Breno is a Computing Institute (UNICAMP) professor and coordinator of the LASER research lab (Laboratory for Software Engineering and Reliability), researching Empirical Software Engineering, Lean and Agile Software Development, Software Architecture, and Computer Simulation. He got his Ph.D. in Systems Engineering and Computer Science at COPPE/UFRJ, where he also concluded a Postdoctoral fellowship. He earned his master’s and bachelor’s degrees in Computer Science at Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA). Over the years, Breno had several collaborations with public and private organizations in the context of Research & Development for technology acquisition, evaluation, and transfer supported by experimental methods, software process improvement, and Software Engineering education and training.