Mathilda L. Coutinho (MLC) is a researcher at the HERCULES Laboratory, Universidade de Évora (Portugal), and a member of the Associate Laboratory IN2PAST and the CityUMacau chair. She graduated in Conservation and Restoration (CR) in 2006 and completed her PhD in Conservation Sciences at FCT (U. NOVA Lisboa) in 2015. Her dissertation, "Biological Colonization on Majolica Glazed Tiles: Biodeterioration, Bioreceptivity, and Mitigation Strategies," addressed the critical issue of biodeterioration in outdoor glazed tile heritage, combining field studies with laboratory experiments. Recognized for its groundbreaking subject and scientific quality, her PhD was awarded the best thesis prize by the SOS Azulejo Foundation. From 2013 to 2015, MLC was a fellow (PTDC/EPH-PAT/3579/2012) in a multidisciplinary project on technical art history titled "The Stained Glass Collection of King Ferdinand II of Portugal - Assembling the Puzzle." After completing her PhD, she obtained a postdoctoral fellowship at the VICARTE Research Unit (2015-2017). Since 2019, she has been a postdoctoral researcher at HERCULES Laboratory, holding a competitive six-year contract awarded by FCT (CEECIND/00349/2017) for the project "PROGnostic". Additionally, she is the principal researcher of the funded 2LEGACY project. Her main research focuses on biodeterioration and the technical art history of ceramic heritage, emphasizing the intersection of craft knowledge, materials science, and cultural heritage conservation. Additionally, MLC has contributed significantly to crafts in heritage sciences, particularly in analyzing materials and production techniques that connect traditional craftsmanship with scientific advancements. She has collaborated on topics such as natural biocides for controlling microbial colonization, archaeometric studies, and 4-MUF-NAG biomass determination. Her work has advanced the understanding of ceramic heritage, blending conservation strategies with historical craftsmanship. She served as a PhD jury member and several MSc, reflecting her expertise and recognition in the field. Her technical art history work involves applying analytical methods to study materials, techniques, and deterioration processes in cultural heritage. Skilled in using XRF, XRD, SEM, Raman spectroscopy, and Hyperspectral Imaging (HSI), she has applied these tools to historical materials, including glass, ceramics, stone, and mortars. MLC has participated in two international training and mobility projects and collaborated on ceramic pigment research at the Synchrotron ESRF Facility (BM25-Spline). MLC has lectured extensively on ceramics and biodeterioration at institutions such as DCR/FCT-UNL and UÉ. She has taught courses on Diagnostic and Conservation of Glass and Ceramics, History of Art Technology and Materials: Ceramic Module, and Conservation and Restoration of Glass and Ceramic, and currently teaches Digital Techniques and Laboratory Practice in Archaeological Materials Science and Património Conservação e Ciência. I lectured in national and international specialized courses, including "Conservação e Restauro de Azulejo," the "International Course on Ceramic Materials in Building Heritage," and the "HERACLES Fall School." She has supervised two MSc theses (DCR/FCT-UNL and ARCHMAT),is co-supervising two funded PhD students, and guided several curricular projects. MLC also contributes to the ADELE-RS international project on virtualization in professional CR training and IN2PAST's line 4 working group. MLC has shared her work with the public through collaborations with museums (M. Fábrica de Loiça de Sacavém, Fund D. Luis, M. de Évora, and Universidade de Évora) and activities such as NEI and U. Sénior. With a Scopus h-index of 11, she has authored 26 SCI journal articles, conference proceedings, book chapters, and scientific communications, accumulating 419 citations. She serves as Associate Editor of Conservar Património (indexed in WoS and Scopus).