I have a degree in Applied Mathematics and Computation, a Master's in Applied Mathematics, and a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal. Currently, I am an Associate Professor with Habilitation at the Mathematics Department at IST. I have taught more than a dozen subjects throughout my teaching career, including Probability and Statistics, Complements on Probability and Statistics, Introduction to Stochastic Processes, Reliability and Quality Control, and Probability Theory. I authored over eighty articles on statistical process control, stochastic ordering, and first passage times, in scientific journals, books, and proceedings of national and international conferences.