Álvaro Barbosa (Angola 1970) is an Academic and a Media Arts & Technology (MAT) Researcher based in Macao, SAR-China. He is a Full-Professor of Communication and Media, and since 2022 the Vice-Rector for Internationalization and Academic Affairs at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ). Prior to this position, Prof. Barbosa served as Vice-Rector for Strategic Development and Resesarch at USJ from 2019 to 2022, Dean of the Faculty of Creative Industries at USJ from 2012 to 2018, and before that as Head of the Sound and Image Department of the School of Arts at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP), where He co-founded in 2004 the Research Center for Science and Technology of the Arts (CITAR), in 2009 the Creative Business Incubator ARTSpin and in 2011 the Digital Creativity Center (CCD). Prof. Barbosa also designed and implemented various innovative curricula at UCP and USJ, including a PhD program in Science and Technology of the Arts, a Master Degree in Creative Industries Management, a Bachelor Degree in Fashion Design, a Bachelor Degree in Digital Cinema, and Post-Graduate programs in Photography and Digital Design. Holding a PhD degree in Computer Science and Digital Communication from Pompeu Fabra University in Spain and a Undergraduate Degree in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering from University of Aveiro in Portugal, his core academic research is grounded on the field of Audio and Music Technology, which he developed as a researcher at the Barcelona Music Technology Group(MTG) between 2001 and 2006. His work, on experimental Network Music and Interactive Sound-Design Systems, was consolidated in 2010 during a Post-Doctoral Research Position at Stanford University‘s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA). Prof. Barbosa’s academic research has been published extensively in peer-reviewed conferences and journals, collaborating with a large number of renowned international researchers. In addition, he was the founding editor of the Journal for Science and Technology of the Arts, and regularly collaborates in scientific committees of prestigious international Journals and Conferences. As an Experimental Media Artist, Prof. Barbosa also produced, presented and performed various projects worldwide, featuring creative work in Electronic and Acoustic Music, Interactive Art Installations, Photography, Sound Design, Computer Animation and Audiovisual Media Production. In recent years, his Academic focus, has been in fostering Systematic Creativity as an essential process applied to Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Leadership, by mentoring start-ups, supervising and teaching, in multiple international University Programs (i.e. Design, Architecture, Cultural Studies, Media Communication, and Business Administration).