President of the International Association of Structures and Architecture.
Full Professor of the School of Architecture of the University of Minho. Dean of the School of Architecture of the University of Minho (2004-2011).
Head of the Civil Engineering Department of the University of Minho (2003 - 2004). PhD in Civil Engineering by the Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain (1995). MSc in Structural Engineering by the University of Porto, Portugal (1991). Graduated in Civil Engineering by the University of Porto, Portugal (1987).
Chair of: ICSA2016 - The 3rd International Conference on Structures and Architecture, Guimarães, Portugal, July (2016); ICSA2013 - The 2nd International Conference on Structures and Architecture, Guimarães, Portugal, July (2013); ICSA2010 - The 1st International Conference on Structures and Architecture, Guimarães, Portugal, July (2010).