Ana Balula holds a Master and a PhD in Multimedia in Education, with habilitation in Education - Pedagogy and Educational Technology. She is an integrated member of the Research Centre on Didactics and Technology in the Education of Trainers of the University of Aveiro, Portugal. She has been a member of scientific committees of international congresses and journals and participated in several scientific projects in her main research areas – the use of digital technology in education and didactics of foreign languages for specific purposes.