Paulo J. Morais holds a PhD and a degree in Materials Engineering from the University of Lisbon (Instituto Superior Técnico). Since 2001, he has been a Senior Researcher and Project Manager at Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade (ISQ), where he currently leads the Additive Manufacturing Laboratory. His expertise lies in R&D for production technologies and advanced materials processing, with a broad focus on driving industrial innovation. He has coordinated numerous national and international R&D projects and contributed to conferences, journals, and books. He also plays an active role in international qualification standards, chairing the examination panel for the ISQ Additive Manufacturing Authorised Nominated Body (AM-ANB) within the European Welding Federation system and representing ISQ in the International Additive Manufacturing Qualification Council (IAMQC).