José Roberto Simões Moreira is a professor at the Escola Politécnica of the University of São Paulo (USP) specializing in Thermal Engineering. His research focuses on liquid-vapor phase change, fuel gas processing, absorption refrigeration, vortex tubes, solar energy, solar fuels, and alternative energy transformation systems. He also coordinates the SISEA-Lab for Alternative and Renewable Energy Systems at USP.

Elí Wilfredo Zavaleta Aguilar is an assistant professor at the Institute of Sciences and Engineering at São Paulo State University (UNESP). His research focuses on solar energy, including concentrated solar energy, ammonia-water absorption refrigeration cycles, and solar photovoltaic applications.