PhD from the Federal University of Paraná, Brazil. Currently a postdoctoral researcher at Embrapa Soybean, working on topics such as Integrated Pest Management, biological and conservation control, and pest management in major commodity crops. He is currently a Young Member of the Entomological Society of Brazil and serves as a reviewer for journals such as Biological Control, CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, and Neotropical Entomology. He is also a member of the editorial team of the IOBC-NTRS newsletter. Additionally, he has experience in the organization of scientific events, including the Brazilian Congress of Entomology and the Brazilian and Latin American Symposium on Biological Control.