Organization/Coordination of Events
Type of Organization/Coordination Event Type Event Title Organizer Period
Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) at ISCTE-IUL Conference Europe as a Global Actor CEI-ISCTE 2025
Coordination of scientific event (with scientific committee) at ISCTE-IUL Seminar or Seminar Cycle Global Challenges Summer School CEI-ISCTE 2023
Awards
Award Description Year
FCT “Scientific Employment Stimulus” 2023
FCT PhD scholarship 2015
Transparency International Award for the essay “Corruption in Ukraine: Challenges and Perspectives for the Energy Sector" 2014
External Professional Activities
Employer Country Description Period
European Defence Agency Belgium (Brussels) Senior Expert (Providing expertise for the European Defence Agency in the project “Symbiosis: Offshore Renewable Energy for Defence”. Contribution to EU policy development, expertise provision to EU and national policymakers, and to the industry in the field of energy-related defence, maritime security and hybrid warfare.) 2024 - 2025
European Defence Agency (Consultation Forum for Sustainable Energy in the Defence and Security Sector (CF SEDSS)) Belgium (Brussels) Senior Expert (Providing expertise for the European Union's European Defence Agency under the project "Consultation Forum For Sustainable Energy in the Defence and Security Sector". Contribution to EU policy development, provision of expertise to policymakers and industry. Author of the expert study “Protection of Offshore Critical Energy Infrastructure Beyond National Sovereignty: Military Rules of Engagement and Barriers”.) 2023 - 2029
Diffusion Activities
Activity Type Event Title Activity Description Year
Participation in general diffusion news tv show PUBLICO: Polish People Divided Between Europe and Nationalism Interview offered tot the Portuguese news outlet PUBLICO under the title: "Polacos divididos entre a Europa e o nacionalismo" 2025
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event THRI Critical Raw Materials Summer School Invited Talk on the topic: "Navigating Hybrid Threats in the Black Sea: Critical Energy Infrastructure at the Frontline" 2025
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES FOR EASTERN EUROPE, THE SOUTH CAUCASUS AND CENTRAL ASIA IN 2025 Invited talk on the topic Maritime (In)security in the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea: Hybrid Warfare as Tool of Destabilisation 2025
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event The EU’s Turn from Geopolitics to Geoeconomics in a Changing Global Order Invited Talk on the topic: "Geopolitical Shocks and Financial Strains: Stress-Testing the Green Transition in the Greater North European Energy Corridor" 2025
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event Digital Innovation Summit Bucharest 2025
Participation in general diffusion news tv show DELFI News Latvia Interview offered for the Latvian news outlet DELFI under the title: "Preparation for warfare in the offshore is necessary and components must be produced by ourselves. What energy experts are discussing." 2025
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event ESDC Climate Change Course Invited Talk on the topic: "Battlegrounds of the Future: Fuelling Resistance of the Critical Energy Infrastructure in a Climate-Disrupted World" 2025
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event European Defence Agency's 3rd Symbiosis Regional Workshop Invited talk on the topic Offshore Critical Energy Infrastructure at the Frontline of Hybrid Warfare: A Complex Legal Regime 2025
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event WindWorks Invited Talk on the topic: "Strategic Integration of Wind Energy and Defence Operations in the Baltic Sea: Navigating Legal, Security, and Investment Complexities" 2025
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event Critical Raw Materials Workshop Invited Talk on the topic: "Securing the Flow: Critical Raw Materials and Offshore Wind Security in the Black Sea" 2025
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event PhD Guest lecture: ISCTE Invited Talk on the topic: "The Unseen Battlefield: Analysing Hybrid Threats and the Strategic Challenge of Information Warfare" 2025
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event ESDC Doctoral School Invited Talk on the topic: "The Impact of Hybrid Threats on EU and NATO Security Policies and Their Strategic Cooperation" 2025
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event CSDP Course: The Challenges of Securing the Maritime Areas for the EU Invited Talk on the topic Maritime (In)Security at the Frontline of Hybrid Warfare: A Complex Legal Regime 2025
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event Second European Conference on SKILLS IN THE DEFENCE SECTOR Invited talk on the topic Skills Alignment in the European Defence Sector 2024
Coordination of knowledge diffusion event The EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy in the Middle East: The Syrian Conflict Case Open guest lecture about the EU’s role and engagement in conflict management and resolution and the EU as an exporter of peace at global level 2024
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event EU Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) Orientation Course Invited talk on the topic Critical Energy Infrastructure at the Frontline of Hybrid Warfare 2024
Coordination of knowledge diffusion event The European Union and Democracy in the Present Context Open guest lecture about the democratic deficit and backsliding in the EU 2024
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event Global Challenges Summer School Invited talk on the topic Energy (In)Security at the Frontline of Hybrid Warfare 2024
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event CSDP Orientation Course 2024: National Defence Institute Invited talk on he topic Critical Energy Infrastructure at the Frontline of Hybrid Warfare 2024
Coordination of knowledge diffusion event Europe as a Global Actor: The EMSA's role and activities Open guest lecture about maritime security and the role of the EU's European Maritime Safety Agency 2024
Talk/Conference in public diffusion event BRIDGING REGIONS: ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE AND RENEWABLE ENERGY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE EU, CENTRAL ASIA, AND THE SOUTH CAUCASUS Invited talk on the topic The Black Sea maritime hotspot: offshore critical energy infrastructure at the frontline of hybrid warfare 2024