Joao Paulo Carmo was born in 1970 in Maia, Portugal. He graduated with his BS degree in 1993 and received his MSc degree in 2002 both in electrical engineering from the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal. In 2011, he also obtained graduation recognition in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Brazil. In 2007, he obtained a PhD degree in industrial electronics from the University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal. His PhD thesis presented research regarding RF transceivers for integration in microsystems to be used in wireless sensor network applications. From 2008 to 2013, he was a principal researcher at the CMEMS (Center MicroElectroMechanical Systems), University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal. In 2021, he obtained the habilitation for full professor (Livre-Docência/Agregação) degree at the University of São Paulo (USP). Since 2021, he has served as an associate professor. He is involved in research on micro/nanofabrication technologies for mixed-mode/RF systems, solid-state integrated sensors, microactuators, and micro/nanodevices for use in wireless and biomedical applications.