João M. P. Coelho (b. 1968) received his engineering degree in Physics and Materials Engineering in 1992 from Nova University of Lisbon (Portugal) and his Ph.D. degree in Physics Engineering at the Technical University of Lisbon in 2003. He was a researcher at INETI, Lisbon (1991-2009) and since 2009 he works at the Laboratory of Optics, Lasers and Systems, FCUL, Lisbon, where he is an integrated member and vice-coordinator (since 2018) of the Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering (IBEB). He also colaborates with the Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences (IA). His research interests include lasers in materials processing, biomedical engineering, optical design and optical metrology. In this fields he has participated and is participating in several national and international research projects. In 1996 he received the third place in the Award Inovation Young Engineer 1996 given by the Portuguese Order of Engineers (Ordem dos Engenheiros). In 2017 he received a SET Panel Excellence Award, for is excellent contribution to the SET 198 Task Group on “Visible Laser Dazzle Effects and Protection” that enhanced the visibility of the SET Panel and is a major benefit for the NATO community (NATO 2017), and, related with this activity, in 2019 he received the STO Scientific Achievement Award 2019, SET-198 Task Group on “Visible Laser Dazzle - Effects and Protection”, Science and Technology Organization (NATO 2019). He is a member of the Portuguese Society of Optics and Photonics (SPOF) and Sociedade Portuguesa Interdisciplinar do Laser Médico (SPILM).