Associate Professor with Aggregation – FEUP / Senior member of the CITTA – Research Centre for Territory, Transports and Planning – FEUP / Director of Spatial Planning, Transports & Environment Division - DEC - FEUP / Director of Planning Laboratory / Director of the Master Programme in Spatial Planning and Urban Project (FEUP/FAUP) 

Current research interests: - "Public space and inclusive urban design"; - "Bioclimatic urban design and morphology"; - "Public Space Accessibility for ALL"; - "Low-carbon cities"; - "Ageing friendly cities"; - "Healthy cities"; - "Urban rehabilitation." Methods and techniques: - Methodology for the evaluation of public urban spaces quality; - Techniques & operational principles to assure the sustainability of urban spaces; - Techniques & operational principles for creating ageing friendly spaces in cities; - Techniques & operational principles to assure the inclusiveness of public urban spaces and its accessibility for all.