Hilquias Araújo received the B.Sc. degree in Mechanical-Aeronautics Engineering from Aeronautics Institute of Technology and is currently pursuing an M.Sc. in Operations Research, with a focus on large language model (LLM) evaluation. He has extensive experience as a Data Scientist in debt collection and fintech startups, where he developed machine learning solutions to optimize financial operations and credit risk scoring. Additionally, he has contributed to R&D projects that bridge academia and industry, delivering practical applications to partner companies. His research and professional interests include AI-driven optimization, advanced analytics, LLM-driven applications, LLM evaluation and the practical implementation of machine learning for business impact.