Prof. Paulo Pereira Monteiro received his “Licenciatura” degree in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Aveiro in 1988, followed by an M.Sc. in Electronic Engineering from the University of Wales, UK, in 1990, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Aveiro in 1999. He is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Aveiro, research coordinator of Optical Communications Systems and Networking at the Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT), and director of the Electrical and Computer Engineering course at the University of Aveiro. From October 2002 to March 2007, he was Head of Research for Optical Networks at Siemens S.A., Portugal. He then worked at Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) Portugal from April 2007 until May 2013, as a Research Manager. From 2016 until 2023, he was the Director and Scientific Committee member of the Doctoral Programme in Telecommunications MAP-tele. His main research interests include optical communication networks, microwave photonics, and electronic subsystems. He has successfully tutored and co-tutored more than 18 PhDs and participated in more than 28 projects (national and international). He has authored/co-authored more than 19 patent applications, over 160 papers in journals, and 300 conference contributions.