Susete Maria Gonçalves Marques is a researcher at the Forest Research Center and Associate Laboratory TERRA, and a lecturer at the School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon. She holds a PhD in Forestry and Resources Management (2013) from the Technical University of Lisbon. Her research focuses on fire risk and damage models, forest management planning, multi-criteria optimization, and trade-off analysis. She is/was Principal Investigator in three national research projects and actively involved in 12 national and international projects (e.g., FCT, FP7, COST, Marie Curie, H2020). Since 2021, she has served on the MEDfOR scientific committee at ISA and as Deputy Coordinator of IUFRO Unit 3.04.01. In 2024, she joined Working Group 2 of COST Action CA22141 – DSS4ES. She has co-authored 38 international peer-reviewed papers and 6 book chapters. With 21 years of experience in forestry research, she has supervised 3 PhD and 12 MSc students. Beyond academia, she leads the Technical Forestry Engineering Office at the Municipality of Sesimbra, where she manages the Municipal Execution Program for rural fire prevention, coordinates fuel management, monitors forestry policies, supports related instruments, and collaborates with urban planning on safety and prevention area guidelines.