Researcher at the Urban Water Division at LNEC, Lisbon, Portugal. Major interests are on: - urban water systems sustainability (multidisciplinary & multisector approaches) - adaptation to climate change - asset management - reliability, resilience & risk management - critical infrastructures - systems analysis, monitoring & modelling - performance assessment systems - management of undue inflows to urban water systems - flood risk management in urban areas - water cycle safety planning - efficient use of resources.