Soraya Monteiro Genin is graduated in Architecture at the Faculty of Architecture of Lisbon (1990), has a Master degree in Science in Architecture, Specialization Conservation of Historic Towns and Buildings (1995) and a Ph.D. in Engineering (2014) by the Faculty of Engineering at the KU Leuven. Assistant Professor, she was Vice-Director of the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning of ISCTE-Lisbon University Institute, where she has been teaching Architecture Technologies and Architectural Conservation since 2002. President of the Portuguese National Commission of ICOMOS (2018-2023) and current Vice-President (2023-). Expert member of the Sustainable Development Goals Working Group (SDGWG) and of the following ICOMOS Scientific Committees: Training, Theory and Philosophy of Conservation and Restoration, Places of Religion and Ritual, Stone. Author of several publications and communications on Conservation of Cultural Heritage and History of Construction, her main areas of research. Coordinator of the research projects “SizaATLAS. Filling the gaps for World Heritage” (leader) and “F-ATLAS. Franciscan Landscapes: the Observance between Italy, Portugal and Spain” (principal researcher), at ISTAR-IUL and DINÂMIA'CET-IUL. She was ranked 1st in limited competitions on Architectural Projects she coordinated in her office (1999-2014), for the Belém Tower walkway I 2002, the cafetaria of the National Palace of Queluz in 2002, the Livramento Chapel in Estoril in 2003, the Hospedaria cloister of the Convent of Christ in Tomar in 2004, the French Embassy in 2006 and the Parliament, in Lisbon in 2013. Winner of the "TEKTÓNICA Promoter Academy" award for the course "Architectural Practices", which she organises since 2012, at the International Construction Fair, in Lisbon

André Barros Coelho has developed a professional career that combines excellence in architectural practice with academic advancement and scientific research. His dedication to knowledge is formalized through his position as an Assistant Professor and his ongoing progress in the PhD program in Architecture of Contemporary Metropolitan Territories. At the scientific level, he serves as a Research Assistant at ISTAR — Information Sciences, Technologies and Architecture Research Center, reinforcing his focus on the production and dissemination of knowledge relevant to the built environment and territorial planning. With solid experience in urban rehabilitation projects and construction management, his professional portfolio — initiated in 2016 — encompasses dozens of projects including single-family housing, apartment buildings, clinics, commercial spaces, and restorations of historic buildings, with work carried out in Portugal and Luxembourg. His capacity for process management is evidenced by collaborations with several renowned studios and companies, such as MCSilva, Tecniconstroi, Tecniarquitetura, and Polyline, as well as by his current coordination responsibilities at Prosperous House and Select Build. His professional approach is defined by the integration of a rigorous and practical methodology with a creative and multidisciplinary vision.

Bruno Mataloto has a PhD in Information Sciences and Technologies at ISCTE-IUL, where he has been a Guest Assistant Professor for the past five years, teaching courses in Internet of Things (IoT), Disruptive Technologies, Programming Fundamentals, and Systems, Installations, and Smart Buildings. He is also the head of the Internet of Things Lab at ISCTE-IUL. He has participated as a trainer in several editions of the Summer and Winter Schools held at ISCTE and in training events at Molde University, Norway. He is also a researcher at the ISTAR research center, where he has worked on several projects funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and the Gulbenkian Institute of Science. His PhD project, "Social-IoT 4 Energy Savings and Building Management," studies how IoT systems can influence human behavior. This project has been presented at various national and international events, such as the Smart Cities Summit and Pioneer Alliance, and has resulted in eight published Q1 papers.

Leonor is an Assistant Professor at the School of Applied Digital Technologies of Iscte-Sintra, an Integrated Researcher at ISTAR-Iscte, Deputy Coordinator of the research group Digital Living Spaces, and Co-Director of the Master’s programme in Managing Digital Transformation in the Health Sector (ManagiDiTH) at Iscte. She holds a PhD in Architecture (since 2022), specializing in Digital Architecture. Her research focuses on building sustainability assessment, energy efficiency, resilient cities, building adaptability to climate change, 3D modelling and visual programming, and digital transformation in education.

