In 2010 I completed my PhD in the Spatial Planning of Mediterranean Rural Landscapes at the University of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). Between 2009 and 2015 I worked as a Spatial and Land-Use Planner at the James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen, Scotland. During that period I acted as technical and scientific liaison between land-use and landscape research and the territorial policies of the Scottish Government. Since September 2015 I have worked as a Researcher (Investigador Auxiliar Convidado) at the University of Évora (Portugal), where between 2020 and 2022 I led the Landscape Dynamics and Management Research Group of the MED-Mediterran Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development (https://www.med.uevora.pt/research-groups/). Currently, I am also assistant professor of rural geography and landscape ecology at the department of Landscape, Environment and Planning of this same university. The main objective of my research is to devise novel approaches to tackle complex social-ecological challenges in Mediterranean and other European rural landscapes and territories. My academic and professional backgrounds have evolved from an original focus on unraveling the complexity of land-use and landscapes, using Geographic Information Technologies and modeling (UG and Msc), towards envisioning more sustainable and resilient governance options for rural Land Use and Landscapes (Phd and post-doc). To tackle the challenges raised, I adopt an inter-and trans-disciplinary approach. I have developed and implemented numerous methods and techniques, both quantitative, and qualitative. Among the former, I have worked with Spatial Analysis, Uncertainty and Complexity Modeling, Object-Based Programming, and Landscape and Land Use Modeling. Among the latter, I have developed Surveys, Interviews, Focus Groups and Participatory Workshops, and Policy Impact Assessments. Last, I am also a member of the editorial board for the indexed journal Landscape Ecology (https://www.springer.com/journal/10980/editors) and of the executive committee of the International Association of Landscape Ecology-Europe (https://iale-europe.eu/executive-committee-2022-2025)