André Glória received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in telecommunication and computer engineering from ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, in 2015 and 2017, respectively, and his Ph.D. degree in information science and technology, with a specialty in Internet of Things and Machine Learning, at the same university in 2021. From 2016, he is an Invited Assistant in the field of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Software Development and Artificial Intelligence in the Information, Science and Technology department in ISCTE-IUL, where is also a Researcher on Internet of Things, Machine Learning, Wireless Sensor Network, Wireless Communications, Sustainability and Green Tech, with more than 20 published papers in International Journals and Conferences and the supervision of 10 Master ThesisBesides the academic work, he is also active in the industry, being the co-founder and CTO of a Portuguese startup in the field of sustainable irrigation systems since 2017 and the Head of IoT Innovation for the Portuguese market at Phillip Morris International since 2022.

António Raimundo, who holds a PhD in Information Science and Technology from Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal, is an Assistant Professor at the School of Applied Digital Technologies at Iscte Sintra, where he also coordinates the Bachelor's degree in Digital Technologies and Artificial Intelligence. Currently, he is an Integrated Researcher at ISTAR-IUL, focusing his research on areas such as Machine Learning / Deep Learning, Large Language Models, Computer Vision, and Data Science. With several years of teaching experience, he has had the opportunity to be a trainer in short courses, postgraduate programs, and a speaker at various business events.

In this curriculum, my academic degrees will be presented, as well as my professional experiences. I graduated in sociology, where I got a taste for data analysis, and it was in my final sociology project that I realized the importance that data analysis would have in business, so I decided to pursue a master's degree in business analytics. And it was during this academic path that I improved my skills in software, such as in SPSS Statistics, SPSS Modeler, ParseHub, Orange, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Power BI, PHPmyAdmin/MariaDB, SQL, Phyton and Knime. I will also introduce to what was my first job, where I learned all the processes underlying small retail stores and where I learned how to deal with customers. A short time later, I was proposed by the association where I have been surfing federated for over 10 years to be one of the club's directors. And as you can imagine in this small professional journey, I came to realize the importance that data analysis has both in the management of small retail businesses and in the management of a club. So, as you can see, my path has been diverse and varied, demanding the most diverse skills (like being Responsible, Committed, Organized, Communicative, Creative and the Ability to Work in a Group and Leadership).

  Education       Academic part of Doctorate Program in Corporate Finance       Universidade Complutense de Madrid e Universidade Autónoma de Madrid, Spain       from October 2008 to July 2010. Final Grade Average: 7.5 points in 10       MBA specialized in Finance       UCP - Católica-Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal       from September 1996 to July 1998. Final Grade Average: 15 points in 20       Degree in Management (electives in Finance)       ISCTE-IUL – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal       from October 1986 to July 1991. Final Grade Average: 16 points in 20           Work experience       Since 2001, ISCTE – IUL, Lisbon. Invited Lecturer of Corporate Finance and Markets, in undergraduate, master and post-graduate degrees, namely in courses of Project Evaluation, Capital Budgeting, Financial Analysis, Return and Solvency, Financial Calculation, Capital Markets, Bonds and Shares, Capital Structure and Funding, Finance in Marketing (mostly held in English and with a very strong component of case studying). Co-author in two finance books. Communication, writing and motivating skills and flexibility.       Since 2009, Analyst, as freelancer, of new business projects of Portuguese SMEs in several industries. Capital Budgeting, Project Evaluation. Investment decision maker and financial consultant. Critical thinking skills.       Investor and Manager of own portfolio of financial and real estate assets.       From 2002 to 2009, Founder and managing director of a small business in the tourism and events industry, managing a team of 10 employees. Strong customer relations. Business sold in successful performance momentum. Interpersonal, planning and organizational skills.       From 1991 to 2001, Banco BCP / Banco Mello / Fungest (currently Banco BPI) – Portuguese Investment Banks, Lisbon. Portfolio Manager of Mutual Funds and Pension Funds. Equity analysis, Fixed income analysis, Data analysis, Investment decision, Trading operations, Performance evaluation, Financial Marketing. Analytical, quantitative and forecast skills.          

