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Mayara Régia Sousa de Melo is a Research Associate at the Research and Transfer Center Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management (FTZ-NK) at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany and a Scientific Disseminator at the Interdisciplinary Center for Energy Planning (NIPE) at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil. Her research interests include energy, socio-environmental sustainability, governance and climate finance. She is a PhD candidate and holds a Master’s degree in Energy Systems Planning from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), as well as a specialization in University Management and a Bachelor's degree in Administration from the State University of Maranhão (UEMA). Her expertise includes analyzing sustainability indicators, monitoring institutional targets for carbon neutrality and planning climate action, with a focus on mitigation and adaptation strategies for the energy and transportation sectors. She has participated in national and international projects, collaborating with universities and researchers from Brazil, Colombia and Canada to develop sustainable solutions for higher education institutions.

Carla Kazue Nakao Cavaliero is the Coordinator and Professor of the Energy Systems Planning Program in the Department of Energy at the School of Mechanical Engineering at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1995), as well as a Master’s and PhD in Energy Systems Planning from the State University of Campinas (1998 and 2003). She specializes in alternative renewable energy sources, such as biomass, photovoltaic solar energy and wind energy, addressing various aspects (energy, technological, economic, regulatory and socio-environmental). Her primary focus has been on sustainability issues related to the production and use of renewable energy resources through Life Cycle Assessment tools. In addition, she works on the production and use of hydrogen to meet the demands of the transportation sector and distributed energy generation.

Thalita Dalbelo is an Urban Architect with a focus on sustainability. She is a researcher at the Fluxus Laboratory, specializing in Industrial Ecology and Urban Metabolism, at the Center for Studies on Urbanization for Knowledge and Innovation (CEUCI) and the São Paulo Center for Energy Transition Studies (CPTEn). As an urban planner, she coordinated the development of the territorial Master Plan for UNICAMP and serves as the university’s Sustainability Coordinator. She is also a council member of Instituto 17, a Brazilian civil society organization that promotes the SDGs.

Rosley Anholon is currently a faculty member at the rank of MS 5.2 in the Department of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering at the School of Mechanical Engineering, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), working full-time as an Associate Professor II (RDIDP). He coordinates the Engineering Education and Management Research Laboratory (LAPE2G); Professor in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (2001), a Master's degree (2003), a PhD in Materials and Manufacturing Processes Engineering (2006) and a Habilitation (2019). All of his degrees were awarded by the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP). He has experience in Operations Management, Sustainability, Business Incubation Mechanisms and Engineering Education, which are the areas he dedicates his research to. He also works with the Advisory Board of the UNICAMP International Hub for Sustainable Development (HIDS), under the Office of the Rector. He is a member and Director of the International Association of Grey System and Uncertainty Analysis.

Bruna de Souza Moraes is a Researcher in the area of Bioenergy and current Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Center for Energy Planning (NIPE) at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), with more than 10 years of experience in biological waste treatment combined with energy use and environmental sustainability. Works on topics related to energy transition, with an emphasis on the integrated concept of Biorefineries and Eco-Parks, anaerobic digestion for obtaining value-added by-products and biogas and the energy use of hydrogen.