Elvio Prado da Silva (IEEE - S'09 - M'14 - SM'25) received a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil, in 2006, and an M.S. degree in Mechatronics from the Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil, in 2014. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of Aveiro in Aveiro, Portugal, where he is developing a research project at the TEMA Laboratory. Since 2010, he has been associated with the Federal Institute of Bahia (IFBA) in Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil, where he is a Professor of Electrical Engineering. His research interests encompass electrical machines, sensors, data acquisition systems, embedded systems, analysis and diagnosis of power electrical systems, energy quality, photovoltaic solar systems, robotics, and mechatronics. He is a member of IEEE-RAS, IEEE Sensors, and IEEE MTT-S. Additionally, he is the founding professor and current Counselor/Adviser of the IEEE IFBA VDC Branch. In 2025 he was elevated to IEEE Senior Member.