Dr. Atilio B. Lourenço is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Brazil. He holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (2010) and an M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (2012), both from UFES, and a Ph.D. in Energy (2016) from the Federal University of ABC (UFABC). His research focuses on thermodynamics, exergy analysis, thermoeconomics, energy conversion systems, and energy efficiency, with particular emphasis on exergoeconomic and exergoenvironmental assessment, optimization, and thermodynamic modeling. He has been a faculty member at UFES since 2017, following his academic appointment at the Federal Institute of Espírito Santo (IFES), where he served from 2014 to 2017. His publications address topics such as thermoeconomic modeling and optimization of thermal systems, exergy disaggregation for thermodynamic diagnosis, energy and exergy assessment of cogeneration and trigeneration systems, organic Rankine cycles, refrigeration systems, and power and desalination plants. His work also covers biomass gasification and the integration of waste heat recovery technologies. He has served as a peer reviewer for several international journals, including Energy, Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Scientific Reports, Heliyon, International Journal of Refrigeration, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, and Process Integration and Optimization for Sustainability.