Born in Vila Nova de Gaia in 1974, graduated in Environmental Engineering (University of the Azores), holds a Master's degree in Environmental Engineering, and a PhD in Engineering Sciences (University of Porto). Completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Mining and Civil Engineering (University of Porto) and is currently finalizing a Master's in Data Science and Engineering (FEUP). Currently, he is a researcher at the Intelligent and Digital Systems Unit at ISQ, developing projects in digitalization, geospatial platforms, and machine learning, primarily applied to industrial challenges. He was a Guest Lecturer at the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo (2023-2024) and is an integrated member of the ProMetheus research unit. He was a researcher at the Hydraulics and Water Resources Institute of the University of Porto (1999-2008). He was a Professor, Program Director and Vice-Rector at Universidade Lusófona of Porto (2013-2020) and was Principal Investigator of the DREAMS Research Unit (2018-2020). He worked as a technical consultant for Simbiente and Simbiente Azores (2011-2020 and 2022-2024), focusing on coastal management, water resource management, environmental impact assessments (EIA), risk assessment, and the enhancement of coastal and marine resources. From 2020 to 2022, he was a researcher at the University of Aveiro (CESAM), and since 2022, he has been a collaborating member of the RISCO research unit at the same institution.