I have a degree in mathematics from the Federal University of Espírito Santo (1992), a master's degree in applied mathematics from the University of São Paulo (1997) and a PhD in electrical engineering from the State University of Campinas (2003). I am currently an associate professor at the Federal University of ABC. I have experience in the area of Informatics, with an emphasis on Image Processing, working mainly on the following topics: computer vision, mathematical morphology, high-performance computing, graphics, automatic code and document generation, genetic algorithms and education.