Vice-Rector for “Science, Innovation, and Knowledge Transfer” at the University of the Azores (Portugal), UAc. Director of InUAc, UAc’s Technological Incubator and Knowledge Transfer Centre. President of the Installation Commission of the UAc’s Polytechnical School of Technology and Administration (ESTA). Local Coordinator of EUNICoast – European University on Islands, Ports and Coastal Territories at UAc. Geospatial Scientist at IVAR – Research Institute for Volcanology and Risk Assessment at the University of the Azores, with a background in Biophysical Engineering, a Postgraduate specialization in GIS Management, an MSc in Spatial Planning, and a Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences (with specialization in Earth Observation applications).