Raul D. S. G. Campilho is an Assistant Professor at ISEP – School of Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal. He obtained his Habilitation in Mechanical Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto in 2020, his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the same institution in 2009, his M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, with a specialization in Mechanical Constructions, in 2006, and his degree in Mechanical Engineering, Transport Branch, from ISEP in 2003. He is also affiliated with the Associated Laboratory for Energy, Transports and Aeronautics as a researcher. He has published more than 320 journal articles, contributed to 136 book sections, and authored or edited 23 books. He has participated in over 110 academic events and has supervised 5 Ph.D. theses, 167 M.Sc. dissertations, and co-supervised 73 M.Sc. dissertations. He has received 16 awards and honors, and has participated in several research projects, including one as Principal Investigator and six as a researcher. His research interests include material joining, adhesive joints, material characterization, polymers, composite materials, sandwich structures, advanced manufacturing systems, automation and robotics, industrial design, numerical modelling, the finite element method, and cohesive zone models.