Dr. Vilvert is an Agronomist (2018) graduated from the State University of Santa Catarina (Brazil). He holds a Ph.D. in Crop Science (2024) from the State University of Southwest Bahia (Brazil) and a specialization in Applied Statistics (2020) from the Northern University of Paraná (Brazil). His research focuses on the physiology and postharvest technology of fruits, including acerola, mango, melon, apple, grape, pear, strawberry, and plum. His work involves quality assessment and quantification of antioxidant compounds in fruits grown under temperate and semiarid climate conditions. He has experience in agricultural experimentation and statistical analyses applied to postharvest and fruit crop breeding. Currently, he is a postdoctoral researcher at Embrapa Semi-Arid, where he develops a research project on the application of coatings incorporated with essential oils from native Caatinga plants for the postharvest preservation of tropical fruits.