Maria Manuela Neves was Full Professor (Mathematics) at the ‘Instituto Superior de Agronomia’ (ISA)-University of Lisbon (UL) from 2005 until 2022. She obtained a Degree in Applied Mathematics—Statistics and Computation (Faculty of Sciences-UL, 1976), a PhD in Statistics (New University of Lisbon, 1990) and a Habilitation Degree in Applied Mathematics (Technical UL, 2003). She has been a Researcher at the Centre for Statistics and Applications since 1990. Her main research interests are parameter estimation in extreme value theory, resampling methodologies, nonparametric and semiparametric methods and spatial extremes, with applications in areas such life sciences, environment and biodiversity. She has extensive experience in teaching undergraduate, Master and PhD courses, supervised several MSc and PhD students and has participated in many juries. She is the author of a book. She has co-authored several book chapters, articles in international periodicals, national periodicals and conference proceedings. She was a member of the Board of the Portuguese Statistical Society (SPE). She was the President of the Organizing Committee of the VIII SPE Congress (2000). She was President of the Mathematics Department at ISA, Vice President of Scientific Council and of the School Board at ISA. She was the Coordinator of the Scientific Committee of the Master's Course in Mathematics Applied to Biological Sciences and also the Coordinator of the PhD in Mathematics and Statistics at ISA.