Roberto Christ is a professor at the University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos. He is the coordinator of the Institute of Technology in Construction Performance - ITT Performance, where he coordinates projects to evaluate innovative and conventional construction systems and conducts performance evaluations for companies supplying products for the construction industry. He is the president of the Brazilian Association of Construction Pathology - ALCONPAT Brazil. He is a member of the Brazilian Institute of Concrete - IBRACON. He has written several books on concrete, the most recent on ultra-high-performance concrete - UHPC. He conducts research and applications in UHPC and also in the area of ​​construction pathology.