Jorge L. Alves obtained a PhD in Materials Science (1997) at Lehigh University, USA, in 1998. He is a Mechanical Engineer and a Full Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He is also FEUP Director of the Master's in Industrial and Product Design (UPorto), Director of DESIGN STUDIO FEUP, Director of the Product and Service Development Laboratory (LDPS), Member of the Department Council of DEMec, Scientific Committee of the Master's in Innovation and Technological Entrepreneurship (MIETE), member of the Coordinating Council of CEMUP (since 2003), member of the Board of Directors of the Portuguese Society of Materials (SPM) (since 2023). He is the Past President of SPM (2019-2023) and Vice President (2017-2019). He was Vice President of INEGI (2002-2010). He was Director of the Master's Degree in Industrial Design at FEUP (2008-14). He was a member of the College of Mechanical Engineering of the Northern Region of the Portuguese Engineers Association (2007-2010). He is the Director of the Journal