V. Ferreira graduated in Chemistry from the University of Porto (2002), completed an MSc in Applied Electrochemistry – Corrosão e Proteção de Materiais at the University of Lisboa (2006), and earned a PhD in Physical Chemistry in 2011. She has been with the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department of FCUL since then, first as a postdoctoral researcher (until 2019) and subsequently as a junior researcher under DL57/2016. She authored 32 publications (25 in peer-reviewed international journals; 20 in Q1, 5 in the top 10%), with 477 citations and an h-index of 14 (Scopus, Jan 2026). She was first author in 15 papers and corresponding author in five. Her work was presented at 49 international and 25 national meetings, including invited keynote and oral communications. She held FCT research fellowships (2003–2019), a research contract at the University of Leicester (2014/15), and served as head of the analytical laboratory at Carmona S.A. (2021/22). She taught several Chemistry courses at FCUL (2017–2025) and supervised 18 undergraduate projects, 2 MSc students, 12 international internships, and mentored a PhD student. Her research focuses on electrochemical surface modification and nanomaterials for photo(electro)chemical sensing and environmental remediation. She is active in innovation initiatives and scientific service, including reviewing, invited talks, conference chairing, and committee memberships.