Rosália Guerreiro is Assistant Professor at the Department of Architecture and Urbanism at ISCTE IUL where she teaches Landscape Analysis, Urban Design, Cartography, GIS and Space Syntax within the scientific areas of Geography and Urbanism. She completed a degree in Town and Country Planning (1994), University of Aveiro where she received a scholarship for the 5th year at University of the West of England - Bristol. From 1992 onwards she worked in several urban design and architecture studios in Aveiro and Oporto. She also worked as an urban designer for different municipalities. Rosália returned to Lisbon in 1997 to take an MSc in Urban Design at ISCTE IUL (2003). She subsequently studied for an FCT funded PhD in Architecture - specialty of Urban Design (completed 2011) at ISCTE. Rosália is a Researcher at CRIA - Environment, Sustainability and Ethnography (DASE) research group. Her research is anchored in the discipline of space syntax, which provides a scientific approach to studying buildings and cities as socio-spatial systems. Her expertise lies in applying space syntax methods to investigate placemaking - patterns of use and behavior in public spaces along with GIS tools and urban data.

I am a researcher with a PhD in Architecture and six years research experience, specializing in the integration of digital and prefabrication technologies to foster sustainable and inclusive design in the built environment. My work focuses on how advanced technologies — automation, robotics, computational design, and simulation tools — can transform architectural practices to address critical global challenges such as housing crisis, sustainability, social equity, and climate resilience. Since 2024, I’ve been an Associate Researcher in the Digital Living Spaces group at ISTAR-Iscte, where I continue to develop research in robotic construction and AR/VR simulation environments. I’m also a researcher on the GreenCity4Aging project, co-developing the Experimental Protocol for the Ethics Commission and leading the project’s experimental phase. This phase involves creating a VR-based user simulation to collect heart rate and eye-tracking data from elderly citizens, which will contribute valuable insights into designing inclusive, elder-friendly urban spaces. During my PhD, I explored cutting-edge construction technologies, particularly robotics, and their application in both design methodologies and construction planning. My research developed innovative VR/AR simulation tools to enable human-robot collaboration, specifically in construction environments where workers interact with robotic technologies, including drones. These tools are designed not only to integrate real construction workers with these emerging technologies but also to assess their reactions and readiness to collaborate with robotic systems. I am an expert in digital technologies applied to construction and architectural design, with a focus on robotics, virtual and augmented reality simulations, and human-machine cooperation environments. In 2015, I obtained my bachelor’s in architecture from Universidade Lusófona in Lisbon. I then graduated in 2017 with a master’s in architecture from Iscte-IUL and completed my PhD in Architecture in September 2024, also at Iscte-IUL. My passion for architecture and technology research led me to begin my PhD journey while awaiting my final Master’s presentation. My doctoral research focused on robotics and VR/AR simulation methodologies, culminating in the defense of my thesis titled "Advancing Construction Technologies: Integrating Human-Machine Collaboration and Drone Robotic Construction in a Comprehensive XR-Simulated Environments Methodology," under the supervision of PhD Sara Eloy and PhD Ricardo Resende. Early in my PhD, while awaiting an FCT PhD scholarship, I was invited to join an architectural studio where I worked on integrating parametric design and coding for BIM environments into practice. Since 2018, however, I have been fully dedicated to research as an Assistant Researcher and PhD Candidate at ISTAR-Iscte, where I benefitted from the center’s multidisciplinary approach and its encouragement of industry collaboration. These experiences enabled the development of real-world prototypes and applications, bridging the gap between theoretical research and practical implementation in architecture and construction. A pivotal collaboration during my PhD was with NexusUAV, a partnership that formed the basis for my experimental research on drone automated construction. Leading an interdisciplinary team of five, I fronted the research, development, and execution of real-world drone construction experiments. This partnership secured 80% of the funding needed to acquire the necessary technology for the real-world construction experiment, further underscoring the real-world potential of my research.

