CV

🎓 Education

PhD in Philosophy
University of Minho, Portugal (2019–2024)
Dissertation: Well-Being and Human Enhancement: Towards Human Nature Developmentalism
Grade: Very Good (Unanimous)

PhD in Politics (Not Completed)
University of Manchester, UK (2016–2018)
Research: Relational Equality and Political Philosophy

M.Phil. in Political Philosophy
University of Minho, Portugal (2013–2015)
Dissertation: A Libertarian Theory of Justice: Contributions by Nozick and Steiner
Grade: Very Good with Distinction (19/20)

BA in Political Science and International Relations
University of Beira Interior, Portugal (2010–2013)
Grade: Very Good (16/20)

👨‍🏫 Academic & Professional Experience

Assistant Professor (Equivalent)
University of Minho – Philosophy
Oct 2024 – Present

📚 Teaching Highlights

Selected Guest Lectures (2023–2024):

• Ethics of Human Enhancement, Political Philosophy (Master’s), University of Minho

• Theories of Well-Being, Political Philosophy (Undergraduate), University of Minho

• Editing and Flourish: Ethical Challenges of Human Enhancement, Political Philosophy (Master’s), University of Minho

• Transhumanist Anthropology, Philosophical Anthropology (Undergraduate), University of Minho

• Socialism: Utopian and Scientific, Political Theory (Undergraduate), University of Minho

• From Proto-Socialism to Marxism, Philosophy and Political Science II, University of Porto

• Socialism and Anarchism: 19th-Century Social Philosophies, History of Political Ideas, University of Beira Interior
  
  

Public Lectures

• Philosophy, Ethics, and Artificial Intelligence, ACE Famalicão

• Ethical Dilemmas of Artificial Intelligence, Escola Secundária Carlos Amarante (Braga)

🔬 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

• PhD Research in Philosophy
  📅 2019 – 2024
  🔍 Focus: Political Philosophy, Bioethics, AI, IoT, Transhumanist Anthropology
  
  

• PhD Research in Politics
  📅 2016 – 2018
  🔍 Focus: Distributive Justice, Relational Egalitarianism

📚 ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS

Dissertation

• (2017) Uma teoria da justiça libertarista: contribuições de Nozick e Steiner. In Coleção DISS-E N.º 1 (ed. Centro de Ética, Política e Sociedade), (pp. 1-204).
  
  

Book Chapters

• 2025. A abordagem desenvolvimentalista ao melhoramento humano. In B. Sylla et al. (Eds.), Identidade e Diferença: Actas do XII Simpósio Luso-Galaico de Filosofia (pp. 173-190). Braga: UMinho Editora. https://doi.org/10.21814/uminho.ed.138.13.

• 2020. (w/ Pedro Moreira). Filosofia Política. In. A. Malamud, M. Camerlo & R. Pinto (Eds.), Ciência Política à Portuguesa: A Disciplina Contada pelos seus Protagonistas, pp. 31-51.

Peer-Reviewed Articles

• 2026. (w/ Rui Mateus) Autonomy Under Control: Ethical Challenges of Brain-Machine Interfaces. Journal of Science Fiction and Philosophy 8, pp. 1-30. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18640369.

• 2026. Flesh as Trauma: First Thoughts on the Transhumanist Traumatic View of the Human Body. Tópicos, Revista de Filosofía 74, pp. 429-462. https://doi.org/10.21555/top.v740.3107.

• 2025. Inteligência Artificial e Neurotecnologias: Ferramentas para o Florescimento Humano. Vértice 213, pp. 95-116.

• 2025. Are brain–machine interfaces the real experience machine? Exploring the libertarian risks of brain-machine interfaces. AI&Society 40, pp. 4531-4543. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-025-02233-w.

• 2024. Counselling as a procedural safeguard for Brain-Machine Interfaces. Pandemos, 2, pp. 1-24. https://doi.org/10.13125/pan-6484.

• 2017. A Relação Binomial Virtù-Fortuna no Pensamento Ético e Político de Maquiavel. Argumentos 8 (16), pp. 137-144.

• 2015. Uma Leitura do Discurso da Servidão Voluntária. Kairos. Journal of Philosophy & Science 12: pp. 95-110. https://doi.org/10.56526/10451/60150.

• 2014. Considerações sobre a Representação: No Limiar da Soberania e da Democracia em Rousseau e Sieyès. Problemata – Revista Internacional de Filosofia 5 (2): pp. 68-77. https://doi.org/10.7443/21249.

• 2013. (w/ Tiago Ramalho). O Sistema de Partidos em Portugal. CIES-IUL e-Working Paper N. º 151/2013, Lisboa.

• 2013. John Rawls: Um Novo Paradigma de Ordenação Política. 32 pp. Covilhã: LusoSofia – Online Library of Philosophy and Culture.
  
  

📚 Dictionary Entry

• 2019. Saga. In E-Dicionário de Termos Literários. Https://edtl.fcsh.unl.pt/encyclopedia/saga/.

🎤 Conferences & Presentations

Peer-Reviewed

• 2025. Existential Obsolescence: Human Obsolescence in the Age of Neurotechnology. “UMinho Research and Innovation Open Days”, University of Minho, 12-11-2025.

