Eleir Mundim Bortoleto holds a PhD (2015) and a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of São Paulo (USP), with a degree in Mechanical Engineering with an emphasis on Mechatronics and Mechanical Systems from the same institution. He works as a researcher at ITV MI as part of the Tribology Group.

He has solid experience in scientific research and technological development in the areas of tribology, numerical and computational simulation, finite element method, molecular dynamics, and multi-scale modeling of interfacial phenomena. He also works on topics such as heat treatment, development of new materials, residual stresses, phase transformation, and engineering software development.