Program Coordinator

Scientific Committee / Scientific Structure of the Program

The scientific structure of the program articulates the coordination of the cycle of studies, the scientific supervisors, the Thesis Monitoring Committee, and the competent scientific bodies of Instituto Superior Técnico.

The formal composition of the program's scientific bodies (2025) includes:

• Ana Paula Ferreira Dias Barbosa Póvoa - Full Professor, Department of Engineering and Management, IST
• Rui Miguel Loureiro Nobre Baptista - Full Professor, Department of Engineering and Management, IST
• Francisco Miguel Garcia Gonçalves de Lima - Associate Professor, Department of Engineering and Management, IST
• Mónica Duarte Correia de Oliveira - Full Professor, Department of Engineering and Management, IST
• José Rui de Matos Figueira - Full Professor, Department of Engineering and Management, IST

Diário da República No. 96/2025, Series II of 2025-05-20, Order No. 5680/2025 "Delegation of competencies of the Scientific Council of Instituto Superior Técnico"

Scientific Monitoring Functions

The scientific coordination encompasses:

• the articulation between students, faculty, and supervisors
• the scientific evaluation of applications, when applicable
• the validation of the students' curricular and scientific path
• the monitoring of the definition of the specialization or thesis path
• the articulation with the Thesis Monitoring Committee
• the articulation with the Postgraduate Area
• the articulation with the Técnico Doctoral School on matters transversal to the doctorate
• the monitoring of the evaluation, accreditation, and curricular update processes of the cycle of studies

The specific supervision of each thesis is defined according to the research topic, the scientific framework, and the rules applicable to Técnico's doctoral programs.

Thesis Monitoring Committee

The Thesis Monitoring Committee monitors the scientific development of the doctorate, in conjunction with the student, the supervisors, and the program coordination.

Its role is to support the regular monitoring of the research plan, evaluate the progress of the work, and identify any potential needs for scientific, methodological, or institutional adjustment.

The composition and operation of the Thesis Monitoring Committee must be confirmed in the regulations applicable to Técnico's doctoral programs and the specific rules of the program.

• Postgraduate Area — Doctoral Programs
• Regulations

Complementary sources:

• Faculty of the Department of Engineering and Management
• Organization of the Department of Engineering and Management