Professor of Computer Science and Researcher. Professor at the University of Coimbra for 8 years and more than 30 at the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar. MS in Computer Science (Universisty of Coimbra - Portugal). Specialist Professor in Information Systems on specific áreas of Integration, Collaboration and Security. Director of the master's degree in analytics and artificial intelligence and business intelligence’s graduate program at Polytechnic Institute of Tomar. Researcher at the Intelligent Cities of the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar. Believer and visionary of interactive, people-centered and happiness-based information technology solutions as a foundation for better companies and cities. Involvement in information technology projects for the automotive industry in different parts of the world - Portugal, Germany, the Netherlands, Japan, Russia and Indonesia. Promoter of hackathons for innovative ecosystems activation. Active contribution for the definition of Portugal's strategy for the industry 4.0, in behalf of a automotive company. Several certifications, namely in SAP and Auditor IATF 16949, VDA 6.3, ISO 19011, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001.