I am a researcher with extensive experience in Environmental Biotechnology and Bioengineering. In 2009, I obtained my Bachelor's degree in Applied Biology from the University of Minho (UM). Subsequently, I pursued a Master's degree in Bioengineering from the school of engineering of UM, which focused on bioaugmentation strategies to enhance the conversion of long-chain fatty acids to methane. This graduate work allowed me to develop a broad understanding of anaerobic digestion processes and establish a strong foundation in the environmental biotechnology field. From 2012 to 2015, I was a research fellow at the CEB - Centre of Biological Engineering, contributing to the successful completion of 2 FCT project. In 2017, I was awarded a PhD FCT grant focused on the development and characterization of aerobic granular sludge for wastewater treatment. As a result from my PhD work, my research article entitled "Monitoring morphological changes from activated sludge to aerobic granular sludge under distinct organic loading rates and increasing minimal imposed sludge settling velocities through quantitative image analysis" was awarded with the best paper under the IACOBUS 2022/2023 program. After earning my PhD in late 2022, I started a post-doctoral position at the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, where I worked on advanced oxidation processes for wastewater treatment and water reuse at the Chemistry Research Centre of Vila Real (CQ-VR). In 2024, I returned to CEB as a postdoctoral researcher, where I have been collaborating with the CENTRO ALGORITMI on the development of hybrid models to reduce the impact of wastewater treatment in receiving waters. To date, I have authored 9 peer-reviewed articles in respected scientific journals, which have over 185 citations (Scopus).