Rogelio Jr Flores is an Integrated member of the Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies (GOVCOPP) Research Unit - Tourism and Development Group (the same research unit where he worked as a Scientific Fellow from December 2017 - June 2019), and an Affiliated Postdoctoral Researcher of the Department of Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering and Tourism (DEGEIT). He has also worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, under the ‘ATT – Agenda Mobilizadora Acelerar e Transformar o Turismo’ project from December 2023 - December 2025. He has more than 20 years of academic, research & development and industry experience in the field of tourism, hospitality, sustainable development and events management. He has held numerous teaching, academic and research positions as well as project involvements in Portugal, Spain, Oman, Malaysia, Ethiopia and the Philippines and is currently on assignment as an Associate Professor in Uzbekistan. Rogelio has extensive professional and training experience in academic and programme administration, human resource management, events management, airline operations management, passenger shipping operations, travel and tour agency operations and tour guiding. He has involved in a number of capacity development programmes and projects funded by World Bank, national and local government bodies, higher education institutions as well as private companies; and has developed curricula, course materials and prospectus in various Tourism, Hospitality, Business and Event Management programmes. He has also received a number of scholarships, honours and awards; and has organised international events and participated in various trainings, seminars and conferences. Among the prestigious scholarships he received include: the Postdoctoral Research Fellowship by University of Aveiro (2023 - 2025), PhD Scholarship by FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (2021 - 2023) and by University of Aveiro from 2019 - 2021. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Tourism and Advanced Studies in Tourism from University of Aveiro, Master’s degree in Business Administration from San Sebastian College Recoletos - Manila and Bachelor’s degree in Tourism from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. His research interests include sustainable development, natural and cultural heritage, event tourism and destination management. He is also active in volunteer activities about tourism exchange, environmental conservation, education, youth and community empowerment.