Paulo Melo has a degree in Computer Engineering (1990) and Master's in Systems and Automation (1996) from the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra, and a Ph.D. in Business Organization and Management (2006) from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra. He has been a professor at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra since 1993. He is a researcher at CeBER (Centre for Business and Economics Research) and at the Institute for Systems Engineering and Computers of Coimbra. He has been involved in group decision, information systems and software engineering projects for several private and public organizations. His current research interests include Blockchain, group decisions, computer networking, information systems and cloud computing.