Marcos Mateus has a degree in Marine Biology from the University of Algarve, with a master's degree in Marine Sciences (2001) and a PhD in Environmental Engineering, both from Instituto Superior Técnico. He was an Assistant Researcher at Instituto Superior Técnico from 2007 to 2020, where he developed research activities in ocean modeling and marine ecology. He is now an auxiliary teacher, also at IST. Over the past years, he has been involved in more than 15 national and international research projects and is responsible for several in his institution. He participated as a team leader in consulting projects in the private sector and is currently Principal Investigator in a project dedicated to aquaculture. Throughout his academic career, he has published over 45 articles in international scientific journals, 17 book chapters, edited 2 books, and 4 special issues in renowned scientific journals. In recent years he has developed his research in the use of modeling tools in the context of aquaculture and marine ecology, as well as in the management of aquatic resources.