Daniel Véras Ribeiro completed his first degree in Civil Engineering (a five-year course) at the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil. This was followed by his MSc in Materials Engineering at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar, Brazil). Subsequently, he completed his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar, Brazil) and University de Aveiro (Portugal). He currently works as a coordinator of the Laboratory of Tests on Durability of Materials (LEDMa), coordinated CT 702 IBRACON / ALCONPAT (Procedures for Tests to Assess the Durability of Concrete Structures), which developed 10 Recommended Practices on this topic. Author of 14 books in the area and more than 110 articles in scientific journals and more than 200 articles in national and international events, being recognized by Elsevier among the 2% most influential researchers in the world in 2022, 2023 and 2024, among researchers in the field of engineering.