Anita Maria Da Rocha Fernandes graduated in science and data processing technology from the University of Vale do Rio Doce, in 1989 and 1992, respectively. She received the master’s degree in computer science and the Ph.D. degree in production engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, in 1996 and 2000, respectively. She is currently a Professor, a Research Professor, and a Leader of the Applied Intelligence Group at the University of Vale do Itajaí. She is also a Professor of the Master in Applied Computing at UNIVALI. She has experience in computer science, with emphasis on artificial intelligence, working mainly on the following topics: artificial intelligence applied to health, education and the environment, data science, and big data.