Professor of Information Systems at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) and coordinator of the Master's Degree in Information and Business Systems (MISE), he is also responsible for the research unit "Digital Transformation" at INOV INESC Innovation. He has extensive professional experience, he created 5 companies and has been involved in the development of several new businesses, plus he led numerous scientific projects, both European and national. He holds a PhD in Informatics from the University of Glasgow, and a Master's Degree in Management (Sloan Fellowship) from the London Business School.