Paulo Cardoso is a PhD in Biology and Ecology of Global Changes (University of Aveiro, 2019), funded by a grant from Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT, Portugal), MSc in Applied Biology (University of Aveiro, 2014), and BSc in Biology (University of Aveiro, 2012). His main areas of expertise are microbiology, biochemistry, stress biomarkers, and metabolomics. After completing his PhD, he worked as a researcher and invited an assistant professor. He was awarded a contract as a junior researcher in the competitive call Individual Call to Scientific Employment Stimulus - 6th Edition, (FCT, 2023). He is an author/co-author of 29 international peer-reviewed journal articles (five as the first author), co-author of one international book chapter, and of 27 oral presentations and 32 posters. He lectured/lectures undergraduate courses (Biochemistry and Metabolism I; Biochemistry and Metabolism II, Bioinformatics), masters courses (Food Quality and Safety, Microbiology and Food Safety, Developmental Biology), and an advanced course for PhD students (Metabolomics as a tool in environmental research, being also the main organizer of the course). He also lectured as an invited lecturer in advanced courses in R and in Bioinformatics. He is the main supervisor of a PhD student (funded by FCT), who is working on the application of bacterial volatile organic compounds (VOCs) on maize crops under drought stress; co-supervisor of a PhD student (also funded by FCT), who is working on sustainable mitigation of maize disease using bacterial VOCs; and co-supervisor of another PhD student (also funded by FCT), who is working with the development of a sustainable NPK bioinoculant. He is also a supervisor/co-supervisor of two masters and three undergraduate students, and has supervised/co-supervised nine masters students and five undergraduate students (already concluded). He is engaged with stakeholders (such as the National Association of Maize and Sorghum Producers) and in science communication, giving talks to students, organizing events with researchers and companies (such as World Soil Day 2019, which brought together UA, UC, and Syngenta, among others), and having had his research featured in newspapers (e.g., Jornal de Negócios), radio (e.g., Antena 1), and national TV (RTP3). His scientific network includes researchers from several departments and research units at the University of Aveiro, from other national institutions, and from other countries.