Manuel do Carmo is an Assistant Professor of Statistics and Operational Research with tenure at the Department of Exact Sciences and Engineering (DCEE) of the Military Academy and at IADE–European University, Portugal. He holds both a Master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Statistics and Econometrics from NOVA Information Management School (NOVA IMS), New University of Lisbon. His research primarily focuses on statistical quality control and the application of quantitative methods to tourism, with a particular emphasis on military tourism. He is a member of the CIMA/IIFA-UE research group (Statistics, Stochastic Processes, and Applications) at the University of Évora and an associate member of the CINAMIL research group at the Military Academy. Dr. do Carmo publishes his work in leading international journals and serves as a reviewer for more than two dozen peer-reviewed journals, including Sustainability, Econometrics, AppliedMath, Tourism Management Perspectives, the International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management, and the Journal of Business Research.