André Quaresma is a researcher at the Centre for Classical and Humanistic Studies (CECH), Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Coimbra, and at the Institute of Sociology of the University of Porto (IS-UP). He is currently pursuing a PhD in Artistic Studies, specializing in Music Studies, at the University of Coimbra. His research focuses on contemporary Portuguese music, experimental music, and transdisciplinary practices connecting music with other artistic forms, media, technologies and cultural practices. His research is particularly centred on Portuguese author and composer Jorge Lima Barreto and on the experimental musical and artistic scenes that emerged in Portugal following the 1974 Revolution. His Master's dissertation, "Jazz-Off: A Música de Jorge Lima Barreto na Década de 1970", examined Lima Barreto's musical production during the 1970s and his contribution to experimental and conceptual approaches to music in Portugal. His subsequent research has expanded towards the networks, collaborations, artistic practices and aesthetic processes surrounding Portuguese neo-avant-garde and experimental music. André is coordinator of the research project "The Jorge Lima Barreto Kaleidoscope: Trajectories of Experimental Aesthetics of the Portuguese Neo-Avant-Gardes — from the Revolution to the 21st Century", developed within the "Mundos e Fundos" research project at CECH and within the Artistic Creation, Cultural Practices and Policies research group at IS-UP. The project combines archival research, oral history, artistic practice and participatory approaches to investigate Lima Barreto's artistic production, collaborations and cultural legacy. His academic background is transdisciplinary. He holds a Master's degree in Artistic Studies, specializing in Musicology, from the University of Coimbra, completed with a final classification of 19/20, and a Bachelor's degree in Informatics Engineering, specializing in Information Systems, from the Coimbra Institute of Engineering. He also has nearly two decades of experience in software development, providing a computational perspective to his current interests in digital culture, experimental artistic practices, artificial life, algorithmic processes and stochastic systems. Alongside his academic work, André has an extensive practice in radio, music production, sound design and cultural curation. Since 2013 he has worked as a broadcaster, director and curator at Rádio Universidade de Coimbra, developing programmes dedicated to experimental, alternative and underground music. He has also released musical works on albums and thematic compilations, exploring digitally manipulated structures and microstructures derived from concrete recordings. His artistic-research practice explores transdisciplinary approaches to music notation and composition. In "Semióticas", he developed graphic-musical cellular automata with artist Rita Barqueiro, using visual arts as a form of musical notation; the resulting structures were interpreted by Vitor Rua and Ilda Teresa Castro. In "VLOORXM", he explored performance art as a form of musical notation, collaborating with artist Manoel Barbosa, who developed and directed the performance, performers including Vânia Rovisco and Vanda Madureira, and multidisciplinary artist and sound improviser Nuno Veiga, who developed and performed its sonic dimension. André also collaborates with the KISMIF (Keep It Simple, Make It Fast) research network and conference, contributing to research on underground cultures, DIY practices, experimental music, urban art and related cultural practices. He is a member of the KISMIF organising committee.