Ricardo Jorge Martins da Veiga is a PhD candidate in Computer Engineering at the University of Algarve's Faculty of Sciences and Technology, where he has been pursuing his doctorate since November 2021. He is affiliated with the NOVA LINCS Group: Multimodal Systems. He holds both a Master's degree (2020) and Bachelor's degree (2017) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Algarve's Higher Institute of Engineering. As an accomplished researcher, Veiga has published 4 peer-reviewed journal articles and contributed 6 book chapters to the scientific literature. His innovative work has resulted in 2 registered patents, demonstrating the practical applications of his research. He has been recognized with 3 awards or honors for his contributions to the field. Veiga is highly active in the academic community, having organized 6 scholarly events and participated in 32 conferences and workshops. As a reviewer, he has already evaluated manuscripts for 7 international journals and 2 conferences. His research experience includes serving as a PhD Student Fellow on 1 project, Research Fellow on 4 projects, and contributing to 2 technical development initiatives. Additionally, he has served as an Invited Assistant Professor, teaching courses in programming, operating systems, web technologies, and computer vision. His interdisciplinary research spans Engineering and Technology, with particular expertise in Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics, Telecommunications, and Computer and Information Sciences. His work focuses on computer vision, machine learning, and marine ecosystem monitoring, with special emphasis on pose estimation systems, underwater robotics, and real-time marine biodiversity surveillance using multimodal sensing technologies.