Mauro Mitsuuchi Tashima graduated in Civil Engineering from Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Faculty of Engineering, Ilha Solteira Campus (2005), has a master's degree in Civil Engineering with an emphasis on structures from Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Ilha Solteira Campus (2006) and a PhD in Construction Engineering and Environmental Management from the Universidad Politécnica de València (UPV), Spain (2012). He carried out a postdoctorate at the Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología del Hormigón (ICITECH), Spain (2013) and a postdoctorate at the Universidad de Alicante, Spain (2018/2019). He is currently a researcher and one of the leaders of the MAC-UNESP group. He has experience in civil engineering, with an emphasis on building materials and the chemistry of cementing materials, working mainly on the following subjects: mineral additions, agro-industrial waste, Portland cement, concrete dosage, durability, alternative cementing materials, alkaline activation and soil stabilization.