Nuno Lourenço is an Associate Professor at the University of Coimbra,
where he earned his Ph.D. in Information Science and Technology in
2016. He coordinates the Bio-Inspired Artificial Intelligence (bAI)
group at the Centre for Informatics and Systems (CISUC). His research
spans bio-inspired algorithms, optimization, and machine learning,
with emphasis on neuroevolution, sexual selection, and grammatical
evolution. An active member of the Evolutionary Computation community,
Nuno serves on the SPECIES Society Executive Board and the EuroGP
Steering Committee, having co-chaired EuroGP 2020 and 2021. He has
participated in 13 research projects, frequently collaborating with
industry on applied AI innovation in space systems, health, and
automated machine learning.