Márcio Oliveira

Hi, I'm Marcio! I'm a Brazilian Software and Machine Learning Engineer currently conducting full-time explorations on agentic AI through Aya Tecnologia.

My journey in computing started with a Compaq Presario 386 my father bought when I was a child. To me, that magical, all-in-one box was the spark for endless adventures fueled by a kid's curiosity: trying to install games like The Sims that needed graphics cards we didn't have, learning DOS commands just to boot Warcraft I, or getting hopelessly stuck in demo games I was too young to understand that they were limited by default.

That Compaq was also where I had my first hacking experiences on dial-up internet. After installing Netbus to break into other computers, I inadvertently opened the door for someone to hack mine. The hacker left a message telling me to stop visiting hacking sites. When my father asked what happened, I panicked, scoured forums, and frantically deleted Netbus and registry keys in Windows 95. Convinced I had won, I made a celebratory MS Paint colored wallpaper declaring, "I did it!! I kicked a hacker off my computer!!!" (Looking back, if that PC still worked, that hacker probably still has access, haha)