Alexandre M.A. Maciel received a PhD degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Pernambuco in 2012. He was the General Manager of Innovation Environments of the Secretary of Science, Technology, and Innovation of Pernambuco State, the Chief Scientist of the Technological Innovation Institute, UPE (IIT/UPE), a member of the Innovation Chamber of Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Pernambuco (FACEPE) (Foundation of Support for Science and Technology of the State of Pernambuco), and a Visiting Researcher at the State Agency for Information Technology (ATI). He is an Associate Professor of computer engineering and the Data Science and Analytics Course Coordinator at the University of Pernambuco (UPE). Currently, he is the General Coordinator for Research at the University of Pernambuco. He received the Santander Science and Innovation Award in the Information Technology and Education Category.