Paolo Guttuso graduated in marine Biology in 2013 and completed his master in marine Ecology at the University of Palermo, Italy. After he gained experience in the field of aquaculture through international experience doing an internship at the University of Hong Kong, China and as research assistant at the Oceanic Observatory of Madeira, Portugal. Currently, he is carrying out his Phd exploring the nutritional effects of dietary Non-Starch Polysaccharides on microbiota modulation and appetite regulation in aquaculture fish.

Patrícia Anacleto graduated in Marine Biology and Fisheries in 2005 and obtained PhD degree in Biology, specialty in Marine Biology and Aquaculture in 2014 by Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon. She is currently post-doc researcher at CIIMAR, IPMA and MARE. Her main research interest focus on the seafood quality and safety (chemical and microbiological contaminants), behaviour of crustacean and bivalve consumers as well as effects of climate change-related stressors (ocean warming and acidification) on the bioenergetics field, namely on energy acquisition and allocation in marine organisms and on the bacterial diversity and pathogenicity in invasive bivalve species.

Patrícia Cardoso graduated in Biology in 1998 and concluded her PhD in 2005 in estuarine ecology. She specialized in long-term studies on benthic communities in response to multiple stressors; biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Since 2015, as Senior Researcher at CIIMAR her main scientific interests are the study of the combined effects of climate change and emergent contaminants (e.g. steroid hormones, PFAS) on the structure and functioning of coastal ecosystems. She is the author of more than 65 publications in international peer-review journals (h index = 29, > 3400 citations) and is author/co-author of 7 book chapters.

She is Guest Editor of the Special Issue of Toxics (http://www.mdpi.com/journal/toxics): “Toxic Effects of Persistent Endocrine Disrupters in Coastal Ecosystems”.

Patricia Díaz-Rosales graduated in Biology (2000) and doctorate (2006) by the University of Malaga (Spain). She has been postdoctoral researcher in different internationally recognized research groups: Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre (University of Aberdeen; UK) (2006-2010), Marine Research Institute (CSIC; Vigo, Spain) (2010-2013), CIIMAR (Porto, Portugal) (2013-2017), Animal Health Research Centre (CISA-INIA; Madrid, Spain) (2017-present). Improvement of cultured fish production is the goal of her research, focusing on fish immune response, investigating methods to improve it, getting fish able to cope with infections. She is currently tenured scientist at CISA where her research is focused on fish mucosal immunology.

Paula Campos is a researcher specialized in ancient DNA applications to archaeological, paleontological and conservation biology questions. She received her degree in Biology in 2000, her MSc in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources in 2005 from the University of Porto and her PhD in Evolutionary Biology in 2009 from University of Copenhagen. As of January 2020, her publications include 2 theses, 4 book chapters, 1 technical report and 48 papers in international peer review journals. Of these, 15 were published in major multidisciplinary scientific journals including PNAS, Science and Nature, but also in specialized journals like Journal of Archaeological Science and Molecular Ecology. Paula is funded through FCT’s Individual Call to Scientific Employment Stimulus, CEEC2017.

I am a biologist (FCUL) and still as an honors student I got into fish physiology, thermotolerance and swimming performance in particular. Later on, I focused my interest and gained experience in Aquaculture and went on Master studies in Aquaculture in Barcelona. Lately, I went on a PhD in Animal Science (ICBAS-UP) specialized in Nutrition and focused on the effect of dietary protein on myogenesis and growth potential in fish larvae, working between CCMAR, ICBAS and CIIMAR. I am currently a post-doc in Madeira, where I work mostly on fish nutrition, particularly on the evaluation of new ingredients potential to promote growth performance, but also quality and robustness.

Paula Enes is Auxiliary Professor at the Faculty of Sciences of University of Porto and a Research Nutritionist at CIIMAR in the Fish Nutrition & Welfare Group. She is Associate Editor in Frontiers in Physiology and Fishes Journals. She has 20 years of research in fish nutrition, physiology and immunology, establishing strong links between research, industry and entrepreneurship. Her main research topics include physiological and metabolic utilization of dietary carbohydrates; hormonal regulation of glucose metabolism; use of prebiotics and probiotics to improve alternative ingredients digestibility; oxidative stress and immune status; nutritional strategies for improving fish health and welfare.

