Inês Vidigal has a degree in geography and a master's degree in European politics from IGOT-UL. Since 2014, she has been a research assistant at the Emigration Observatory, where she is responsible for the statistical data on the website and its communication to the general public. She is the editorial coordinator of the periodical publications, OEm Fact Sheets and Portuguese Emigration Factbook. She is co-author of several publications on emigration, including the statistical yearbook Portuguese Emigration. Statistical Report. She has participated in research projects related to migration at IGOT-UL and ISCTE-IUL. She worked at Pordata - Database of Contemporary Portugal for three years, where she published statistical information on social and economic indicators, in free access, for civil society.