Alex Olivier Alves Rodrigues, he has a graduate degree in Computer Engineering and a master’s in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança. He is currently a PhD student at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto-Douro in the doctoral programme of Development, Societies and Territories. His research project is centred on artisan entrepreneurship and its role in the sustainable development of low population density cross-border territories.