Dalton C. G. Valadares (Senior Member, IEEE) received the bachelor’s, master’s, and D.Sc. degrees in Computer Science and the M.B.A. degree in project management. He is a Professor at the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB) and a Collaborating Professor/Researcher at the Embedded Laboratory, Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG). He has over 17 years of experience in IT, having worked on several research and development projects assuming different roles, including Systems Analyst, Embedded Systems/Web Developer, Quality/Testing Analyst, Research Leader, and Project Manager/Leader. He also develops research collaboration with the GRENDES Group, at IFPE.