{"id":22,"date":"2026-05-08T15:04:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virgiliocervantes.pt\/wordpress\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2026-05-10T12:48:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T12:48:59","slug":"sobre","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/virgiliocervantes.com\/index.php\/sobre\/","title":{"rendered":"Sobre"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"22\" class=\"elementor elementor-22\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1813e5c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1813e5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a6681a elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4a6681a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"vcabout\">\r\n  <style>\r\n    .vcabout{width:100vw;margin-left:calc(50% - 50vw);margin-right:calc(50% - 50vw);padding:90px 5%;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#030812,#07111f 48%,#050c17);color:#e6edf7;font-family:Inter,Arial,sans-serif}\r\n    .vcabout-inner{max-width:1450px;margin:0 auto;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.05fr .95fr;gap:70px;align-items:center}\r\n    .vcabout-kicker{color:#10B981;font-size:12px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:22px}\r\n    .vcabout h1{margin:0 0 28px;color:#fff;font-size:clamp(42px,5vw,76px);line-height:1;letter-spacing:-3px}\r\n    .vcabout p{color:#a9bdd6;font-size:17px;line-height:1.9;margin:0 0 20px}\r\n    .vcabout strong{color:#fff}\r\n    .vcabout-box{margin-top:30px;padding:28px;border-radius:26px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.055);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.10);box-shadow:0 24px 70px rgba(0,0,0,.34);color:#dce8f7}\r\n    .vcabout-photo{border-radius:34px;overflow:hidden;padding:12px;background:linear-gradient(145deg,rgba(255,255,255,.10),rgba(255,255,255,.03));border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.10)}\r\n    .vcabout-photo img{width:100%;display:block;border-radius:24px}\r\n    @media(max-width:980px){.vcabout-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr}}\r\n  <\/style>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"vcabout-inner\">\r\n\r\n    <div>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"vcabout-kicker\">\r\n        About\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <h1>\r\n        Academic, professional and international background\r\n      <\/h1>\r\n\r\n      <p>\r\n        Virg\u00edlio Cervantes works in the fields of privacy, data protection, digital governance and regulatory compliance, combining academic, legal and operational experience across international environments.\r\n      <\/p>\r\n\r\n      <p>\r\n        His professional experience includes roles related to data protection within highly regulated and technologically complex environments, with particular focus on healthcare, international data transfers, governance frameworks and the operational implementation of the GDPR.\r\n      <\/p>\r\n\r\n      <p>\r\n        Throughout his career, he has collaborated with multidisciplinary teams, international governance structures and organisations from both the public and private sectors, contributing to the development of sustainable models of accountability, risk management and data protection by design.\r\n      <\/p>\r\n\r\n      <p>\r\n        He holds a Doctorate in Law from the University of Reading, where his research focused on <strong>Data Protection by Design and by Default<\/strong> and the practical operationalisation of the core principles of the GDPR.\r\n      <\/p>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"vcabout-box\">\r\n        His approach is based on the integration of law, technology, information security and organisational governance, seeking to transform complex regulatory requirements into clear, proportionate and sustainable operational models.\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"vcabout-photo\">\r\n\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\"\r\n        src=\"https:\/\/virgiliocervantes.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6356-rotated.jpg\"\r\n        alt=\"Dr Virg\u00edlio Cervantes\"\r\n      >\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Academic, professional and international background Virg\u00edlio Cervantes works in the fields of privacy, data protection, digital governance and regulatory compliance, combining academic, legal and operational experience across international environments. 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