Currently he is director of the Psychology Doctoral Programme at the University of Porto. He has been involved in several large-scale cross-national projects (including ICSEY- International Comparative Study of Ethnocultural Youth – and ISATIS – International Study of Attitudes Toward Immigration and Settlement) examining the role of Portuguese emigration and immigration, gender stereotypes, racial attitudes, perceptions of risk, love, deception, and implicit cognitions. Professor Neto’s research interests include migration, emotion and cross-cultural psychology. Author is of 18 books and over 250 scientific articles.