João Araújo is Associate professor at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto. He is also the Director of the Institute for Advanced Materials, Nanotechnology and Photonics-University of Porto, IFIMUP, a research unit comprising groups on Multifunctional Magnetic Materials and Nanostructures, Ultrafast Laser Magnetodynamics Spectroscopies and Polarisable Materials and Functional Nanostructures. Under his guidance IFIMUP was evaluated “Excellent” by the Portuguese National Foundation (FCT) and received ca. 1 M€ in the last evaluation call. Additionally, he has put forward and now leads the Associate Laboratory (AL) for Physics of Materials and Emerging Technologies, LaPMET, combining the synergies between three research units, namely, IFIMUP, Center of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP) and Center of Physics and Engineering of Advanced Materials (CeFEMA) from three major Portuguese universities. LaPMET associated laboratory initiative has created new far-reaching opportunities and synergies for the involved partners, providing a unique networking environment Portugal for a transversal approach in the field of Physics of Materials for Emergent Technologies. LaPMET offers unique expertise in Quantum materials and Quantum Technologies, Advanced materials, processes and technologies for energy, health and environment, as well as new technologies for sensing, grounded in the vast experience of the partners. João Pedro Araújo also coordinates the Network of Extreme Conditions ( NECL) and Infrastructure belonging to the National Roadmap of Research Infrastructures. NECL comprises poles at Porto, and Instituto Superior Te´cnico in Lisbon and aims the study and characterization of advanced materials at extreme conditions of temperature, magnetic and electric fields, hydrostatic pressures, and sub-femtosecond ultrafast dynamics. João Araújo received his PhD from Porto University in 2002 having performed his research work on Highly Correlated Electron systems, namely high-Tc Superconductors and Colossal Magnetoresistive Manganites at ISOLDE-CERN. At IFIMUP he leads the group on Multifunctional Materials and Nanostructures. Nowadays Araújo’s research interests are at the interface of condensed Matter physics and Nanotechnology, namely the using of bottom-up nanofabrication methods to structure new materials relevant for emergent applications ranging from magnetic systems and metamaterials, solar and photoelectrochemical cells. His interest include also the application of Nuclear Radioactive Methods to solve Solid State Physics problems, namely using Hyperfine Techniques and Emission Channeling. In this framework he has developed, within his group, an ab-initio calculations initiative having led several European High Performance Computing projects, national and international projects.