Vera Moitinho de Almeida is a senior researcher and coordinator of the Centre for Digital Culture and Innovation (CODA), at
the Faculty of Arts & Humanities of the University of Porto (FLUP), affiliated at CITCEM-UP and INESCC-UC, and an honorary
senior research collaborator at LAQU-UAB. She has an unusual interdisciplinary academic background: a Ph.D. (cum laude) from
UAB, focusing on technological and functional analysis of archaeological objects, using 3D digital models and Reverse Engineering
processes; an M.Sc. in Prehistoric Archaeology (UAB); an interdisciplinary M.Sc. (cum laude) in Multimedia Technologies (FEUP);
a BA in Fine Arts (IPC), with a major in Pedagogy; while having attended several courses in distinct fields. Her research
expertise consists of three intertwined subjects: 1) 2D/3D Digital imaging and visualizations for research and conservation
of cultural heritage materials; 2) Computational archaeology, Quantitative and qualitative analytical methods and techniques;
3) Research digital data lifecycle and FAIR principles. She has been actively involved in several international transdisciplinary
scientific research projects and published extensively in the field of digital applications to research on Archaeology, Cultural
Heritage, and Digital Humanities.