Institutional

IST-ID Mission

“IST-ID, Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, is a private not-for-profit institution, which primarily aims at carrying out Science and Technology activities, fostering knowledge transfer and promoting the involvement of national and foreign researchers, both at national and international levels, in RD&I projects in their areas of expertise.

IST- ID was founded on April 18th, 2011. The statutes are available here (Statutes PDF).

Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) and Associação para o Desenvolvimento do Instituto Superior Técnico (ADIST) are the founder entities of IST-ID.

 

IST-ID carries out RD&I activities in major areas which are associated with challenges with a strong impact on society. These are strongly interdisciplinary areas in nature crossing different fields of engineering, science and technology and architecture. The RD&I activities comprise not only fundamental aspects but also projects with a strong applied component.

About IST

Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) is one of the founding associates of IST-ID and, through partnership agreements, makes available the majority of facilities where IST-ID activities are carried out. IST is the largest and most reputed school of engineering, science and technology in Portugal. Since its creation in 1911, IST mission contributes to the development of society by providing top quality higher education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as well as developing Research, Development and Innovation activities providing top quality teaching inline with the highest international standards. Its mission is therefore expressed in the three main attributes of a modern university:  to create knowledge, to transfer skilled professionals and transfer technology to society.

IST-ID Organization

Social Entities

General Assembly Board

(Last change approved in the General Assembly of February 15th, 2024)

  • Prof. Luís Oliveira e Silva (President)
  • Prof. Armando Pombeiro (Secretary)
  • Prof. Fernando Nunes da Silva (Secretary)

Executive Board

  • Prof. Rogério Colaço (President)
  • Doctor Isabel Marques Dias (Vice-President)
  • Prof. Susana Marta Almeida
  • Prof. João Gomes Ferreira
  • Dr. Nuno Pedroso

Scientific Council (conselhocientifico@ist-id.pt)

  • Prof. Fátima Montemor (President)
  • Executive Board of the SC
    • Prof.ª Sandra Cabo Verde
    • Prof. Luís Viseu Melo
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Scientific Council

The inherent members

The inherent members of the Coordinating Committee of the Scientific Council are the diretors (since members of IST-ID Scientific Council) of the following R&D units that have IST-ID as its host institution:

 

Elected members

The number of elected members of IST-ID Coordinating Committee of the Scientific Council correspond to one fifth of the inherent members, but not less than two. Currently this number is seven, from the above list:

Elected effective members:

  • Doutora Ana Paula Ribeiro
  • Doutora Ana Sofia Gama
  • Doutor Carlos Monteiro
  • Doutora Filipa Correia
  • Doutor Hugo Terças
  • Doutora Mariana Bernardino
  • Doutora Sandra Dias

Supervisory Board

Supervisory Board

  • Prof.ª Ana Paula Ferreira Dias Barbosa Póvoa (President)
  • Prof. Vitor Manuel Azevedo Leitão
  • Crowe & Associados, SROC, Lda., represented by Carla Manuela Serra Geraldes

Association Details

General data:

  • Name: ASSOCIAÇÃO DO INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO PARA A INVESTIGAÇÃO E DESENVOLVIMENTO
  • Acronym: IST-ID
  • Address: Avenida António José de Almeida, n.º 12
  • Postal code: 1000-043 Lisboa
  • Headquarters: Distrito: Lisboa
  • County: Lisboa
  • Parish: Areeiro
  • E-mail: geral(at)ist-id.pt
  • Legal status: Associação de direito privado
  • CAE/P: 94995
  • VAT number: 509 830 072