PhD, Porto University, in Energy Planning with Renewable Energy Integration.

Professor at Porto University and senior researcher at INESC TEC. President at LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia.

Member of the board of directors of ADENE - Agency for Energy.

President of the Portuguese Association for the Electric Vehicle. Elected Executive Vice-President at the European Energy Research Alliance. Vice-President at the European Sustainable Energy Innovation Alliance.

Vice-President of the Expert Group on Resources Management at the United Nations and Chair of the UN Resources Management System sub-group. She has participated in several working groups with the European Commission.