Paula Salgado is a marine biologist whose major interests are Biological Oceanography, Microbial Ecology and Biogeochemistry. She has done previous research on the regulation of planktonic communities in a coastal lagoon system and is currently studying the dynamics between the marine nitrogen and sulfur biogeochemical cycles from a molecular and ecological standpoint.

Bachelor of Biological Sciences with emphasis on environment, from Universidade Federal Fluminense (2016), Master in Marine Biology and Coastal Environments from Universidade Federal Fluminense (2019). At time is studying a doctorate degree in the Postgraduate Program in Marine Biology and Coastal Environments – UFF. Has experience in marine biology, where he works with a focus on the study of marine and coastal fish, using otoliths as natural markers in order to estimate population parameters of species of ecological and economic importance, as well as to describe patterns of environmental conditions.

Paulo Avilez-Valente holds a PhD from the University of Coimbra (Civil Engineering, 2000). He graduated from the University of Porto (License in Civil Engineering, 1987) and from the University of Wales, Swansea (Computational Mechanics, 1990). He is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto. His main interests are Computational Hydraulics, Coastal Engineering and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics. He is currently working in numerical modelling of wave generation-propagation, extreme events, and coastal and estuarine circulation.

I graduated in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Minho and in 2023 I obtained a master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering – specialization in Clinical Engineering. At the end of my academic career, I took up a research fellowship at the University of Minho’s CEB, where I honed my laboratory skills. I have experience in microbiology and protein expression and purification. I am currently a research technician in the Aquatic Animal Health group (A2S).

Paulo Martins da Costa, graduated in Veterinary Medicine (1994) at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; PhD in Biomedical Sciences (2006) at the Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences of the University of Porto.
Professor at ICBAS/UPorto (since 1999), lecturing food safety and technology in the Integrated Master in Veterinary Medicine (MIMV). Director of the MIMV since June 2023.
Member (since 2007) of the Center for Interdisciplinary Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR) of the University of Porto.
Director (since 2009) of the Microbiology Laboratory of the Department of Aquatic Production of ICBAS/UP.
His scientific activity includes (i) the study of the epidemiological cycles of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria in humans, animals and the environment and (ii) the research of new antimicrobials.
Since 2002, he has participated in several studies aiming the phenotypic and genotypic characterization of MDR bacteria disseminated in several populations and intermingled ecological niches: humans, livestock species (poultry, rabbits, cattle, pigs), pets (dogs, cats and exotics), wild animals (seagulls, wolves, birds of prey) plants (food) and environment (e. g. wastewater treatment plant effluents, rivers, lakes, coastline, standpipes).
He is co-author of 90 scientific articles, co-inventor of 4 patents, researcher in 24 projects, and invited speaker in dozens of scientific meetings; he is also involved in a clinical and food bacteriology service open to the community. Author of the book: Many Species, One Veterinary Medicine (https://www.up.pt/press/books/muitas-especies-uma-so-medicina-veterinaria).

Paulo Oliveira has a degree in Biology from the U.Porto (Portugal), and a PhD in Biological Sciences from Uppsala University (Sweden), where he did also a post-doc. After returning to Portugal, he joined the Bioengineering and Synthetic Microbiology group at IBMC/i3S, U.Porto. Presently, P.Oliveira is junior researcher at the Cyanobacterial Natural Products group, under the BlueBio4Future project, and Invited Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Sciences, U.Porto. He has dedicated his scientific career to the study of cyanobacteria. Lately, he has focused on secretions mechanisms, particularly in the form of extracellular vesicles, and has participated in Synthetic biology initiatives.

Paulo Rema (PhD), is a senior scientist and Associated Professor at UTAD, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro. PR is the coordinator of the Aquaculture facilities and head of the aquaculture team. PR is the Director of the Animal Science Doctoral programme and has more than 25 years of experience in aquaculture and fish nutrition. PR supervised more than 50 students (PhDs and MSc) and has over 70 publications in international and national journals. Close collaboration with industrial partners and participation in numerous national and international research projects (>20).

