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Rui Costa Neto is a highly qualified professional with 20 year’s experience in the energy industry and academic sector. Currently Rui Costa Neto is Professor at the Faculty of Engineering of Universidade Lusófona Researcher at IN+ Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research, Técnico Lisboa. Hydrogen safety expert; Lithium-ion battery safety expert. Consultant on energy storage systems (Batteries, Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Ultracapacitors, Phase Change Materials). He has a career as professor at several Universities and Polytechnic Schools. At IST - Universidade de Lisboa, Rui Costa Neto supervised 46 MSc Engineering Students and co-supervised 1 PhD, 8 MSc Engineering Students. Rui Costa Neto main characteristic are responsibility, efficiency, organization, flexibility, creativity, critical thinking and proactivity in preparing proposals, management and implementation of projects. He has a PhD Degree in Chemical Engineering plus a Postdoctoral in Mechanical Engineering (Technical University of Lisbon, Técnico de Lisboa, IST). In 2007 he was selected to develop the first Hydrogen Laboratory at Técnico Lisboa (IST/IDMEC). In 2009 Rui Costa Neto became Assistant Researcher at IST where he coordinated and participated in dozens of projects, as Coordinator, Participant Researcher/ Project Manager, Scientific Consultant Evaluator, in the sector of Energy Systems, Environment and Transportation. Head of R&D Department of SRE, coordinated and participated in more than 12 of National and International Projects, were Rui Costa Neto developed the first commercial Portuguese PEM fuel cell in 2002. He has good negotiation skills acquired through complex sales processes involving business model preparation and feasibility analysis evaluation. He is high focus on the Business Development process through Critical Thinking and Creativity. Specialties: International Business Development; Project Management; Investment Valuation; Project Feasibility Analysis; Strategic Planning; Business Administration; Technical & Economical Evaluation; Financial/Cost Controls; Contract Negotiations; University Teaching; Renewable Energy, Smart Grids; Smart Cities; Energy Storage; Modeling Simulation; Complex Problem Solving.