Professor of the Information and Communication Technologies Department of the Polytechnic University of Tomar (IPT). Pro-President for Internationalization and Pedagogical Innovation, Director of the Laboratory of Pedagogical Innovation and Distance Learning (LIED) and responsible for the Research and Innovation Support Office (GAII). Has a degree in Computer Science and Management, a MSc in Educational Multimedia Communication, a post-graduation in e-Learning Techniques and Contexts, and a Ph.D. in Educational Sciences, with a specialization in Educational Technology. Integrated researcher of TECHN&ART (R&D unit) of which he was director from October 2018 to January 2024, and collaborator researcher of the Educational Technology Laboratory (University of Coimbra), Center for Administration and Public Policy (University of Lisbon) and Grigore Gafencu Research Center for the History of International Relations and Cultural Heritage (Valahia University of Târgoviste). Expertise research fields include educational technology, ICT for cultural heritage, and public policies. Member of the Association for the Promotion and Development of the Information Society (APDSI), Metared Portugal, Europeana Network Association, Distance Learning Section of the Portuguese Society of Educational Sciences, NAU - Online Teaching and Training for Large Audiences, among others. Has worked on projects related to computer science in education and as a consultant with several companies. Author of several national and international publications, and with active participation in organizing committees of various scientific and technical events.