A. Jorge Parola received his PhD in Physical Chemistry from Universidade NOVA de Lisboa in 1998, after which he made a post-doc at the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Fribourg, Switzerland. He is presently Associate Professor with Habilitation at the Department of Chemistry of Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, teaching inorganic chemistry and physical chemistry. He belongs to the Cultural Heritage and Responsive Materials (CHARM) group at the Green Chemisty Associated Laboratory (LAQV-REQUIMTE). He is co-author of 6 book chapters and more than 135 papers, and holds 3 patents. His research interests include supramolecular photochemistry, molecular machines, and development of chromogenic materials for applications (photo-, electro- and thermochromic systems).