Dr. Maria Manuel Torres is graduated in Mathematics by the Università degli Studi di Perugia, in Italy. After her bachelor she retourned to Portugal where she took the master and Phd in Algebra by the Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (FCUL).
Today she a research professor in the faculty where she works in Elementary Math, more specifically in Algebra and Combinatorial Mathematics. She is also a strong science communicator being usually involved in the organization of workshops, gatherings, and several other activities both for students and for elementary and high school teachers.