Associate Professor at the University of Aveiro, where he works since 2006 and is responsible for several curricular units in both the undergraduate and master's programmes in Design. He holds a PhD in Design from the same university and has been a researcher at the Institute for Research in Design, Media and Culture [ID+] since its foundation, where he develops studies in the field of Communication Design and Services for Social Innovation. Between 2018 and 2020, he coordinated the ID+ DESIS Lab, a member laboratory of the international DESIS Network – Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability. He is currently Vice-Director of the Aveiro Polo of the Research Institute for Design, Media and Culture [ID+] and a Member of the Scientific Committee of the PhD Programme in Design at the University of Aveiro. His ongoing research activities include participation in the EU Horizon project CULTURALITY – Cultural heritage in rural remote areas for creative tourism and sustainability, the EU COST Action DESIGNAE – Fostering Nature-Centred BioDESIGN to Explore Regenerative Futures, in which he serves as Science Communication Coordinator, and the European Urban Initiative project MOVES-IT – Moving On Valorization and Engagement towards Sustainability through Intelligence Tools. He has also participated in several Erasmus+ projects, including Strategy for Change (2015–2017), SEASIN – South East Asia Social Innovation Network, Students for Change, and SIKE – Social Innovation through