**About the Editors**

**Paulo Antunes** (Ph.D.) received a Physics Engineering degree in 2005, an M.Sc. in Applied Physics in 2007 and a Ph.D. in Physics Engineering in 2011 from the Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor at the Physics Department of the Aveiro University, Portugal. As a researcher, he is also with the I3N-Aveiro (Institute of Nanostructures, Nanomodelling and Nanofabrication) and the Instituto de Telecomunicac¸oes. His research interests include the study ˜ and simulation of optical fiber sensors based on silica and polymeric fibers for static and dynamic measurements, data acquisition, optical transmission systems and sensor networks for several applications, including medical applications and structural health monitoring. He has authored or co-authored more than 180 international journal papers, book chapters and conference technical papers with an emphasis on optical sensing devices and applications.

**Humberto Varum** (Ph.D.) is a Full Professor at the Civil Engineering Department of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Portugal. He is an Integrated Member of the CONSTRUCT research unit at the Institute of R&D in Structures and Construction. He was a Seconded National Expert at the ELSA laboratory, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Italy, from July 2009 to August 2010. Since May 2015, he has been a member of the directorate body of the Construction Institute at the University of Porto. He has been a Member of the National Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) since 2009 and is an Expert Member of the ICOMOS's International Scientific Committee of Earthen Architectural Heritage (ISCEAH). He has participated in post-earthquake field reconnaissance missions, in particular to L'Aquila (Italy, 2009), Lorca (Spain, 2011), Emilia-Romagna (Italy, 2012), Gorkha (Nepal, 2015) and Puebla (Mexico, 2017). His main research interests include the assessment, strengthening and repair of structures; earthquake engineering; and historic constructions' conservation and strengthening. He has coordinated and participated in several national and international research projects. He has co-authored over 400 publications in international peer-reviewed scientific journals, books and conference proceedings, in the fields of earthquake engineering, the assessment and strengthening of structures and earth construction rehabilitation.
