SUNPLUGGED FESTIVAL

Is from Faro. 51 years old, married, has 2 children. Director and Coordinator of the Escola Superior de Gestão Hotelaria e Turismo at the University of Algarve (ESGHT – UAlg), where she has been teaching since 1997. Integrated Researcher at CinTURS - Research Centre for Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being, focusing on the areas of Tourism, Territory, Heritage, Cultural Management, Events and Creative Industries. PhD in Tourism, Master's degree in Cultural Management, Post-graduate degree in Cultural Heritage Law and Bachelor's degree in Marketing. Regional Director of Cultura do Algarve (2013 -2018). Councilwoman of the Faro City Council (2009-2013).

Vice President of the Faro City Council since 2013. Presides over the Board of Directors of the Faro Municipal Theater and the Parque das Cidades. Councilman of the Faro City Council responsible for Sports, Youth, Social Action and ICT (2001 – 2005). Former Information and Communication Technology (ICT) trainer and President of the Board of Directors of the Centro de Ciência Viva do Algarve.

Teacher at the Instituto Superior de Engenharia at the University of Algarve. Holds a Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering. President of the Board of Directors of the Algarve Technological Research Center (CINTAL). Member of the Coordination team of the Cyber-Physical Systems Research Center of Algarve (CISCA). Founding member of the International Congress of Engineering and Sustainability, the Smart Systems workshop, and has participated in the organizing committee of several international conferences. Member of the Culatra 2030 project team, a pilot project supported by the Clean Energy for EU Islands Secretariat, aiming to create a Sustainable Community on Culatra Island, Portugal. His main areas of interest include Smart Grids, Sensor Networks, Internet of Things, Communication Networks and Neural Computing.

Communication and awareness coordinator. Graduated in Visual Design from IADE - Faculdade de Design, Tecnologia e Comunicação of the European University (2001) and in Communication Design from AR.CO (1997), as well as in web design, video and marketing post-production and advertising. Designer, creative director, art director, design consultant and trainer/teacher. Surf and SUP instructor. Volunteer and collaborator at Sciaena (NGO). Passionate about the mountains and the sea, conservation and the universe of arts, communication and creativity.