Kelton Costa holds a Bachelor's degree in Systems Analysis from Sagrado Coração University (USC), a Master's degree in Computer Science from Eurípedes de Marília University (UNIVEM), and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of São Paulo (USP). He completed postdoctoral research in Computer Networks at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) and in Anomaly Detection in Computer Networks at São Paulo State University (UNESP). He is a professor in the Computer Science and Information Systems programs at São Paulo State University (UNESP – Bauru campus), where he also serves as a permanent faculty member in the Master's and Doctoral Program in Computer Science. His research focuses on Computer Science, with an emphasis on Computer Systems Architecture and Distributed Systems. His primary areas of expertise include network management, computer security, anomaly detection and signature-based intrusion detection systems, quantum machine learning, and data flow analysis in computer networks.