His research interests include computational science and engineering, uncertainty quantification, nonlinear dynamics, inverse problems and industrial mathematics. Dr. Cunha has B. Eng., M.Sc. and D.Sc. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) in Brazil, where he also obtained a B.Sc. degree in Applied Mathematics. He keeps academic collaboration with research groups in Brazil, France and USA.