Associate Professor at the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Holds a Master’s and Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering from the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), with a specialization in Rural Buildings, Animal Comfort, and Waste Management. Earned a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Engineering from the Regional Integrated University of Alto Uruguai and the Missions, Erechim Campus (URI). CNPq Research Productivity Fellow (Level C) and JCNE/FAPERJ Young Scientist Fellow. Permanent faculty member of the Graduate Program in Biosystems Engineering (PGEB), UFF. Research interests include animal behavior, livestock facilities, animal comfort, sustainable structures, and waste treatment and reuse. Coordinator of the Sustainable Construction and Environmental Comfort Research Group (CSA/UFF). Member of the following research groups: Core Research Group in Agricultural Systems Engineering (UFLA); Plant Growth and Resource Use Research Group (UFF); Plant-Environment Interactions (IPA) (UFF); Rural Renewable and Alternative Energy Group (GERAR) (UFRRJ). Serves on the Research, Graduate Studies, and Innovation Advisory Committee (CAPPI/PROPPI/UFF) and the Multidisciplinary Committee for Research, Graduate Studies, and Innovation (CMPPI/PROPPI/UFF).