This an Associate Professor at the University of São Paulo (USP), with a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Edinburgh. Their expertise spans applied AI, machine learning, ethics in AI, digital entertainment, and smart cities. They founded two key labs at USP: the Artificial Intelligence and Formal Methods Lab and the Laboratory of Interactivity and Digital Entertainment. Additionally, they have held leadership roles, including Director of USP’s Research Center on Open Source Software (CCSL) and Associate Editor-in-Chief of Applied Intelligence Journal (Springer). Their research focuses on AI applications in healthcare, e-governance, and future living spaces.