Hernán Patricio Moyano Ayala is a Civil Engineer from the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador (2021), with a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Beira Interior in Portugal (2023), and a diploma in Service Essentials for Business from ILAC International College in Toronto, Canada (2022). He has complemented his education with training in academic English, intercultural communication, professional ethics, leadership, and customer service. Since 2021, he has served as a university lecturer and teaching assistant, supervising laboratories in Materials Resistance, Fluid Mechanics, and Thermodynamics, and teaching courses such as Mathematics, Algebra, Technical Drawing, Geometry, and Trigonometry. He is currently a professor at Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo (ESPOCH) in Ecuador, where he teaches Applied Topography and Forest Road Engineering. His academic and multicultural background has strengthened his technical, pedagogical, and communication skills. He also holds the Red ENTER Certificate, which reflects his commitment to high-quality education and continuous professional development.

Marisa Sofia Dinis de Almeida is a Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture at UBI, where she teaches courses in various disciplines within Civil Engineering and Architecture. She has advanced knowledge in laboratory techniques for characterizing bituminous mixtures and is responsible for the bituminous materials laboratory. She advises PhD and Master's thesis students in Civil Engineering and is a researcher at C-Made – Centre of Materials and Building Technologies, focusing on the development of materials for road paving and innovative construction technologies, especially the use of recycled materials and low-impact solutions. Marisa has participated in several research projects funded by the Portuguese funding agency for science, research, and technology (FCT) and is the author or co-author of papers and communications in national and international journals and scientific meetings. Her current research interests include the development and performance evaluation of economical and environmentally sustainable solutions for road paving, particularly in mitigating and adapting to climate change.