• 2025. How to Keep You in the Loop? Safeguards for Closed-Loop BCIs. “15th Braga Meetings on Ethics and Political Philosophy”, University of Minho, 26-06-2025.

• 2024. Discussant: Should we be concerned about enhancing our nature? “Book workshop: The Quest for Human Nature: What Philosophy and Science Have Learned by Marco J. Nathan”, CEPS, University of Minho, 10-12-2024.

• 2024. No space for privacy in the era of brain-machine interfaces. “The Era of Artificial Intelligence and the Merging of Human and Machine: New Perspectives of Humanistic and Socio-Pedagogical Knowledge”, University of Sassari, Alghero, Italy, 19-09-2024.

• 2024. Towards a moral and political framework for genetic interventions: Balancing well-being and access. “Bioethics & Social Justice: Phenomenological & Analytical Perspectives”, Czech Republic, 13-09-2024.

• 2023. The Developmental approach to Human Enhancement. “XII Simpósio Luso-Galaico de Filosofia”. University of Minho, 29-06-2023.

• 2023. The Politics of Gene Editing: A Developmental Approach. “XI Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Ciência Política”, University of Beira Interior, 31-03-2023.

• 2023. Gene editing, Politics, and Well-being. “Technopolitics: Charting the Unknown”, University of Coimbra, 03-02-2023.

• 2022. Discussant: Re-Envisioning Freedom: Ethical and Political Agency in our Times of Ecological Disaster. Workshop by Maeve Cooke. “CEPS Seminar Series in Ethics and Political Philosophy”, University of Minho, 11-10-2022.

• 2022. A Recipe to finish baking our Human Nature. “12th Braga Meetings on Ethics and Political Philosophy”, University of Minho, 27-06-2022.

• 2022. Why We Need to Genetically Enhance Our Human Nature. “II Conferência Internacional Novos Investigadores em Estudos Políticos”, Universidade da Beira Interior, 28-04-2022.

• 2017. The Ontological Foundations of C. B. Macpherson’s Creative Individualism. MANCEPT Seminar. University of Manchester, 25-10-2017.

• 2016. Despised Freedom? Tension between principles in Hillel Steiner’s thought. “VIII Conference of Portuguese Political Science Association”, NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities, 10-02-2016.

• 2015. Liberty and Property, an evil duality in Anarchy, State, and Utopia. “VI Meetings on Ethics and Political Philosophy”, University of Minho, 9-06-2015.

• 2014. Predistribution and Basic Income as the libertarian shortcut to replace the welfare state. "Summer-School in Political Philosophy & Public Policy: Predistribution and Property-Owning Democracy", Institute of Arts and Human Sciences of University of Minho, 15-07-2014.

• 2014. Unconditional Basic Income: why can’t it be a paternalistic policy? "Unconditional Basic Income: a new Human Right?", NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities, 11-07-2014.

• 2014. Negative and Positive conceptions of Individual Rights: Nozick and Kropotkine. "1st Meeting of Post-graduates and Young Researchers of Philosophy, Communication and Information", Faculty of Arts and Humanities of University of Coimbra, 5-06-2014.
  
  

Invited Talks

• 2025. Ethics of Artificial Intelligence. “X Encontro da Casa das Ciências” (Caldas da Rainha). 16-04-2025.

• 2023. Artificial Intelligence: Threat or Opportunity? “XXV Jornadas da Comunicação”. Universidade do Minho (Braga). 14-03-2023.

• 2023. Higher Education in the Era of Artificial Intelligence. “2.º Fórum + Educação Superior”. Universidade do Minho e Centro IDEA UMinho (Guimarães), 15-02-2023.

• 2013. The limitation of Local Authorities Mandates. “Radio Cova da Beira” (Covilhã), 31-05-2013.

🧪 Projects & Grants

• AI4FLTHE: AI for Learning & Teaching in Higher Education (Arqus, 2023-2024)

• FCT Doctoral Scholarship: Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (2019-2023)

• School of Social Sciences (University of Manchester) Doctoral Scholarship: (2016-2018)

• Political Science in Portugal (ICS-ULisboa, 2016-2020)
  
  

📰 Media & Interviews

• 2024. Estamos a moldar os animais à nossa imagem? Notícias Magazine, 09-06-2024.

• 2024. O Admirável e Inquietante Mundo Novo das Interfaces Cérebro-Máquina. Observador. 08-04-2024.

• 2024. Interviewed by Catarina Silva, Notícias Magazine, on the Ethical Challenges of Brain-Machine Interfaces and cerebral implants, 11-02-2024.

• 2023. Interviewed by Daniel Catalão, RTP on the Ethical Challenges of Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT, 04-04-2023.

📅 Conference & Event Organisation

Organised and co-organised 20+ academic events including:

• Braga Meetings on Ethics and Political Philosophy

• Ethics of Biotechnologies, Libertarian Thought, Unconditional Basic Income

• Public debates, documentary screenings, and political science open days
  
  

🌐 Affiliations

• Centre for Ethics, Politics, and Society (CEPS), UMinho

• Manchester Centre for Political Theory (MANCEPT)

• CDCCA – Civic Association

• Group of Political Studies (GEP) - Founding Member
  
  

🏆 Awards

• Best Finalist Student, Political Science & International Relations, University of Beira Interior and Jornal do Fundão (2013)