Prof. Andre Pereira completed his PhD in physics from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP) in 2010. He currently serves as an assistant professor at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of FCUP, an assistant researcher at the Institute of Material Physics of the University of Porto (IFIMUP) and a visiting academic member of the Imperial College of London, UK. He is a member of the IFIMUP scientific committee and a member of the evaluation committee of the Integrated Masters in Physical Engineering at DFA-FCUP. His research interests include the magnetocaloric and magnetostructural effects.