Dr. Samuel Oliveira obtained his Ph.D. in Bioengineering and Computational Biology at Tampere University (Finland) and Postdoctoral training in Microfluidics and Automation at Boston University (BU). He worked as a Research Assistant Professor and the Senior Manager of the Microfluidics Facility of the "Design, Automation, Manufacturing, and Processes" (DAMP) lab (www.damplab.org), the Academic Bio-foundry of Boston University.

In 2023, he joined NCA&T as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Nanoengineering at the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN). His lab investigates the emergence of community complexity, their underlying interactions, and the design principles of synthetic microbiomes. His team applies breakthroughs in computational and synthetic biology methods to improve our knowledge of the links between genetic sequences, intercellular communication, and programmable spatiotemporal behaviors of biological networks. This knowledge is then leveraged to build collective behaviors, such as micro-bio factories of valuable industry products or "smart" biosensors for agriculture and environmental problems.