José Eduardo Moreira Fernandes received his M.Sc. in Information Systems and his Ph.D. in Technology and Information Systems from the University of Minho, Portugal. He is a professor at the Technology and Management School of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança since 1998, in the Informatics and Communications department, and he is currently the Director of the Master in Informatics. His main research interests include software engineering (particularly topics as software requirements, models, processes, and education), business process modeling and technologies, and pervasive information systems.