Organisation Chart

BOARD

Chairman: José Manuel Mendonça
Tel: +351 22 2094040
Contact

Mário Jorge Leitão
Tel: +351 22 2094040
Contact

Vladimiro Miranda
Tel: +351 22 2094030
Contact

João Peças Lopes
Tel: +351 22 2094049
Contact

Luís Maia Carneiro
Tel: +351 22 2094040
Contact

Gabriel David
Tel: +351 22 2094049
Contact

João Claro
Tel: +351 22 2094030
Contact

Bernardo Almada Lobo
Tel: +351 22 2094030
Contact

Rui Oliveira
Tel: +351 22 2094049
Contact

Executive Board
Chairman: José Manuel Mendonça
Mário Jorge Leitão
Luís Maia Carneiro
 

R&D CENTRES

Centre for Telecommunications and Multimedia
Coordination: Manuel Ricardo
Tel: +351 22 209 4298/9
Contact

Centre for Power and Energy Systems 
Coordination: Manuel António Matos
and Luís Seca
Tel: +351 22 209 4198
Contact

Centre for Enterprise Systems Engineering 
Coordination: Américo Azevedo
and António Lucas Soares 
Tel: +351 22 2094398/9
Contact

Center for Information Systems and Computer Graphics
Coordination: António Gaspar
and Ângelo Martins
Tel: +351 22 209 4199
Contact

Centre for Applied Photonics
Coordination: Paulo Marques
Assistant Coordinator: Ireneu Dias
Tel: +351 22 608 2601
Contact

Centre for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship
Coordination: Alexandra Xavier
Tel: +351 22 209 4398/9
Contact

Centre for Robotics in Industry and Intelligent Systems 
Coordination: António Paulo Moreira
Tel: +351 22 041 3317
Contact

Centre for Robotics and Autonomous Systems 
Coordination: Eduardo Silva
and Aníbal Matos
Tel: +351 22 834 0500
Contact

Centre for Biomedical Engineering Research 
Coordination: Aurélio Campilho
and João Paulo Cunha
Tel: +351 22 2094199
Contact

Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support
Coordination: Alípio Jorge
Tel: +351 22 2094199
Contact

Centre for Research in Advanced Computing Systems
Coordination: Fernando Silva
Tel: +351 22 2094199
Contact

Centre for Industrial Engineering and Management
Coordination: Ana Viana
and Pedro Amorim
Tel: +351 22 2094040
Contact

High-Assurance Software Laboratory
Coordination: Manuel Barbosa
and Alcino Cunha
Tel: +351 22 2094049
Contact

R&D ASSOCIATE UNIT

Research Centre in Real-Time and Embedded Computing Systems
Coordination: Eduardo Tovar
Tel: +351 22 209 4000
Contact

SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL

The Scientific Council is an internal body that supervises and defines policy for all scientific and technical activities. The Council's functions include:

• Assessing the merit of research projects, defining the annual budget, planning and reporting on activities at INESC TEC;

• Advising the Board on all subjects concerning  the scientific development of the institution;

• Encouraging excellence, quality assessment and promoting the institution's external image and its scientific activity.

President: Manuel António Matos
Tel: +351 22 209 4198
Contact

SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD

The Scientific Advisory Board is responsible for internal evaluations, as well as advising and producing reports on the scientific activity of the institution. This body is formed by internal researchers, along with Portuguese scientists and members of the international scientific community.

President: José Carlos Príncipe (University of Florida, EUA)
Tel: +351 22 2094041
Contact

ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Legal Support

The Legal Support service provides legal advisory and action on all legal matters emerging within the INESC TEC universe, namely in the areas of human resources, institutional relations, project contracts and public contracts for goods and services. The service will always defend the institution’s best interests, not only preventively, making sure that the institution is in accordance with national, community or other applicable legal frameworks, but also to repair any damage or minimise costs.

Manager: Graça Barbosa
Tel: +351 22 209 4000
Contact
 
Accounting and Finance

The Accounting and Finance service is responsible for managing the finances of the institute, for coordinating and executing the accounting activities, and for fulfilling all fiscal obligations. In this context, the service acts as a mediator between the institute and external parties, according to the guidelines provided by the Board. Moreover, the service is in charge of purchases, assets, travels and insurances.