Paulo Rosa Santos is Full Professor at the Department of Civil and Georesources Engineering of FEUP – Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto. His research interests include: marine renewable energies, coastal and offshore structures, physical and numerical modelling, climate change adaptation, and coastal resilience. In the last 20 years, he collaborated in +80 R&D projects and consultancy studies in those fields. Supervisor/Co-supervisor of +6 PhD Thesis (concluded) and +9 PhD students (ongoing), and + 55 M.Sc. Dissertations. Author of +260 papers published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and conference proceedings (+80 papers in Q1 journals, h-index +30 Scopus). Chartered Engineer (2004), Senior Member (2013) and Specialist in Hydraulics and Water Resources (2019) by the Portuguese Engineering Council. President of the Portuguese Water Resources Association – North Branch. Executive Vice-President of Instituto para a Construção Sustentável (ICS). Director of the Hydraulics Laboratory at FEUP. Head of the Hydraulics, Water Resources and Environment Division of DECG-FEUP. Independent Expert evaluator of R&D proposals for different national and international entities. Principal Investigator or Researcher of +20 R&D projects in the field of ocean renewable energies and coastal engineering (e.g., DuneFront, HYDEA, OCT, Atlantida, WEC4Ports, PORTOS, WECANet, ORACLE, SE@PORTS, HYDRALAB+, OPWEC, I.nano.WEC).

Paulo Santos holds a master degree in Veterinary Medicine by the University of Porto since 2017 and a master in Marine Biology – Marine Resources at Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar concluded in 2020. He collaborates with the group since 2017, being involved in several projects related with fish immune status and welfare, with special emphasis on the immune response to infectious processes. Paulo is currently developing is PhD focusing on immune enhancement and disease resistance through functional nutrition in early life stages of European seabass and Senegalese sole.

Paulo Talhadas dos Santos, Doutor em Biologia na especialidade de Ecologia Animal, é Professor auxiliar com nomeação definitiva na Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, onde lecciona nas áreas de Ecologia Marinha, Biologia da Conservação, Gestão e Conservação dos Recursos Naturais, Biodiversidade e ainda Educação Ambiental. Membro do CIIMAR, Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, exerce a sua investigação nas áreas da caracterização e gestão de ecossistemas ao nível da biodiversidade e qualidade, em especial na Biologia Marinha e Estuarina e na biologia dos recursos pesqueiros, trabalhando igualmente em questões de ordenamento do território. Tem trabalhos publicados no âmbito da ecologia aquática, biologia pesqueira e ordenamento do território. Foi responsável e/ou elemento colaborador em vários projectos de investigação em ictiologia, ecologia marinha e estuarina, bem como em estudos de impacte ambiental e em planos estratégicos e de ordenamento da zona costeira e de albufeiras.

Associate professor with aggregation at ICBAS, areas of technology, fish quality and safety, industrial waste management and animal welfare.
1986, graduation in Sciences of the Aquatic Environment, ICBAS/UP.
1986 to 1997, teacher at Centro Forpescas (currently For-Mar), areas of Fishing Technology and Fish Processing.
1991, post-graduation in Food Science and Engineering at ESB/UCP.
1996, doctorate in fish preservation, ESB/UCP.
1997, start of academic career as invited assistant professor at ICBAS/UP.
1998 until today, effective member of CIIMAR/UP.
2006, associate professor.
2011, aggregation obtained in ICBAS/UP.

I obtained a First Degree in Engineering Sciences – Surveying Engineering, and a Master’s Degree in Surveying Engineering, both at Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto. Currently I am enrolled in the Doctorate Degree in Surveying Engineering at the same institution. My research topic consists of the development of algorithms for the retrieval of the wet tropospheric correction in satellite altimetry observations in homogeneous and transition surfaces. With this purpose, I am interested in the exploration and combination of several data sources, namely satellite radar altimetry observations, Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) measurements and atmospheric models.

