Luciana holds a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Maria (1995), a master's degree in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (1998), a doctorate in Production Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (2004), and a postdoctoral degree from the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (2014). Luciana is deputy editor of the International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education and Discovery Sustainability, and co-editor of the Encyclopedia of Sustainability and Higher Education and the Encyclopedia of Sustainable Development Goals: Transforming the World We Want. She serves on the editorial boards of several journals, supervising master's and doctoral students on engineering, environmental, and sustainability issues, and has over 300 publications, including books, book chapters, and articles in these journals. Her current research interests include sustainability in higher education, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, climate change, education for sustainability, and sustainable cities. She is currently developing the international project "Transforming Universities for Climate Change," involving the United Kingdom, Kenya, Mozambique, and Fiji. She is a CNPQ productivity fellow, coordinator of the UPF Green Office, and coordinator of the UPF Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Program.