At the University of Lisbon, ULisboa, I obtained the degrees of Bacharelato (1976) and of Licenciatura (1978), as well as the title of Agregado in Mathematics (2002). At the University of St Andrews, Scotland, I received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (1983). I was a full professor since 2004 at the Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FCUL, where I started my academic career as a tutor. I retired in 2023, but continue research activities. I was a member of the Centro de Algebra, CAUL, since its beginning. There I created the research line ¿Semigroups and Languages¿, and I was the Coordinator during many years until it was extinguished. Then, I became a member of Centro de Matemática Computacional e Estocástica, CEMAT, being responsible for its polo at FCUL, until 2021. I have belonged to various committees and directive/scientific bodies at ULisboa and at FCUL. Within the scope of the FCT, I have been an evaluator of diverse applications. I have also been a member of the A3ES evaluation panel for Mathematics. I am often asked to be a promotion evaluator and member of both academic degrees and academic positions at various schools, both in Portugal and abroad. I (co-)supervised the academic work of many graduate students, in particular Master's (18) and Doctoral Theses (7), I have also guided research fellows and post-docs. The importance of the international collaboration is indisputable, and in this context, I have carried out internships abroad, promoted the visit of specialists and organized regular international scientific meetings in the areas of the Theories of Semigroups, Automata and Languages, as well as in Computer Algebra. My research work lies in the field of Semigroup Theory, studying both the structure of specific semigroups and the description of classes of semigroups. I am (co-)author of 60 papers, under the name Gracinda M. S. Gomes, having developed work in collaboration with colleagues from several Portuguese and foreign universities. I was part of the editorial board of various proceedings and have published the undergraduate book ¿Anéis e corpos ¿ uma introdução¿, Textos de Matemática, DM-FCUL. During my career I taught many different topics, mainly in the área of Algebra. I was nominated ¿Sócio Honorário¿ of the Sociedade Portuguesa de Matemática in 2022. Lisboa,February 18, 2024