Pedro Gouveia graduated in electrical engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon’s technical university. After graduation, he worked at EDP Inovação S.A., where he was involved in several research and development projects related to home automation and smart grids at the level of technology evaluation, market studies, and economic-feasibility analysis. Since 2018, Gouveia has worked in the smart grid department at EDP-Distribuição — Energia S.A.S.A.