Paula André has a PhD in Architecture from Iscte-University Institute of Lisbon and a master's degree in Art History from FCSH-UNL. She is a professor in the Department of Architecture and Urbanism at Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon; director of the Doctorate in Architecture of Contemporary Metropolitan Territories; coordinator of the Architecture and Visual Culture Research Centre in the Doctorate in Architecture of Contemporary Metropolitan Territories; director of the Master's Degree in Architecture and Visual Culture in Lisbon; lecturer on the Integrated Master's Degree in Architecture and the Master's Degree in Cultural Studies and Management; president of the Scientific Committee of the PhD in Architecture of Contemporary Metropolitan Territories; member of the Scientific Committee of the Department of Architecture and Urbanism; member of the Scientific Committee and integrated researcher of the Centre for Studies on Socioeconomic Change and Territory - Dinâmia'cet-iscte; member of the Supervisory Board of the Portuguese Architects' Association; coordinator of the Thematic Line “Images of Material Realisations” of the FCT Project ’Print Photography. Image and Propaganda in Portugal (1934-1974)’. Team member of the FCT project ‘Exportar Portugal. Cultural diplomacy and the Estado Novo's rebranding strategies in the United States (1933-1974)’. Coordinator of the ‘Collaborative Laboratory Urban Dynamics, Heritage, Arts. Research, Teaching and Dissemination Seminar’ in partnership with 18 universities and research centres in Portugal, Spain and Brazil. Member of the Editorial Committee of the magazine ‘ARA’, published by the Museum/Heritage Group of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of São Paulo and the magazine ‘Cities, Communities and Territories’ published by Dinâmia'cet-iscte. Member of the Asociación de Historiadores de la Arquitectura y el Urbanismo (AhAU). Collaborating researcher at the Centre for the History of Art and Artistic Research at the University of Évora - CHAIA-UE.

Architect (1995, FAUL). Master in Urban Design (Building Space Regulations, 2002, ISCTE-IUL). PhD in Architecture (The Teaching of the Architecture Design in Portugal in the Post-Bologna, 2016, ISCTE-IUL). Teacher of Architectural Design and Drawing at ISCTE-IUL since 2004. Director of the Integrated Master in Architecture (2019-2021). Researcher in themes such as: the teaching and production of architecture; the normative, infrastructure and the morphology of public space. Designer since 1995 (Utopos, Risco, Bernardo Miranda), coordinator and/or co-author of awarded works such as Vila Expo'98 (Lisbon); Estádio do Dragão (Oporto); Public Space in Central Cacém (Sintra); Portas do Mar (Ponta Delgada); Hospital da Luz (Lisbon); Porto do Funchal, and the Horta Maritime Terminal (Faial). Co-author of the new ISCTE-IUL Technology Transfer and Enhancement Centre building (with Bernardo Miranda and Susana Rego, 2019) and member of the ISCTE-IUL University Residences Mission Team (2020).

PhD in Modern and Contemporary History, at ISCTE-IUL (Lisbon, Portugal) having presented a doctorate thesis with the title "A Defesa e Salvaguarda do Património em Portugal: as Associações de Defesa do Património (1974-1997)" (The defence and safeguard of cultural heritage in Portugal: Heritage Defence Associations (1974-1997), under the supervison of Prof. Doutora Ana Maria Pina (ISCTE-IUL) and Prof. Doutor Jorge Custódio (IHC/FCSH/UNL). Post Graduate course in Cultural Heritage and Cultural Projects, completed in 2009 at ISCTE-IUL. Degree in History, Archaeology, in 1994 at the University of Lisbon. Started her professional career in Archaeology in several contexts: Environmental Impact Studies, Field Survey, Archaeological Escavations, Heritage valorization projects and heritage management projects. Linked with the heritage defence civic movement in Portugal, being involved with Associação Portuguesa dos Amigos dos Castelos (between 2003 and 2013), as a main cultural projects developer, specially in the field of military architecture and more recently with Associação Portuguesa de Arqueologia Industrial, as a member of the board. Integrated Researcher at CIES-IUL, and researcher in the project OPAC - Portuguese Observatory of Cultural Activities, in the área of heritage studies. Colaborateur Researcher at IHC - Institute of Contemporary History. Research projects: "Sea Architectures" (2011-2014), in the Architecture Faculty of the University of Lisbon; "The Steam Era", in the Social and Human Sciences School of the Nova University of Lisbon. Currnetly, Invited Auxiliar Professor at ISCTE-IUL, teaching "Heritage Inventory and Interpretation" (Master course on Cultural Studies and Management), "Cultural Projects of Heritage (Master course on Cultural Studies and Management); "Cultural Heritage:Theory and Practice" (Degree in Modern and Contemporary History). Heritage manager of the Palácio dos Condes de Anadia in Mangualde (Viseu).

