Vinicius Da Costa

Vinicius Da Costa is an Adjunct Professor at the Software and Information Systems school of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He currently serves as Senior Vice President at Bank of America, specializing in Zero Trust Architecture and Information Technology & Security across financial services, retail, and consumer goods industries.

• M.Sc. in Information and Cybersecurity from UC Berkeley
• 25+ years of experience in IT & Security
• Advocate for computing education equity through Citizen Schools programs
• Former Chair of HITEC internship program and ALPFA board member

His research and professional focus spans Cybersecurity, Security Architecture, and Information Technology with practical applications in financial services and enterprise risk management.

Fluent in Portuguese, English, and Spanish, Da Costa teaches from Burson 116 classroom while bridging industry expertise with academic instruction.