Janine Figueiredo is Bachelor in Mining Engineering from the School of Mines, at the Federal University of Ouro Preto, Brazil (2014). Her final work for the undergraduate was to analyze a feasibility study of an underground mine in Brazil and propose a new exploitation method.  Ph.D. in Mining Engineering and Geo-Resources from the Faculty of Engineering, Univerity of Porto (FEUP, 2020), with a CNPq scholarship, with thesis entitled ‘Tailings Reprocessing: A Multicriteria Optimization Analysis as an Integrated Management Tool’ supervised by Cristina Vila and António Fiúza.  Experience involving sustainable tailings management, considering environmental, economic, social, technical, geotechnical, and geophysical criteria.