Leonardo is a mechanical engineer, with a specialization in Finance, from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. During his undergrad, he was an exchange student at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), and after graduation studied Strategic Thinking at the University at Albany (SUNY). He has experience in the industry, having worked for 4 years at Gerdau, as a front-line manager and specialist. Currently, he is a master’s student. His research interests include machine learning and complex networks.