His areas of expertise include water quality and ecological modeling solutions (both turnkey and cooperative development), Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) work, database development in coastal management projects, management for transitional and coastal waters, and water related web projects, dynamic linkage to databases, and software solutions. Dr. Ferreira received his B.Sc. with honors in Biology (with Oceanography) from Southampton University, United Kingdom, and his Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences from the New University of Lisbon.