Professor José Neves is a retired full professor in Computer Science at the Department of Informatics at the School of Engineering at the University of Minho and is a researcher at the ALGORITMI Centre (Portugal). He graduated in Chemical Engineering with MSc, PhD, and Habilitation degrees from the University of Coimbra (1976), Portugal, Heriot-Watt (1981, 1983), Edinburgh, Scotland, and the University of Minho, Portugal (1988), respectively. He was also director of the Informatics and Control Area, co-founder and director of the Master's and Doctoral Programs in Biomedical Engineering (2008), and co-founder of the Master's in Law and Informatics (2011) at the University of Minho. He is a member of APPIA (Portuguese Artificial Intelligence Association) and a member of ECAI. He started his career in scientific research in the field of computer science, namely in the area of artificial intelligence and machine learning, with particular relevance in topics such as knowledge representation and reasoning and evolutionary computing. His current prospects focus on the intention to integrate sectors such as psychology, economics, and computer science, leading to significant developments in areas like health care, justice, and management.