José V. Prata received a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the New University of Lisbon in 1997. He was a research fellow and vice-Director of Research at a pharmaceutical company (Hovione, SA) prior to joining the faculty at ISEL/IPL where he was Coordinating Professor in the fields of Organic Chemistry, Industrial Organic Chemistry, Industrial Processes, and Polymer Science and Technology, from 2000 to 2023. Since 2015, he is a researcher at Centro de Química de Vila Real (CQVR) at Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro. His research has been focused on the design and synthesis of new functional calixarenes, the third generation of supramolecules, and calixarene-based luminescent polymers. The supramolecular recognition abilities of calixarene compounds, and polymers thereof, have been successfully applied in sensory chemistry aiming several analytical targets. His research activities are also oriented towards the synthesis and characterisation of sustainable carbon dots (CDs) derived from renewable natural resources, in particular those coming from agro-industrial wastes, and their applications in various fields. Refereeing activity has been pursued for over 45 indexed scientific journals (over 160 reviews), and also as grant agencies/foundations reviewer.