PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Kent, England.

Associate Professor at the Center for Informatics, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil.

INOVAR Entrepreneur from the Financer of Studies and Projects (FINEP).

Ad-hoc Consultant of the Brazilian Research Council (CNPq).

Consultant of NeuroTech, a pioneer Company especialized in the development of advanced data mining solutions for the complex Brazilian market.

Consultant of the Recife Center for Advanced Studies and Systems (CESAR).

Former consultant of Neuristics Corporation, a company from Baltimore, USA, especialized in the development of solutions for the financial market.