Associate Professor Paulo Augusto has held this role at the University of Salamanca since 2011. He held Assistant Professor and other academic and research positions in other universities including the University of Porto and the University of Manchester. He has been involved in several national and international projects, either as coordinator or as a team member, totalling a funding of over 15 million euros. Of particular note was the highly financed MAGPRO2LIFE European project.

Paulo has published over 70 book chapters and papers in top-level international scientific media, filed nine patents and has presented scientific works in more than 100 conferences and congresses. He has given several invited lectures in conferences and has also acted as chairman in some of them. He has been the supervisor of dozens of postdoctoral researchers, doctoral candidates and various graduate and master degrees. He works as a regular referee of several top scientific journals and also has regular experience as a reviewer of European, national and international projects as well as graduation courses. He has also acted as an international expert in academic review panels and has produced several publications and projects regarding pedagogical innovation in teaching.