Interfaces, estruturas supramoleculares, filmes automontados, membranas, electrónica molecular, magnetismo molecular, matéria condensada mole, polímeros, polímeros condutores, coloides e interfaces, Fotónica e óptica não-linear, propriedades ópticas de superfícies e interfaces nanotecnologia.
1999 - PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at the Institute of Physics of São Carlos, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil 1994 - Pedagogic and Scientific Exam in Physics Engineering, Faculty of Science and technology, New University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal 1989 – Graduation in Physics and Materials Engineering at the Faculty of Science and Technology of New University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal