Carlos Eduardo Barbosa received his B.S. degree in Computer Science from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro in 2006, and he received his M.Sc. and D.Sc. degrees in Systems Engineering and Computing from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro in 2010 and 2018, respectively. Since 2010, he has been a Technologist in the Center for Naval Systems Analyses (Brazilian Navy), working as the software development Technical Lead. Since 2016, he has been a founding member of the Laboratório do Futuro (Future Lab) at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. His research interests include Future-oriented Technology Analysis (FTA), knowledge management, decision support systems, and crowdsourcing.
Yuri Oliveira de Lima received his B.Sc. degree in Production Engineering from Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro in 2013, M.Sc. degree in Production Engineering from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro in 2016, and D.Sc. degree in Systems Engineering and Computing from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro in 2021. In 2019, he founded the LABORe consulting firm, which focused on providing insightful information about work to the government, companies, and unions to improve job creation in Brazil. Since 2016, he has been a founding Laboratório do Futuro (Future Lab) member at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. His research interests include work, technology assessment, and decision support systems.
Alan de Oliveira Lyra received his B.Sc. degree in Computer Science from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro in 2017 and M.Sc. in Systems Engineering and Computing from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro in 2021. He is currently a D.Sc. student in Systems Engineering and Computing at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. His research interests include future research and decision support systems.
Herbert Salazar dos Santos received his B.Sc. degree in Computer Science from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro in 2019 and M.Sc. degree in Systems Engineering and Computing from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro in 2021. He is currently a D.Sc. student in Systems Engineering and Computing at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. His research interests include data science, work, and decision support systems.
Matheus Margarido Argôlo received his B.Sc. in Electronics and Computer Engineering from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro in 2021. He is an M.Sc. student in Systems Engineering and Computing at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. His research areas include computer-supported cooperative work, knowledge management, work, and education.
Jano Moreira de Souza received his B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (1974), Master’s degree in Computer Science from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (1978), and Ph.D. degree in Information Systems from the University of East Anglia (1986). Since 1976, he has researched and taught Computer Science at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, focusing on the following subjects: Databases, Knowledge Management, Social Networks, CSCW, Autonomic Computing, and Negotiation Support Systems. He took a sabbatical at CERN from 1989 to 1993 (for 3 months per year). Since 2016, he has been a founding member and leader of the Laboratório do Futuro (Future Lab) at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Prof. Souza’s awards and honors include the IBM Faculty Award (2008 and 2007) and the Prêmio Bolsa Uol (2007 and 2006).
