Dr. Margarida M. Marques is Assistant Researcher at the Research Centre on Didactics and Technology in the Education of Trainers (CIDTFF) and the Department of Education and Psychology, University of Aveiro. She completed her PhD studies in Didactics and Training at the University of Aveiro (2014), and has been awarded honors including the ECIU Team Award for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (2018) and top ranking in the 5th FCT CEEC Individual Call. She currently leads the GAI-SciTeach project (Coordinator) and co-leads the OESC project. She has published in various indexed journals, and participated in several FCT, CIDTFF, Horizon Europe, and ERASMUS+ funded research projects. She teaches Didactics and Curriculum Development of Biology and Geology. Her research interests include innovation in Science Education, digital technologies (incl. generative AI), active learning, educational games, scientific literacy, education for sustainability, and teacher training.