Dr. Ana Margarida Piloto is a researcher currently serving as a Postdoctoral Fellow at ISEP, Polytechnic of Porto. Her academic journey includes completing her Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Minho, where she focused on developing photo-labile protecting groups for neurotransmitter amino acids. Dr. Piloto has been leading research projects, with a strong focus on cancer biomarker detection and biosensor technologies, and has recently secured several research grants, including the FCT-funded project "Following up Cancer Biomarkers with New Biomimetic Optical Systems" (2023–2025), and another under the MPr-2023-12–SACCT call, titled "Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Optical Cancer Biomarker Sensing", which received €250k under the COMPETE 2030–FEDER program. She also served as Co-Principal Investigator for the Self-Signalled Biosensors Integrated in Flexible Biomaterial Dressings for Chronic Wound Management project (2022–2023). Her expertise lies in the development of advanced optical systems for detecting cancer biomarkers, using molecularly imprinted polymers, fluorescent sensors, and quantum dots. She has contributed to multiple publications and conference posters, focusing on biomarker detection methods for diseases like cancer, with an emphasis on optical immunosensors and polymer-based technologies.