João Pedro Calado Barradas Branco Pavia received his PhD in Information Sciences and Technologies in 2022.  The topic of his thesis was the design of wireless communication schemes for ultrafast communications in the millimetre wave and THz bands.

He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Applied Digital Technologies of the School of Applied Digital Technologies at ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon. His research interests include wireless communication networks, cybersecurity, big data and machine learning.

He is a member of IEEE and he is also a member of COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology, where he collaborates with professionals from several countries to develop solutions centred on the domain of intelligent radio communications for seamless inclusive interactions.

He has been involved as local organiser and reviewer in several conferences and symposia. He is also a reviewer for several journals of the information and communications technology area.