Eduardo Souto completed his undergraduate studies in Computer Science in 1993 at Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Brazil. While an undergraduate he worked as a computer programmer at the Computing Center of UFAM. In 1995, he became a specialist in business administration from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV). In 1997, he was invited to coordinate the Computing Center of UFAM. Later, Prof. Eduardo Souto received his Masters degree from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (2001), Brazil, and his PhD from the Federal University of Pernambuco in Brazil (2007).

Currently, Dr. Eduardo Souto is an Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science of the Federal University of Amazonas, where he coordinates the undergraduate course in information systems. Besides, he holds a position as a Research Fellow in the Networking and Telecommunications Research Group at Federal University of Pernambuco, which he has visited on a regular basis since 2007.

His research interests are in the areas of Network Security, Wireless Network, Internet Traffic Measurement, Wireless Sensor Network, and Distributed Systems. He has been involved in research projects financed through Brazilian research agencies, such as Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) and State of Amazonas Research Foundation (FAPEAM). He has also been in the program committee and organizing committee of national and international conferences in Computer Science.