Gustavo Pinto completed his academic career at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), completing his master's degree in Automation, Instrumentation, and Control (2008). Currently he is attending the doctoral program at the University of Vigo (2024). He has worked in the area of higher education since 2001, wherein he taught at the Escola Superior de Estudos e Gestão Industriais (ESEIG), (2010–2014); Instituto Superior de Entre Douro e Vouga (ISVOUGA), (2015–2016); Instituto Superior of Administration and Management (ISAG), (2023–2024); and Instituto Superior of Engenharia of Porto (ISEP), (since 2017 to date). At ISEP, (since 2001) he was a work supervisor and is currently a senior technician. He was also a trainer and teacher at schools in Vale de Cambra (between 2006 and 2015), Escola Industrial Infante D. Henrique (between 2008 and 2010), and Associação Empresarial de Portugal (AEP) (between 2006 and 2015). He is a member of the Order of Engineers in Portugal. He is a reviewer in international journals (>150): MDPI and Elsevier. He has published 40 articles in international journals and 4 subchapters of books. He led four “Special Issues”: in the international journals Coatings, Materials, and Actuators. He also supervised seven master's theses at ISEP. The H-index is currently 14. It has won publication awards: IPP 2018 and Coatings Best Paper 2019, by Coatings/MDPI.