António M. Gonçalves-Coelho taught at NOVA University Lisbon from 1976 until 2016, when he retired as a Full Professor of Mechanical Engineering. He has been a researcher at UNIDEMI, the Research and Development Unit in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering hosted by NOVA School of Science and Technology. He is also a chartered engineer registered with the Portuguese Order of Engineers. His main research interests lie in Design Theory and Methodology, with a particular focus on Axiomatic Design (AD), a theory developed by N. P. Suh at the M.I.T. in the mid-1970s. Throughout his career, Professor Gonçalves-Coelho has collaborated with agencies responsible for evaluating and accrediting Mechanical Engineering degree programmes.