João Henriques is a Visiting Professor at Iscte-IUL's School of Sociology and Public Policy, and  Sintra School of Social and Business Sciences. He has a PhD in Sociology at Iscte-IUL, funded by FCT (Foundation for Science and Technology). His initial academic training is in the area of ​​Civil Engineering (Bachelor and Master), and later in Sociology (Master) and Data Analysis (Post-graduation). His master's and doctoral research topics focused on European identity and social cohesion in the EU. He is a researcher at the Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology (CIES) where he has participated in studies in various thematic areas, such as social inequalities, environment and sustainable development, social cohesion, education, employment, family and work, and communication fo science.

Since 2022, I have taught at Iscte-Sintra — Iscte, University Institute of Lisbon, delivering the modules Graphs and Complex Networks, Mathematical Modelling, Introduction to Neural Networks, Calculus, and Mechanics and Electricity. In parallel, I serve as Coordinator of Projects in Applied Mathematics II and as Year Coordinator for the first year of the Digital Technologies and Management degree programme. Between 2021 and 2023, I also taught the modules Mathematics I and II, Physics I and II, Probability and Statistics, and Computer Science at the Instituto Superior de Educação e Ciências de Lisboa. I am passionate about science and the advancement of knowledge, with research interests in mathematical modelling applied to Physics, Biology, Sociology, and, more broadly, to scientific and societal challenges. I am equally committed to education, striving to enable students to master any skill with the right guidance and effort. In this spirit, I have volunteered as a teacher of Portuguese and Mathematics for illiterate adults at a social institution, and I currently teach Mathematics at a Senior University. Beyond academia, I have experience in Data Analysis (back end and front end), Data Visualisation and dashboarding, Data Science, and Predictive Analytics. I excel at problem-solving, research, and data interpretation, applying analytical skills to develop solutions rapidly, whether through organisation, teamwork, planning, management, programming, or innovation. As a researcher, I have worked on projects that apply mathematical and computational techniques to biological, operational, social, and other data sources. In biological applications, I specifically studied the evolution of viruses in terms of mutations and virulence. Although this research did not prevent the COVID-19 pandemic, projects of this kind contribute to the scientific foundation that enabled the rapid development of vaccines. I hold a PhD from Cranfield University (UK), following an MSc in Physics from the University of Lisbon (Portugal). My doctoral thesis focused on analysing automotive supply chains and developing a synthetic network model capable of reproducing real-world supply chain structures. The model demonstrated high accuracy, enabling managers to predict supply chain structures with minimal data. In terms of soft skills, determination and hard work have been fundamental in my career. I firmly believe that success is not reserved for geniuses — anyone can achieve their goals with dedication and perseverance.

José Miguel Rodrigues is a statutory auditor and partner in Azevedo Rodrigues, Batalha, Costa e Associados, SROC. Activities developed include statutory audit activities in over 50 companies, due diligences and company evaluation. He is also a consultant of Prótotipo, Sistemas de Informação, S.A. where he is responsible for the design team of GERIR® (ERP) e DEFIR® (financial reporting software). Consultant of CBR - Consultoria e Investimentos for projects in the tax and management control systems areas. He was also non-executive administrator of Parpública – Participações Públicas (SGPS), S.A. from 2020 to 2024.    He teaches in several training actions of OROC (Ordem dos Revisores Oficiais de Contas) where he was a jury member of the Order's Admission Exam from 2015 to 2021. Lectures Corporate Accounting Project and Applied Management Control Systems in ISCTE and several other subjects such as financial and managerial accounting in other universities, companies and other entities in Portugal, Angola,Cape Verde and Mozambique. Author of the compilation "Sistema de Normalização Contabiística" and co-author of "As novas demonstrações financeiras - de acordo com as normas internacionais de contabilidade".

