José Carlos Metrolho holds a Ph.D. in the field of Industrial Informatics (2008) from the University of Minho, Portugal. He has been teaching since 1995 and has authored several conference papers, journal papers, and book chapters since 1997. His research interests include software engineering, mobile computing, low-code development, programming languages, and computer science education. He is an IEEE Senior Member, ACM Member, has held several management positions at the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco (including School Director and Department President), and has participated in several Technical Programme Committees at international conferences. He is a member of the R&D Unit of Digital Services, Applications and Content of the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco, Portugal.