Cristiano Gomes Casagrande holds a bachelor's degree (2006), master's degree (2010), and PhD. (2016) in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF). He has been a professor at UFJF since 2015 and coordinator of the Energy Efficiency Laboratory (LEENER) at UFJF. His research interests encompass Energy Efficiency, Lighting, Photometry, Alternative Energy Sources, and Engineering Education.