Aires Camões is Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Minho, belonging to the Disciplinary Area of Constructions. He is currently the Head of the Laboratory of Materials of Construction. He develops scientific and pedagogical activity in the area of Construction Materials, he is a member of the R&D Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC), and he has 30 years of teaching and research experience. His main research interests are related to eco-efficient construction materials, mineral additions in cementitious mixtures, high-volume fly ash concrete, low cement content concrete, and durability of concrete structures. He has published 18 books and book chapters, 132 papers in international journals (including 63 WoS/Scopus papers) and international proceedings, and 107 papers in national journals and proceedings. He has 2 patents of invention and has participated in 14 national research projects, 6 as responsible researcher. He has supervised 4 post-doctoral students, 12 PhD theses (4 in progress), and 62 MSc theses (4 in progress).