He completed his PhD in History at the Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa, in 2020, and a Master's in Architecture, in 2012 at the same institution. He is a Professor in the Department of History, Arts and Humanities at UAL. She is an integrated researcher at the Institute of Art History, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of the University of Lisbon and a researcher at the Center for Research in Historical Sciences (CICH) and at the Center for Studies in Business History (CEHE) at the Autonomous University of Lisbon.