Full Professor, Computer Science Department at Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto. Member of the Scientific Council and vice-president of the FCUP Representative Council. Member of the General Council of the University of Porto. Director of the Competence Centre for Cybersecurity and Privacy, University of Porto. Develops research activity in the area of computer security, privacy and data protection. Founding partner of three companies spin-offs from the University of Porto. Member of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences, Portugal's national academy of Sciences. Data Protection Officer at the Portuguese Data Protection Authority.