Anabela Afonso is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics of the University of Évora and a member of the Center for Research in Mathematics and Applications. She has a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Évora (2010), an MSc in Statistics and Information Management from the New University of Lisbon (2002), and a BSc in Statistics and Operational Research from the University of Lisbon (1996). She is the course director of the MSc in Statistical Modelling and Data Analysis at the University of Évora. Her main research interests are sampling, data analysis, and statistical modelling.