Marta Rodrigues received her Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (2003), her Master’s in Marine and Coastal Zones Sciences, Universidade de Aveiro (2008), and her Ph.D. in Biology, Specialist in Ecology, Biodiversity and Ecosystems Management, Universidade de Aveiro (2012). Marta Rodrigues is a Senior Researcher at the Portuguese National Laboratory for Civil Engineering, Hydraulics and Environment Department, Estuaries and Coastal Zones Unit. Marta Rodrigues has 20 years’ experience in the development and application of numerical models and forecast systems for coastal circulation and water quality, and in the implementation of monitoring networks in coastal areas. She is the coordinator of CONNECT coastal forecasting and monitoring service.