He received the B.Eng. degree in computer engineering from the University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, in 2009, and both the M.Eng. and Ph.D. degree from Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, in 2014 and 2016 respectively. His current research interests focus on general learning systems which include research in bio-inspired systems (evolutionary algorithms, neural networks, learning classifier systems, complex adaptive systems), the foundations of learning as well as intelligence (optimization, learning models, reward systems) and their applications.