Prof. Dr. José Pereira has a degree in Materials Engineering (pre-bologna) from the Higher Technical Institute, University of Lisbon, and has a Master's Degree in the same area from the Faculty of Science and Technology, New University of Lisbon. He was technical advisor of a State laboratory in the field of the quality control of textiles and composites for more than a dozen years. He also participated in several I&D projects, as a researcher, a project manager, and a local advisor in the materials science and engineering area, especially in the synthesis, characterization, and evaluation of innovative materials at the University of Lisbon, the University of Oporto, and the University of Coimbra. He recently joined the IN+ team as a researcher in the Thermofluids, Combustion, and Energy Systems Laboratory, where he studys and selects new materials for superhydrophobic surfaces operating at extreme wettability conditions.