Piedade has a PhD and is a professor at Instituto de Educação (IEUL), Universidade de Lisboa. He has a Bachelor's degree in Informatics Engineering (2006), a Master's in Technologies and Methodologies in E-learning (2010), and a PhD in ICT and Education (2017). He is a member of UIDEF-Instituto de Educação, the School Council of IEUL, and the Scientific Committee of Master in Teaching Informatics, and he is the scientific coordinator of a postgraduate course in technologies and robotics in basic education. His main research interests concern: Computational Thinking in Education, Didactics of Informatics, Computer Science Teacher Education, Educational Robotics, Technology-Enhanced Learning, E-learning and Distance Education, Initial Teacher Training, Innovative Learning Spaces, and Virtual and Immersive Learning Environments. He is a member of the National Association of Informatics Teachers, a consultant at several Portuguese institutions in the field of digital technologies and education, a member of the editorial board of the Education Sciences Journal, and a reviewer of several national and international journals. More information at https://jmpiedade.pt.