Born in Lisbon in 1973. Graduated in Computer Science and Management, ISCTE-IUL, 1997. Master in Information Systems Management, ISCTE-IUL, specialisation in the information security area, 2004. PhD in Computer Architecture and Distributed Systems, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (Barcelona, Spain), 2008. Since 2020, Associate Professor at ISCTE-IUL, in the Information Sciences and Technologies Department, where it teaches different curricular units related with Information Security, Web and Mobile-based Information Systems Development and Management, Project Management and Entrepreneurship. Previously a researcher at ADETTI-IUL with interest in the research areas of “Distributed Applications and Systems”, “Information Security”, “Mobile and Web Information Security” integrated into the NUIGRAM (Natural User Interaction Graphics and Mobility) research group. Since January 2015 integrates  SSE (Software Systems Engineering) research group of ISTAR-IUL, working in the same research areas. Associated Researcher of the Distributed Multimedia Applications Group - DMAG (UPC, Spain). Since 1996 has participated in multiple national and international projects, financed by entities such as the National Science Foundation, the European Union, European Space Agency and others. Author and co-author of multiple research articles and communications in international conferences, journals and magazines, and also multiple project reports and deliverables. Also author of several PHP development books. OWASP (Open Web Applications Security Project) member and leader of the Portuguese chapter (between 2007-2018) and Lisbon chapter co-leader (since 2022), cooperating in event organisation, information dissemination and other projects. Founding member of the AP2SI (Associação Portuguesa para a Promoção da Segurança de Informação). Entrepreneur in some IT-based startups.

João Pedro Calado Barradas Branco Pavia received his PhD in Information Sciences and Technologies in 2022.  The topic of his thesis was the design of wireless communication schemes for ultrafast communications in the millimetre wave and THz bands. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Applied Digital Technologies of the School of Applied Digital Technologies at ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon. His research interests include wireless communication networks, cybersecurity, big data and machine learning. He is a member of IEEE and he is also a member of COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology, where he collaborates with professionals from several countries to develop solutions centred on the domain of intelligent radio communications for seamless inclusive interactions. In addition, another of his collaborations is related to the development of physical layer security solutions for reliable and resilient 6G systems. He has been involved as local organiser and reviewer in several conferences and symposia. He is also a reviewer for several journals of the information and communications technology area.