Manager: Paula Faria
Tel: +351 222094000
Contact

Management Control

The Management Control service is responsible for coordinating and executing the activities inherent not only to budgetary planning and control, but also to producing,  coordinating and disseminating management information in order to make sure that all resources are obtained and used effectively and efficiently so as to fulfil the purposes of the institution. This service also manages the financial aspects of projects.

Manager: Marta Barbas
Assistant Manager: Vanda Ferreira
Tel: +351 22 209 4000
Contact
 
Human Resources

The Human Resources service coordinates and executes all activities pertaining to human resources management and to the implementation of HR related policies, according to the applicable law, internal regulations and guidelines provided by the Board.

Manager: Graça Barbosa
Assistant Manager: Margarida Gonçalves
Tel: +351 22 209 4000
Contact

Management Support

The Management Support service promotes the coordination between the Board, units and support services, guaranteeing process integration so that the institution provides a coordinated response. The service also prepares and operationalises the decisions of the Board of INESC TEC, namely by providing secretarial and administrative support to several decision-making bodies at the institution.

Manager: Graça Barbosa
Assistant Manager: Isabel Macedo
Tel: +351 22 209 4000
Contact 

Secretarial Coordination

The Secretarial Coordination is responsible for managing the secretaries of Centres and Services in order to guarantee that all typical procedures are coherent, and to make sure that all internal rules and procedures are followed in close collaboration with the different organisation and management services.

Manager: Grasiela Almeida
Tel: +351 22 209 4399
Contact

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

Industry Partnership Service

The Industry Partnership Service aims at strengthening INESC TEC’s capacity to provide R&D services and specialised consulting, taking advantage of the institution’s various areas of expertise. For that, the Service will work together with elements from the different Centres, and focus on creating new business opportunities in emerging areas, and on securing new projects involving different R&D Centres at INESC TEC.

Manager: Augustin Olivier
Tel: +351 22 209 4299
Contact

Technology Licensing Office

The mission of the Technology Licensing Office is to protect and licence technology developed at INESC TEC. For that, the Office will work in close collaboration with the Legal Support service, with the Industry Partnership Service, and with CITE. In that sense, the service is responsible for establishing and managing the processes related to: internal prospection and dissemination of research results that can be protected by intellectual property rights; assess the state of the art and the market; define an intellectual property strategy; licence technology; negotiate and monitor licencing contracts.

Manager: Catarina Maia
Tel: +351 222094398/99
Contact
 
Funding Opportunities Office

The Funding Opportunities Office aims at identifying the necessary and adequate funding opportunities to conduct Research, Development and Innovation activities, always aligned with the mission and objectives of the institution. This service will also supervise the development and submission of proposals to different funding programmes, always in conjunction with the R&D Centres and with the remaining Business Development Services.

Manager: Marta Barbas
Tel: +351 222094000
Contact

Office for Brazilian Affairs

The Office for Brazilian Affairs was created to systematically and regularly organise the internationalisation of activities in Brazil. The Office focuses specifically on identifying opportunities, negotiating contracts and supervising the execution of projects.

Tel: +351 222094399
Contact

TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES

Communication Service

The Communication Service collaborates with the Board in order to define the institution's communication and image strategies. Its main activities are: the planning, the implementation, the organisation and the coordination of both internal and external communication in accordance with the regulations and procedures established, promoting the image and prestige of the institution both internally and externally.

Manager: Sandra Pinto
Tel: +351 22 209 4214
Contact
 

Systems Administration Service

The Systems Administration Service is responsible for managing servers, computer systems and collaborative applications, and for providing support to the users (helpdesk and software registration) and to Research and Development.

Manager: Jaime Dias
Tel: +351 22 209 4227
Contact

Communications and Informatics Service

The Communications and Informatics Service manages INESC TEC’s communication network (inescp-net) and network services, including e-mail.

Manager: Gil Coutinho
Tel: +351 22 209 4299
Contact
 
Management Information Systems Service

The Management Information Systems Service is in charge of the development and maintenance of INESC TEC’s management information system.

Manager: José Carlos Sousa
Tel:+351 22 209 4113
Contact

Infrastructures Maintenance Service

This Service guarantees the support services necessary for adequate management and maintenance of INESC TEC’s building and infrastructures.

Manager: Jorge Couto
Tel:+351 22 209 4001
Contact

Library and Documentation Service

The Library and Documentation Service manages all matters relating to the use of the FEUP Library which holds INESC TEC's collection of reference works.

Manager: Vladimiro Miranda
Tel: +351 22 209 4030
Contact