  5. Simone Bezerra Franco, Leides Barroso de Azevedo Moura, Marília Miranda Forte Gomes, Ricardo Ajax Dias Kosloski, Paulo Vitor Pereira Cotta, Rodrigo Damaceno dos Santos

    The influence of artificial intelligence and digital literacy on older adults' social interactions

    V Congresso Brasileiro Interdisciplinar em Ciência e Tecnologia; ISSN 2764-0582 • Diamantina, MG, Brasil

    2024
    DOI: 10.29327/27640582.891741

  6. Cristiane Soares Ramos, Ricardo Ajax Dias Kosloski, Vítor Gomes de Menezes, Letícia de Souza Santos, Rejane Maria da Costa Figueiredo, Vanessa de Andrade Soares, Anderson Jefferson Cerqueira, Laura Barros Martins

    Systematic mapping of the literature on digital government strategies: technical report

    Brasília, DF, Brasil

    2022

  7. MARIANI, C. B., RAMOS, J. C. C., RODRIGUES, L. S., KOSLOSKI, R. A. D., FECHINE, V. M. R.

    Instrumento de ação pública: edital de inclusão digital para retomada das atividades acadêmicas dos estudantes da Universidade de Brasília, no contexto da pandemia da COVID-19

    REVISTA DO CEAM, 7 (56-78)

    2021

  8. Glauco Vitor Pedrosa, Ricardo Ajax Dias Kosloski, Vitor Gomes Menezes, Gabriela Yukari Iwama, Wander Cleber Maria Pereira da Silva, Rejane Maria da Costa Figueiredo

    A Systematic Review of Indicators for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Digital Public Services

    Information, 11 (472)

    2020
    DOI: 10.3390/info11100472

  9. Angélica Toffano Seidel Calazans, Roberto Ávila Paldês, Edna Dias Canedo, Eloisa Toffano Seidel Masson, Fernando de Albuquerque Guimarães, Kiane Mabel Fialho Rezende, Emeli Braosi, Ricardo Ajax Dias Kosloski

    Quality Requirements: Analysis of Utilization in the Systems of a Financial Institution

    2019 ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM), p1-6 • Porto de Galinhas, Recife, Brasil

    2019
    DOI: 10.1109/ESEM.2019.8870151

  10. CALAZANS, Angelica Toffano Seidel, MASSON, E., SOUZA, M., BRITO, I., PALDES, R., KOSLOSKI, RICARDO AJAX DIAS, RAMOS, C. S., GUIMARAES, F.

    Higher Education with Active Methodologies: How to Put Them into Practice

    Editora Itacaiúnas

    2019
    ISBN: 978-85-9535-158-5

  11. Hugo Ferreira Martins, Antônio Carvalho de Oliveira Junior, Edna Dias Canedo, Ricardo Ajax Dias Kosloski, Roberto Ávila Paldês, Edgard Costa Oliveira

    Design Thinking: Challenges for Software Requirements Elicitation

    Information, 10 (371)

    2019
    DOI: 10.3390/info10120371

  12. KOSLOSKI, RICARDO AJAX DIAS, RAMOS, CRISTIANE SOARES, CANEDO, E. D., GOULART, H. B.

    Aprendizagem baseada em projetos aplicada em uma disciplina de integração de Engenharias: desafios e benefícios

    Simpósio Brasileiro de Informática na Educação (SBIE) • Brasilia

    2019
    DOI: 10.5753/cbie.sbie.2019.89

  13. CALAZANS, ANGÉLICA, MASSON, ELOISA, PALDÊS, ROBERTO, GUIMARÃES, FERNANDO, RESENDE, KIANE, KOSLOSKI, RICARDO

    Requisitos de Qualidade de Usabilidade: análise da utilização em sistemas de uma instituição financeira

    Workshop em Engenharia de Requisitos 2018

    2018
    DOI: 10.17771/PUCRio.wer.inf2018-43

  14. RAMOS, CRISTIANE SOARES, KOSLOSKI, Ricardo Ajax Dias, VENSON, ELAINE, DA COSTA FIGUEIREDO, REJANE M., DEON, VICTOR HUGO A.

    TBL as an active learning-teaching methodology for software engineering courses

    the XXXII Brazilian Symposium, p289 • Sao Carlos

    2018
    DOI: 10.1145/3266237.3266253

  15. CALAZANS, ANGELICA TOFFANO SEIDEL, KOSLOSKI, Ricardo Ajax Dias, FERNANDO, G.

    Proposta de modelo de medições para contratação do gerenciamento de processo de negócio (Business Process Management - BPM)

    Revista de Gestão da Tecnologia e Sistemas de Informação, 13 (275-300)

    2016
    DOI: 10.4301/S1807-17752016000200007

  16. Karine Santos Valença, Edna Dias Canedo, Ricardo Ajax Dias Kosloski

    Metamodeling applied to a measurement system

    11th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI), p1 • Gran Canaria, Spain

    2016

  17. Thatiany Lima de Sousa, Elaine Venson, Rejane Maria da Costa Figueiredo, Ricardo Ajax Dias Kosloski, Luiz Carlos Miyadaira Ribeiro Júnior

    Using Scrum in Outsourced Government Projects: An Action Research

    49th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2016), p5447-5456 • Koloa, HI, USA

    2016
    DOI: 10.1109/HICSS.2016.672

  18. VALENCA, K. S., CANEDO, E. D., KOSLOSKI, R. A. D., FREITAS, S. A. A.

    Proposed Data Model for a Historical Base Tool

    11th International Conference on Software Engineering Advances (ICSEA) • Rome

    2016
    ISBN: 978-1-61208-498-5

  19. Thatiany Lima de Sousa, Rejane Maria da Costa Figueiredo, Elaine Venson, Ricardo Ajax Dias Kosloski

    Experience in the IT Solutions Framework Project

    CBSoft - VII Fórum de Educação em Engenharia de Software (FEES), p90-93 • Maceió, AL, Brasil

    2014

  20. Angélica Toffano Seidel Calazans, Ricardo Ajax Dias Kosloski

    Managing scope changes in outsourced software development and maintenance services

    XIII Argentine Symposium on Software Engineering (ASSE 2012); ISSN 1850-2792 • La Plata, Argentina

    2012

  21. Angélica Toffano Seidel Calazans, Ricardo Ajax Dias Kosloski, Luiz Carlos Miyadaira Ribeiro Junior

    Proposal for a Measurement Model for Software Tests with a Focus on the Management of Outsourced Services

    JISTEM - Journal of Information Systems and Technology Management, 9 (265-284)

    2012
    DOI: 10.4301/S1807-17752012000200004

  22. Ricardo Ajax Dias Kosloski, Káthia Marçal de Oliveira

    An Experience Factory to Improve Software Development Effort Estimates

    PROFES 2005, p560-573 • Oulu, Finland

    2005
    DOI: 10.1007/11497455_43

Academic Background

  • PhD in Development, Society and International Cooperation - University of Brasília (UnB/CEAM), Brazil (2020-2025). Thesis: “Aging in contemporary society: the use of e-government services to promote participatory citizenship.”
  • Professional Master’s in Knowledge Management and Information Technology - Catholic University of Brasília (UCB), Brazil (2003-2005).
  • Specialization in Software Engineering - Catholic University of Brasília (UCB), Brazil (2001-2003).
  • Specialization in Systems Analysis - Catholic University of Brasília (UCB), Brazil (1984-1985).
  • Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering - University of Brasília (UnB), Brazil (1977-1981).
  • Complementary training in measurement and analysis, function point analysis, CMMI, MPS.Br, SCAMPI, project management, and process improvement.
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