Yuri Bessa is, currently, enrolled in the PRODEC program as a full-time Ph.D. student at the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto, where he is also part of the Institute of R&D in Structures and Construction (CONSTRUCT) as a researcher. Yuri has a Master's degree in Structures (University of Brasilia, 2018), and a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering (University Center of Brasilia, 2016). Also, he has a Post-Graduate level course (400 h) in the Specialization of Reinforced Concrete and Foundations Design (University of São Paulo, 2022). He is a Professional Engineer (PE) since 2016 and a full-time adjunct professor at the University Center of Brasilia (Brazil) since 2020, where he teaches several courses in the civil engineering department, such as ‘Structure analysis’, ‘Steel Structures Design’, ‘Reinforced Concrete Design’ and ‘Prestressed Concrete’. Additionally, he is an invited professor at the Superior Developing Institute (IDS), in Goianica/GO, Brazil, where he teaches the courses ‘Design of Steel Structures’ and ‘Multistore Building Assessment and Design’. Professor Yuri Bessa has developed and participated in the design of over 80 civil engineering projects and has advised over 35 undergraduates in their final projects. He speaks English fluently due to his 2 years of experience in the United States, as an exchange undergraduate student and engineering intern between 2014 and 2016, where he published his first article in Chicago. He also created his engineering company from 2017 until 2020, where he developed most of his practical expertise in structural design and construction. Yuri develops research in the field of engineering structures, mainly in reinforced concrete design and structure assessment, and his skills are highlighted: large experience in modeling and numerical simulation; concrete detailing and performance; coordinating and supervising engineering teams; conducting research supervision with undergraduate students, and experience in teaching civil engineering courses. Some of his academic work is summarized next: industrialized construction, comparing regular construction practices to construction assembling lines (article published in Chicago); construction technics, performance, and material properties of wood structure systems (final project of undergraduation); analysis of flexural lateral buckling of steel beams under the influence of thermal gradients (master’s thesis); assessment of different models of reinforced concrete slabs in the prediction of internal forces and displacement (recently published article); performance of concrete joints under seismic motion (doctoral’s thesis). Extra information: Yuri is a Portuguese-Brazilian citizen.