João holds a master's degree in Civil Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, a postgraduate degree in Enterprise Data Science & Analytics from Universidade Nova de Lisboa (NovaIMS) and holds Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico (IST). He is a researcher at the Civil Engineering Research and Innovation for Sustainability (CERIS), a Visiting Lecturer at IST and Executive Director of the Advanced Analytics for Construction Management (A4CM) research group. In addition, he is co-founder of the consultancy firm StoneBrick. Previously, he worked in investment banking and co-founded the artificial intelligence and data analysis company Alfredo Real Estate Analytics.