Rui Filipe Rodrigues Vaz was born in Porto, Portugal. From young age, he has been curious about stars and galaxies, nature and life. As he grew, his curiosity drove him to learn many different subjects from areas as contrasting as religion and science. Today, he is an Informatics Engineer and continues to write Visions of Gaea. His only wish is that he never ceases to see the Universe with the inquisitive passion of a child.