Someone You Should Know: Aguinaldo Boquimpani

Posted on May 21, 2024 in ATSC News

ATSC recently spoke with Aguinaldo Boquimpani from Mirakulo Software in Brazil. Mirakulo joined ATSC in 2023 and Aguinaldo has been integral in assisting ATSC with the planning of two visits to Brazil, one with the ATSC Board of Directors back in March. He also was the catalyst for Mirakulo participating in the ATSC Booth at the most recent NAB Show.

Hi Aguinaldo, tell me, what is a snapshot of your typical workday? Currently, I work mainly inside the Brazilian organization that oversees Digital TV standards, called SBTVD Forum. I take part in several of the Study Groups that are responsible for detailing the layers of the future TV 3.0 system in Brazil. I have been representing the Brazilian software sector as a titular voting member of the SBTVD Technical Module since 2007. As the one responsible to follow the work in the SBTVD Forum, I also mentor Mirakulo’s development team in planning our future products.

How and why did you get involved with ATSC 3.0? As many will know, Brazil selected some of ASTC 3.0 core technologies for our future TV 3.0 system. That got my company interested in taking part as a member of ATSC. We believe that there are many synergies between the groundwork that was done for ATSC 3.0 and what is planned for the future system in Brazil. On the other hand, the market for ATSC 3.0 in the US and other countries is also very interesting for us, and we plan to develop products aimed at ATSC 3.0 in the future.

Are you a member of any ATSC planning team(s) or implementation team(s)? I am a member of IT-4, Brazil Implementation Team, joining in July 2023.

What excites you most about the future of ATSC 3.0? It is very fascinating to follow up more closely the development of ATSC3.0 in the USA and other countries. Its potential is immense and as deployment advances, more and more conditions are met for many different solutions to emerge and provide innovative ways to explore this potential. I believe that the USA and Brazil are very similar in this; as in Brazil, Digital TV services also have immense untapped potential, and it is exciting to imagine new services and new experiences for TV audiences in both countries.

Tell us about your family. I live in São Paulo, Brazil, although I was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro. I have a wife, Silvia, who works in the financial sector, a daughter Telma, 23, who is a professional dancer and a son, Tiago, 17, who is in high school and wants to study Oceanography in the future. Our family has a pair of guinea pigs as pets.

What are you currently reading?  I love science fiction and fantasy. I have a library full of books on these themes. I am currently reading a science-fiction saga called “Stormlight Archives,” written by Brandon Sanderson.

What are you currently binge-watching? Me and my family love to watch Japanese animation on Crunchyroll, and we recently finished a series called “Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End.”

What are your ideal weekend plans? Playing video games with my son, as that keeps me young at heart and de-stresses my mind. Meeting with my sisters who live nearby or with friends, to explore new restaurants in São Paulo (this city is famous for its variety of restaurants and different cuisine styles).

Did you ever consider an alternative career? I almost went another route to become a Chemist. I also dreamed of becoming a novelist, but I guess technology had a powerful allure for me.

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