Rodrigo José Firmino is lecturer at the Postgraduate Program of Urban Management at the Pontifical Catholic University (PUCPR) in Curitiba, Brazil. He worked as Postdoctoral Fellow at University of São Paulo, Brazil, researching the co-development of urban and technological strategies for cities in developing countries. He obtained his PhD on Urban Planning from the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. He also holds an MPhil in Architecture and Urbanism from the University of São Paulo, and trained as architect and planner at State University of São Paulo.
Fábio Duarte is Professor at the Postgraduate Program in Urban Management at the Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR) in Curitiba, Brazil. He is researcher of the National Council of Technological and Scientific Development (CNPq/Brazil). Duarte is urban planner, holds a PhD in Communications from the University of São Paulo, and a MPhil in Multimedia from the State University of Campinas. He has been guest researcher and lecturer at the Université Paris 1, Université Laval (Canadá) and Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya.
Clovis Ultramari is an architect and lecturer at the Postgraduate Program in Urban Management at the Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR) in Curitiba, Brazil. He obtained his Ph.D. on Environment and Urban Development from the Federal University of Paraná, Brazil. He has a professional experience in state and non-governmental agencies in Latin America and Africa.