André Luiz Maciel Cid is a Control and Automation engineer from the Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), with a technical degree in Industrial Automation from IFMG – Ouro Preto Campus. He holds a professional master’s degree in Instrumentation, Control, and Automation of Mining Processes from ITV MI, in partnership with UFOP, with a focus on robotics applied to mining.

He is currently a PhD candidate in Electrical Engineering at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) and works as a researcher at ITV MI, developing robotics solutions aimed at automating industrial processes in the mining sector.