Urban planner; Master's degree in Tourism and Regional Development - applicability of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to tourism planning and management - from the Portuguese Catholic University; PhD in GIS and Augmented Reality applied to tourism, from the Universities of Santiago de Compostela, Coruña and Vigo; Post-doctorate from the University of Minho; author and co-author of several national and international scientific articles; holder of two national invention patents; author of the first Interactive Guide to the Portuguese Way of St James for mobile devices, using Augmented Reality technology; Founding member of the Portuguese Association of Urban Planners.

AREAS: Urban planning; Territorial planning; Strategic planning in tourism; Tourism planning; Applicability of new technologies in tourism planning, management and promotion.