Rui Magalhães (RM) has a degree in Aquatic Sciences from Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute and a master's degree in Biological Aquatic Resources from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP). In 2014 worked as a junior researcher in food and biotechnology at Wedotech company. From 2015 until 2017 had two research grants in FCUP and CIIMAR and in 2022 he finished his PhD in Biology under the supervision of Professor Aires Oliva-Teles, Drª Helena Peres, and Drº Rolf Erick Olsen. He is now an invited auxiliary professor at FCUP and a Postdoctoral Researcher at CIIMAR under a CEEC Individual contract (2024-2030; Ref: 2023.09082.CEECIND). RM participated in 22 research projects, including 13 developed in collaboration with industry, and published 49 peer-reviewed publications until now (h-index of 19, Scopus). RM has 27 oral and 56 poster presentations, advised, or co-advised 21 students, and has more than 460 hours of teaching experience. He also is a regular referee of scientific journals. These indicators attest to his extensive experience in fish nutrition as well as in fish and other aquatic animal rearing using RAS systems to perform growth, digestibility, and challenging trials.