Carmelo J. A. Bastos Filho is the Provost for Graduate Studies, Research, and Innovation, and an Associate Professor at the Polytechnic School of Pernambuco, University of Pernambuco (UPE). He is a full member of the Pernambuco Academy of Sciences. He is a tenured professor at UPE. He was the Director of Innovation and Higher Education Environments at the Secretariat of Science, Technology, and Innovation of Pernambuco from 2020 to 2022. He is the coordinator of Rota TIC Mangue Digital, a joint action with SUDENE and MDR. He is a member of the advisory board of ISI TICs SENAI.