I’ve studied physics and mathematics for a while at the at the University of Lisbon, but ended up graduating in Antropology, in 1996, at the Nova University of Lisbon. Then I began working as an IT consultant for a printing company. In 2007, I left the private sector and started teaching Mathematics at the Higher School for Elementary Teachers Maria Ulrich, where I stayed for seven years. In 2014, I got my doctoral degree in Philosophy of Contemporary Thought, at the University Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, with a thesis about volition and human intelligence simulation, using AI. In 2015, I joined the Centre for the Philosophy of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (CFCUL, now closed), where I came up with the wave-memory interpretation of Quantum Mechanics and started working on the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence, focusing on the social aspects of AI. Recently (2022, 2024) I have co-organized the first and the second Portuguese Symposiums in Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence, participated in public events and given interviews to the media about AI and society. Presently, I am a Professor in the ISCTE-Sintra School of Digital Technologies, where I teach about the societal and ethical impacts of digital technologies and AI on contemporary societies. My actual interests (and concerns) are AI surveillance and human freedom impact, political manipulation using disinformation, virtual and augmented reality design and artificial consciousness.

Patrícia Costa holds a PhD in Production and Systems Engineering (thesis in the area of statistics/psychometrics) from the University of Minho, a Master's degree in Mathematics - Teaching (thesis in the area of statistics/psychometrics) from the University of Beira Interior and a degree in Mathematics - Educational Training from the University of Coimbra. Her research focuses on Educational Assessment, Applied Statistics, Comparative Education and Psychometrics. She is an integrated member of ISTAR-IUL - Information Sciences and Technologies and Architecture Research Center. She has experience in teaching Statistics and Mathematics in Higher Education, research and providing technical support to policy makers at the Joint Research Center (JRC) of the European Commission. She is the author/co-author of several scientific articles in international journals, book chapters and technical reports and has experience in organising international scientific events.

PhD in Accounting and MBA in Management, by ISCTE-IUL, Post-Graduate in Finance, by CEMAF-ISCTE and Graduate in Management, by UML. He is coordinator of Courses of Taxation, Business Taxation, Company Tax Management, Principles and Procedures of Tax Litigation and Taxation of Non-Residents. He is Director of the MsC in Management at ISCTE-IUL and Director of Post-Graduation in Tax Management at INDEG-ISCTE.

Renato Branco Ferreira graduated in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering in 2018 from Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Portugal. He earned a master's degree in Telecommunications and Computer Engineering and completed his Ph.D. in Information Science and Technology in 2022 at ISCTE- Lisbon University Institute. In 2022, he joined ISCTE-Lisbon University Institute as an invited Professor to contribute to subjects related to Entrepreneurship & Innovation. He is a dedicated researcher at IT (Instituto de Telecomunicações), Portugal, since 2017, actively participating in numerous national  and international research projects. He was awarded the "Prêmio Revelação 2023 do ISCTE - Escola de Tecnologias e Arquitetura", recognising his exceptional performances and his potential to positively impact society. Additionally, he is one of the co-founders of Swatter Company, a Portuguese startup established in 2021. Swatter Company is making significant strides in security and defense systems research and is experiencing growth in the industry with highly qualified HR specialized in the areas of electronics, telecommunications, and IT.

PhD in Management from the Lisbon School of Economics & Management, with research in information systems for operational risk management, Master in Statistics and Information Management from NOVA Information Management School, with research in Intelligent Agents and a degree in Management from the International University. In the academic area, he is an assistant professor at the Piaget Institute and an invited assistant professor at ISCTE and ESCS. He has carried out research in the area of management, with emphasis on the application of intelligent systems to management, having published dozens of articles in international journals indexed in SCOPUS and WoS. Professionally, he regularly collaborates with different consulting firms in the areas of management consulting and analytical models applied to decision-making. Previously, he coordinated the areas of Business Analytics, Operational Risk, Compliance, Fraud, Auditing and Money Laundering at SAS Portugal.