A central question has guided Paulo Noriega’s academic and research path since his undergraduate studies in Psychology, through his MSc in Human Engineering and PhD in Ergonomics, and into the most projects in which he has participated: How do characteristics of the external environment shape human behaviour through both bottom-up and top-down processes? Throughout his work with various research groups, he has contributed to gathering evidence that the relationship between environment and behaviour is established at multiple levels. At a more basic level, this includes the relationship between light, colour, optical flow, and perceptual responses to the movement of others, such as vehicle detection while driving. At an intermediate level, it includes the relationship between architectural space configurations and decision-making in emergency situations. At a higher level, his research explores the relationship between spatial variables and their elements and the emotional responses of individuals. Paulo Noriega completed his PhD in Ergonomics in 2010 at the Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, holds an MSc in Human Engineering (2001) from the Universidade do Minho, and a degree in Social and Organisational Psychology (1996) from the Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada (ISPA). He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Faculdade de Arquitetura, Universidade de Lisboa (FA.Ulisboa). He is an Integrated Researcher at the Research Centre for Architecture, Urbanism and Design (CIAUD), and a research collaborator at the Interactive Technologies Institute and UNIDCOM/IADE. Currently, Paulo Noriega serves as: President of the Ethics Committee for Scientific Research at the FA.ULisboa (CEIC – Comissão de Ética para a Investigação Científica); Coordinator of the Ergonomics Area within the Executive Committee of CIAUD; Vice-Director of the ergoUX Lab, a research lab integrated into CIAUD, with expertise in Cognitive Ergonomics, Virtual Reality, Usability and User Experience, Emotional Design, Games and Gamification, Workspace Design, Health and Safety, and Virtual Reality. In teaching, he lectures in the Bachelor’s in Design, in the Master’s in Interaction Design both from FA.ULisboa, in the Master’s in Graphic Design at ESART/IPCB, and in the PhD in Design at FAUL. At the Faculty of Architecture, he is responsible for the following curricular units: Human-Centred Design (Design PhD); Cognitive Ergonomics; Emotional Design; Neuroscience Applied to Design (Master’s in Interaction Design). He also collaborates in teaching the following units: Ergonomics (Design Bachelor’s); Interaction Design Project I, II and III; Digital Games; Interfaces (Master’s in Interaction Design); Virtual Reality and Metaverse; Project to Care (elective courses for master's programs); Information Design (Master’s in Graphic Design), Paulo Noriega has supervised numerous Master’s dissertations in Interaction Design, Ergonomics (FMH/Universidade de Lisboa), and Social and Organisational Psychology (ISCTE-IUL), as well as PhD theses in Design (FAUL) and Ergonomics (FMH/Universidade de Lisboa). In addition to his academic and research activities, he is the founder and Vice-President of ADUUX (Association for the Development of Usability and UX). He is also one of the founders and organisers of the ergoUX Event, a conference that brings together academics, professionals, and students in the fields of Ergonomics, Interaction Design, Usability, and User Experience.