Carlos Lopes is an Associate Professor at the Instituto Superior de Agronomia/Universidade de Lisboa, with their teaching activity centered around Viticulture. He has a Degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Évora, a Master of Sciences in Plant Production, and a Ph.D. and Habilitation in Agronomic Engineering from the Instituto Superior de Agronomia/Universidade Técnica de Lisboa. Since 2018, he has been the Director of the Master in Viticulture and Oenology Engineering. Within the research unit LEAF (Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food), he coordinated the thematic line of sustainable grape and wine production from 2015 to 2019. His research activity is focused on vine ecophysiology, vineyard irrigation cover cropping, and precision viticulture. He has developed and participated in several national and international research projects in the areas of grapevine deficit irrigation, sustainable viticulture, climate change, and precision viticulture. In addition, he has been responsible for several protocols with grape-grower companies. Please check intended meaning retained.