Maurício Melo Câmara received a degree in Chemical Engineering (2009) and a Master of Chemical Engineering (2012) from the State University of Maringá, and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2018). He worked on the adsorption of heavy metals on seaweed in fixed bed columns, modeling and simulation of enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic material, identification techniques, and real-time optimization. Currently, he is a researcher at UFRJ and a partner at the company Optimatech Ltda, also working on research and development projects related to the following topics: data analysis, statistical modeling, and monitoring of chemical processes.