Is an Assistant Professor at the University of Beira Interior and has been researching mainly about biometrics and visual surveillance with a particular focus on face recognition. He is the authors of more than 40 scientific publications, has participated in several national and international research projects, and is a regular reviewer of top-tier journals in the filed of biometrics and forensics. Additionally, he is an associate editor of the IEEE Biometrics Council Newsletter, and member of the standardization technical committee responsible for the ISO/IEC JTC1/SC37 – Biometrics series.