Gustavo Sousa Pavani graduated from University of Campinas (UNICAMP) with a degree in Computer Engineering. He received his M.Sc. degree and his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from UNICAMP. He is an Associate Professor in Computer Science at Federal University of ABC (UFABC). From 2010 to 2012, he also served UFABC as its Chief Information Officer (CIO). His research interests cover theoretical and practical aspects within the fields of optical networking and communication systems by means of Artificial Intelligence techniques.