Pedro Brito is a marine biologist (Ph.D. in Marine Sciences), with scientific interests focused on the study of emerging contaminants in marine environments. The study of biogeochemistry and the interaction of pollutants in aquatic ecosystems, with a focus in recent years on rare earth elements, have been the main areas of research developed. He has participated in several national and foreign R&D projects and has supervised undergraduate and Master’s student projects. He has been a specialist in inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) for about 25 years, authoring more than 30 articles published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and book chapters. He is a researcher at the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), at the Interdisciplinary Center for Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR) and a technical expert at the Portuguese Accreditation Institute (IPAC), for the NP EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018 standard (General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories).

Pedro Costa graduated in Applied Biology, from the University of Minho, in 2018, is currently in the second year of the master degree in Toxicology and Environmental Contamination at Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences. His master's thesis aimed to assess possible chronical consequences of the use of pesticide formulations on earthworms (Eisenia fetida).

Pedro Cruz has a bachelor’s in environmental sciences and technology from FCUP and a master´s in Environmental Toxicology and Contamination from ICBAS/FCUP. Afterwards he worked in different projects some in food safety and some in exploiting cyanobacteria and microalgae potential.
He has been exploring cyanobacteria and microalgae, from their isolation to the assessment of their different bioactivities.
Currently, he is a PhD student in Marine Biotechnology and Aquaculture from FCUP. His work focuses on development of biofertilizers, biostimulants and bioprotectors from novel cyanobacterial and microalgal strains.

Pedro Duarte conducted his PhD research at the New University of Lisbon and worked as Assistant and Associate Professor at University Fernando Pessoa, Portugal, between 2005 and 2013. He got is “Agregação” in 2012. Since 2013, he has worked as a Senior Research Scientist at the Norwegian Polar Institute. His current research is focused on Arctic Ocean ecosystem change resulting from global warming, with an emphasis on primary production changes and implementation and usage of coupled ocean and sea-ice physical-biogeochemical models. Since 2018, he has been responsible for the Modelling work package of the Kongsfjorden Ecosystem Flagship Research Program on Svalbard3. His curriculum vitae contains ~100 peer-reviewed publications.

Pedro M. Lages completed his Bachelor's degree in Aquatic Sciences at Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS) in 2021.
Currently, he is a Master's student in Biological Aquatic Resources at Faculdade de Ciências (FCUP). His project is based on the inclusion of probiotics to improve feedstuff utilization and fish gastrointestinal health. 

Pedro Leão is Principal Investigator and ERA Chair Holder in Blue Biotechnology and Bioengineering at CIIMAR, where he leads the Research Line in Marine Biotechnology and is the head of the Research Group “Cyanobacterial Natural Products”. He graduated in Biochemistry from the University of Porto in 2005 and went on to receive his MSc (2006) and PhD (2010) degrees from the same university. He undertook postdoctoral studies at CIIMAR, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Harvard University. He became an “FCT Investigator” in 2015 and started his group at CIIMAR in 2018 after receiving an ERC Starting Grant. His research focuses on the chemistry, biosynthesis and chemical ecology of cyanobacterial natural products.

My name is Pedro Lombe, and I am a PhD student at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto. I completed my Integrated Master’s in Geophysics in 2020 at the North Caucasus Federal University, Russia, where I conducted research on the analysis, processing, and interpretation of seismic data in the Caucasus region.

Currently, my PhD research focuses on developing a drought monitoring and forecasting system for southern Angola. This tool aims to shift from reactive to proactive measures, enabling early predictions and helping mitigate the impacts of droughts. My work aligns with the application of Machine Learning and remote sensing in climate risk management and climate change adaptation in vulnerable regions.

Throughout my academic and scientific journey, I have participated in research projects focused on environmental sustainability and technological innovation, developing solutions to improve water management and climate adaptation in areas susceptible to extreme climate variability. Additionally, I have published scientific articles in first-quartile indexed journals (Scopus) and participated in national and international conferences, contributing to the advancement of knowledge in the fields of water resources and climate change.