Mario Luiz Tronco is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo (EESC-USP), Brazil. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (emphasis on Electronics), followed by both a Master’s and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of São Paulo. His primary research areas include autonomous mobile robots, artificial neural networks, computer vision, and manufacturing automation. Dr. Tronco serves as a supervisor and faculty member in the Graduate Program in Mechanical Engineering at EESC-USP, where he contributes to the development of high-speed network applications and intelligent systems for robotics and industrial automation.