Teresa Raquel Aurélio da Silva Nunes Barata is currently an Invited Assistant Professor at the Department of Textile Science and Technology of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Beira Interior and Invited Adjunct Professor at the Higher School of Applied Arts of the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco. She is a researcher at the Fiber Materials and Environmental Technologies Research Unit (FibEnTech-UBI). She is a Lead Auditor of Integrated Management Systems at the company TÜV Rheinland Portugal Technical Inspections. Freelancer auditor and consultant on Quality, Environment, Safety, and Integrated Management Systems, auditing and coordinating the implementation of management systems. Currently also carries out professional activity as a trainer in the areas of Integrated Management Systems, OSH and Ecolabels in the Textile Industry, at Modatex - Professional Training Center for the Textile, Clothing and Wool Industry, and in the areas of Integrated Management Systems (Quality, Environment and OHS), at TÜV Rheinland Portugal Technical Inspections. She has a PhD degree in Textile Engineering (2020), a Master degree in Textile Production Management (2008) and an under-graduation degree in Textile Engineering (1997), all by the University of Beira Interior, Portugal. She initiated her professional activity in 1996 in the textile industry, as Quality Director at the company Fiper - Fiação de S. Pedro, Lda, Portugal, where she was responsible for the quality department and textile testing laboratory. From 2000 to 2007 she worked as a Higher Technician, as Consultant and Auditor at CITEVE (Technological Center for the Textile and Clothing Industries) and from 2007 to 2019 as a Higher Technician, as Internal Auditor and Quality Coordinator at AFTEBI (Association for Technological and Professional Training of Beira Interior). Published 2 scientific articles in specialized journals and one book chapter. She participated in the organization of 3 events, supervised 1 master's thesis and is co-supervising 1. Participated as Technical Development in several projects and Researcher in 2 projects. Her scientific domains and main interests are in the areas of Engineering Sciences and Technologies with an emphasis on Textile Materials Engineering and sustainability in the textile and clothing industry.