Paulo Antunes received a Physics Engineering degree in 2005, an M.Sc. in Applied Physics in 2007, and a Ph.D. in Physics Engineering in 2011 from the Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal. Currently, he is an Associate Professor at the Physics Department of the Aveiro University, Portugal. As a researcher, he is also with the I3N-Aveiro (Institute of Nanostructures, Nanomodelling, and Nanofabrication) and the Instituto de Telecomunicações. His research interests include the study and simulation of optical fiber sensors based on silica and polymeric fibers for static and dynamic measurements, data acquisition, optical transmission systems, and sensor networks for several applications, including medical applications and structural health monitoring. He has authored or co-authored more than 200 international journals, book chapters, and conference technical papers with an emphasis on optical sensing devices and applications.