Stefania is a researcher at ISTAR-Iscte and Invited Assistant Professor, architect with an MSc. in Architecture (University of Ferrara, 2006), Built Conservation postgraduation (Roma3 University, 2007), and Ph.D. in Architecture (Iscte, 2018, FCT individual fellowship). Her research spans across critical heritage studies, multiple-criteria decision analysis, sustainable heritage management, inclusive design, and digital transformation. In 2007, Stefania worked in the Regional Directorate for Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism of Puglia (Bari). In 2008-2014 and 2018-2020, as a project architect and team leader in international architecture companies in Lisbon, Pamplona, and Bari.  She organized a multi-session symposium ”Unforeseen paths: Transcending boundaries and sharing critical approaches to Architectural Heritage” (2022) and co-organized three expositions on plantation heritage of São Tomé and Príncipe (2022-2023). She is the coordinator of the summer school Advanced Analysis for Integrated Urban Development Strategies (2023, 6ECTs). She has co-edited a book titled Advanced Research and Design Tools for Architectural Heritage Unforeseen Paths  (Routledge, 2024). She has published in reputable journals such as the Journal of Urban Design and International Journal of Architectural Heritage. She is the CO-PI of RETIME - Urban Adaptation and Alert Solutions for a TIMEly (re)Action (HORIZON-CL5-2023-D4-02-02).

Teresa is a Full Professor in Architecture and Urbanism at ISCTE-IUL, the Department of Architecture and Urbanism. She is a Senior Researcher at DINÂMIA'CET-IUL where she coordinated the research teams for Project MEMO - Evolution of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area Metabolism. Lessons towards a Sustainable Urban Future (financed by the Portuguese Science Foundation - PTDC/EMS-ENE/2197/2012); and Project SPLACH Spatial Planning for Change (financed by the Program PACl 2020 with the University of Porto and University of Aveiro). She was the Vice Director for the Department of Architecture and Urbanism at ISCTE-IUL (2013-2016) and the ERASMUS Coordinator for the Department of Architecture and Urbanism (2002-2016). She was a member of the General Council of ISCTE-IUL and of ISCTE Scientific Council. She was a co-founder of the Portuguese-language Network on Urban Morphology (PNUM), and its president between 2015 and 2018. PNUM is a regional Network of ISUF (International Seminar on Urban Form). She was a visiting Professor at the Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia (July 2013), at the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya TECH (UPC), Barcelona, Spain (2011), University of Florence and University of Athens. Her current research interests are related to the study of Urban Form, Urban and Social Metabolism, Ecological Urbanism, Sustainability, Food Systems and Urban Planning. Teresa was awarded Women in Science 2019, for the field of Architecture, by Ciência Viva (http://www.cienciaviva.pt/mulheresnaciencia/index.asp). Her latest book 'Atlas of the Food System. Challenges for a Sustainable transition of the Lisbon Region' was published by Springer.

Tomás is an archaeologist (FCSH-UNL), with a MSc. in Cultural Heritage Management (ISCTE-IUL), mainly focusing on cultural public policies.  At the moment, he’s a PhD candidate funded by FCT, working on a project regarding immovable cultural heritage risk assessment. The intent of this investigation is to create a management resource, that contributes to the mitigation and identification of threats posed to Portuguese cultural heritage integrity and authenticity. Furthermore, it is expected that this investigation contributes to the understanding of potential benefits of a participatory approach to cultural heritage preservation and valorization.  Tomás research interests are centered around cultural heritage, specifically, but not limited to, immovable cultural heritage. Tomás focuses on management resources and processes, assets at risk and mitigation solutions. Additionally, research interests include the legislative and governance paradigms of the cultural sector.