Received his diploma degree from the Electrical and Computer Engineering department of the Engineering Faculty of the Porto University, Portugal, in 2001. In 2005 he completed his Post-Graduation in Industrial Informatics. From 2001 to 2008 he was part of the Underwater Systems and Technology Laboratory of the Porto University research group, where he was involved in several R&D projects related to underwater vehicles and systems. Since 2008 he has been part of OCEANSCAN-MST as founder and managing partner.