Orlando Lima is a civil engineer and a PhD candidate in the International Doctoral Programme in Sustainable Built Environment at the University of Minho, supported by the MIT Portugal Program scholarship. He is co-responsible for the Laboratory for Innovation in Smart, Sustainable and Emerging Materials (LIMISE) of the University of Minho and is part of the Technical Advisory Committee on Road Markings of the Portuguese Association for the Promotion of Road Safety Management (AFESP). His research focuses on smart materials applied to road markings, asphalt pavements, and mortars, aiming at the development of advanced functionalities such as air purification, self-cleaning, thermoregulation, thermochromism, superhydrophobicity, aging resistance, and anti-icing properties. He has been involved in scientific research projects, authored papers in peer-reviewed journals, co-supervised and mentored undergraduate and master’s students, contributed to the organization of international conferences, and has been recognized with six academic awards.