I hold a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), where I developed my doctoral research on the structural and mechanical characterization of metallic nanocomposites and ionic liquid mixtures incorporating carbon allotropes, using molecular dynamics simulations. After earning a Chemical Engineering degree from IST in 2007, I joined Kemet Electronics as an R&D Engineer in capacitor development. In 2010, I returned to IST as a research fellow, where I worked on computational modeling of carbon nanostructures and ionic liquids, leading to the publication of five first-author papers and one book chapter before securing an FCT PhD grant in 2015. After obtaining my Ph.D. in 2019, I worked as a postdoctoral researcher in two projects, expanding my expertise in computational modeling of doped graphene/metal and polymer nanocomposites. During this period, I co-supervised one Ph.D. thesis and mentored two additional doctoral students in molecular dynamics applications. In 2022, I was awarded a six-year Junior Researcher contract at IST through the FCT Individual Call to Scientific Employment Stimulus, but I chose to join the Institute for Polymers and Composites (IPC) as a permanent Assistant Researcher. At IPC, my current research interests include the determination of structural properties and interface relationships in polymeric and biopolymeric nanocomposites integrating 2D/3D carbon allotropes and MXenes, with applications ranging from electromagnetic shielding to the 3D printing of bone scaffolds. Another area of interest is the development of electrolytes for flexible solid-state batteries, employing ionic liquids and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) through computational modeling. Additionally, my work extends to the molecular simulation of hybrid carrageenan gelation, examining its structural properties and phase behavior. My approach combines molecular dynamics (MD), density functional theory (DFT), and continuum modeling techniques to investigate and optimize the performance of these advanced materials. I am the Principal Investigator of a FCT-PEX project, which focuses on the development and evaluation of polyhydroxyalkanoate/MXene biocomposites for 3D-printed bone tissue scaffolds, integrating both experimental and in silico approaches. I also lead an international extra-exploratory research project within the UT Austin Portugal Program, dedicated to the development of ultra-efficient nanoporous membranes for desalination, based on transition metal carbonitrides. With an h-index of 9 (431 citations) according to Scopus, I have published 22 papers in ISI Q1 peer-reviewed journals (14 as first author, 8 as corresponding author), co-authored two book chapters, and contributed to numerous international conferences. My academic responsibilities include co-supervising one Ph.D. student, four MSc students, teaching seven graduate courses at the Polymer Engineering Department, and serving as the main examiner in one Ph.D. and one MSc defense. I have also participated in the evaluation of two pre-proposals and four full proposals for M-ERA.NET.