My research experience and scholarship in the fields of stellar astrophysics and exoplanetary science are extensive. I am an expert on analyzing asteroseismic data and over the years have developed a considerable interest in the use of asteroseismology not only to characterize exoplanet systems, but also to elucidate the dynamics and evolution of those systems. I was awarded, in 2018, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship to study giant planets transiting oscillating evolved stars. This was followed, in 2020, by the award of a highly competitive FCT Stimulus contract, having ranked 1st nationwide in the Physics panel (Assistant Researcher level). I have since begun applying the added temporal dimension brought by seismic ages of distant red giants to studies of the assembly of the Galaxy, or Galactic archaeology.

I have been an active contributor to the asteroseismic program of the NASA Kepler mission (later rebranded as K2) since its launch in 2009, having also contributed to the analysis of asteroseismic targets observed by the CoRoT space mission as well as during ground-based, radial-velocity campaigns. I have or have had scientific coordination roles within the TESS (NASA), PLATO (ESA), and Ariel (ESA) space mission consortia. I led the work that allowed predictions to be made of the detectability of solar-like oscillations with TESS, work that helped shape the performance requirements for the instrumentation. I was also a member of the TESS Target Selection Working Group, which was responsible for overseeing construction of the mission input catalog, as well as prioritization and construction of the core-mission exoplanet target list. With regard to PLATO, I led (until 2017) a work package devoted to solar-type stars with planets within the framework of the PLATO Science Management (PSM), overseeing the specification of procedures to be adopted in the preparation of asteroseismic-analysis-ready light curves. Since 2018, I lead a work package dealing with the acquisition of grids of stellar evolution models within the framework of the PLATO Data Center (PDC). Concerning Ariel, I lead a work package responsible for determining the fundamental parameters of the mission's target stars.

I have authored over 180 publications (including Nature and Science). I am also an enthusiastic communicator, giving frequent talks to various target groups. Furthermore, I frequently contribute to both the national and international media on research-related stories.