Claúdia Quaresma, Occupational Therapist, has a PhD in Biomedical Engineering and is an Assistant Professor at NOVA School of Science and Technology – NOVA FCT and an effective member of the LIBPhys Research Centre. She is currently a member of the NOVA FCT Scientific Council, the Executive Committee of the NOVA FCT Physics Department and the IPBeja Evaluation and Quality Council as an external member.

She is also the coordinator of the 3D Printing Centre for Health and Guest Editor of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health/- Special Issue on Frontiers in Patient Rehabilitation and Technology, the author of scientific articles and book chapters, the holder of patents, has collaborated as a member of the editorial board and/or reviewer of internationally renowned journals, and has been a member of various Scientific Conference Committees. In the last five years he has coordinated around 20 projects in partnership with hospitals and companies and has 12 scientific, educational and innovation awards.

His scientific areas of research are related to biomechanics and the development of new technologies with a special focus on rehabilitation.