Hugo Puertas de Araújo holds a Ph.D. in Microelectronics (2004), an M.Sc. (2000), and a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (1997), all from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (USP). With expertise in cleanroom procedures and microelectronics, he began his career at LSI-USP before joining IC Design House LSI-TEC, where he led projects in integrated circuit design and IoT platform development. Currently, he is an Associate Professor at UFABC’s Center for Mathematics, Computation and Cognition (CMCC), with research focused on Artificial Neural Networks and Neuromorphic Hardware for advanced computing.