Antonio Albuquerque is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC) at the University of Beira Interior (Covilhã, Portugal) and senior researcher at the GeoBioTec@UBI research unit. He has over 35 years of experience in the following areas: drinking water treatment and distribution; drainage, treatment, and reuse of wastewater; treatment and reuse of rainwater and stormwater; integrated use of multiple water matrices in urban and rural areas; and the valorisation of mineral and industrial waste. In recent years, he has held the following positions: President of the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture (UBI); Scientific Coordinator of the GeoBioTec research unit; President of the College of Environmental Engineering, member of the Admissions and Qualification Council, and member of the Assembly of Representatives of the Portuguese Order of Engineers; Scientific Coordinator of the FibEnTech research unit; Vice-President of the Portuguese Water Resources Association (APRH); and Vice-President of the Portuguese Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering (APESB). Current research interests: 1) Nutrient removal in in porous-based systems; 2) Microalgae technology for wastewater treatment; 3) Decentralized nature-based solutions for water cleaning and reuse; 4) Upcycling industrial waste in environmental sanitation applications. More information: https://www.ubi.pt/Pessoa/antonio.albuquerque https://cienciavitae.pt/3319-F1FE-0DA8