Helder Fontes holds a Master's and PhD in Computer Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto. He is the leader of the Wireless Networks area and an auxiliary researcher at INESC TEC, as well as a visiting assistant professor at the same institution.

So far, he has participated in 26 research and development projects, 12 of which are European in scope. He has supervised and co-supervised 17 Master's theses and currently co-supervises 2 PhD students, accumulating around 30 scientific publications.

Destaca-se pela sua atuação em projetos europeus dedicados à criação de Digital Twins de testbeds He stands out for his involvement in European projects dedicated to the creation of Digital Twins of real testbeds, using experimental data assimilation approaches, such as the SIMBED and SIMBED+ projects in the context of Wi-Fi, and CONVERGE and REPLICA for 6G technology. He has also contributed to the development of multi-technology networks, dynamically provisioned for emergency scenarios through the RESPONDRONE, OVERWATCH, and HURRICANE projects.

His research interests include simulation, emulation, and experimentation in wireless networks, especially in emerging scenarios such as aerial and maritime networks. He focuses on cross-layer optimization and the repeatability and reproducibility of experiments using Digital Twins for wireless networks.