Dr. Raptopoulos holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1997), a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1999), and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2003). He is currently Associate Professor IV at the Federal Center for Technological Education Celso Suckow da Fonseca, teaching the Control and Automation Engineering Course and the Mechanical Engineering Course at the Nova Iguaçu Campus. His areas of interest are machine design, robotics, dynamic systems, biomechanics, and failure analysis.