Alex Olivier Alves Rodrigues, heย has a graduate degree in Computer Engineering and a master’s in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from the Polytechnic Institute of Braganรงa. He is currently a PhD student at the University of Trรกs-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.ย