Graduated in Computer Sciences from the Federal University of Santa Catarina - UFSC (1989) and received his Ph.D. degree (Dr. rer.nat.) in Computer Sciences from the University of Kaiserslautern (1996). Presently he is an Associate Professor at the Federal University of Santa Catarina - UFSC and Visiting Professor at the Federal University of Paraná - UFPR, acting at the Postgraduate Programs on Computer Sciences of both universities. He is also professor at the Computer Sciences, Information Systems and Medicine Undergraduate Programs at UFSC. He coordinates the Brazilian National Institute for Digital Convergence (INCoD - www.incod.ufsc.br) and is Technical Coordinator of the Santa Catarina State Telemedicine Network (RCTM).