Amanda Diniz Barros has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Universidade Federal de Campina Grande (UFCG), Brazil, a degree recognized as an integrated master's degree by Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP), Portugal. She holds an MBA post-graduation in Construction Management from Faculdades Integradas de Patos (FIP), Brazil. She developed voluntary tutoring during graduation, in addition to research activities in the area of new civil construction materials that resulted in publications in international journals. She worked as a teacher of technical courses in construction and as a civil engineer, supervising construction works with metal structures and reinforced concrete in Paraíba, Brazil. She also developed activities as a researcher in the new materials area at CECOLAB - Collaborative Laboratory Towards Circular Economy. She worked on an asphalt improvement project at Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. Currently, she's a PhD student at the Doctoral Program in Civil Engineering - University of Porto, Portugal, working in the field of construction physics. Her research topics mainly include new materials, energy efficiency, insulation materials, sustainability, and waste.