André Barriguinha has a degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Évora, where he was involved as a collaborator in several research projects in the Department of Rural Engineering of the same institution, in the areas of agricultural and forestry mechanization.

Subsequently, he expanded his professional skills, in the preparation and technical monitoring of projects and works in the agricultural and forestry sectors at the companies EcoAgro, Lda. and TMF, Lda., where he acquired extensive experience over the years in terms of consultancy and execution.

Master in Science and Geographic Information Systems and PhD candidate in Information Management – Geoinformatics at NOVA IMS Information Management School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa where he taught, as a guest lecturer, in the subjects of Databases and Geographic Information Systems and remains guest lecturer in the Urban Analytics course of the Post-Graduate Course in Smart Cities.

Since 2020, he has been working with NOVA Cidade – Urban Analytics Lab as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialist.