Catarina Reis holds a PhD in Computer Science from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and a postgraduation in Strategic Management from the Universidade de Coimbra. She has been a Professor at the Polytechnic of Leiria since 2002, where she lectures on advanced topics in software engineering, agile methodologies, software quality and object-oriented programming. She is currently the Head of Research and Development at VOID Software to increase the outreach of scientific advancements in several areas. Her research topics include mHealth, Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies, Mobile Development (Android e iOS) and Agile Software Development Practices. She is a Senior Member of IEEE, Counselor of the IEEE Student Branch from the Polytechnic of Leiria. Vice-Chair of the IEEE Portugal Section and the Co-Chair for the Community Dev/Outreach of the IEEE Blockchain Initiative. She is also a frequent contributor as a reviewer and author of publications in conferences and journals.