Rui Martins graduated in Environmental Engineering at the University of the Azores in 2006 and then worked as Researcher / Project Manager on international projects related to energy efficiency, the integration of renewable energies and adaptation to climate changes in Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) where he stayed for 6 years. In 2012, he moved to the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), where he stayed for 4 years as R&D Engineer, he then moved back to Portugal to join the Sustainable Innovation Center (SIC) in ISQ with the role of Energy R&D Program Manager. In 2019 he moved to Azores as Project Officer in the Atlantic International Research Centre (AIR Centre). Currently he is the R&D Funds Manager in Smart Energy Lab, responsible for the competitive funding applications and project management. He has also been actively collaborating with the European Commission as an external expert evaluating proposals and monitoring projects from H2020 and Horizon EU programs over the last 7 years.