Sérgio has obtained his doctor’s degree at the École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications (now Télécom ParisTech), Paris, France (1994). He also holds an M.Sc.(1990) and a B.Sc. (1986), both in Electrical Engineering, from PUC-Rio. His primary research area involves database systems, including applications in bioinformatics, social networks data, and autonomic tuning and management. Sérgio often participates in SBBD events, either with tutorials (three times), eleven full papers published, other 18 contributions for SBBD co-located events, one best paper and two best demo prizes, more than thirty times a member of evaluation committees and once the SBBD program chair.