Daniel Lacerda has a PhD in Production Engineering from COPPE/UFRJ and was Coordinator of the Bachelor’s Degree in Production Engineering at the University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS).
He currently coordinates the Postgraduate Program in Production and Systems Engineering at UNISINOS (PPGEPS), leads the university’s Modeling for Learning Research Group (GMAP | UNISINOS) and acts as Vice-President of the Brazilian Association of Production Engineering ( ABEPRO).