Leadership
Interdisciplinary research,
education and capacity building
The UT Austin|Portugal Program is governed by Board of Directors. Each academic area is represented in the CoLab Academic Leadership at UT Austin and the CoLab Portugal Advisory Board. UTEN is led by a team of Co-Directors from UT Austin and Portugal. An External Review Committee periodically provides an independent review of the program.

Chair, Board of Directors
President of the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)
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Member, Board of Directors
Principal Investigator of the UT Austin|Portugal Program
Professor, The University of Texas at Austin
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Member, Board of Directors
UNL, CRUP - Conselho de Reitores das Universidades Portuguesas
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Member, Board of Directors
International Director USA
UTEN Director UT Austin
IC² Institute, The University of Texas at Austin

Member, Board of Directors
National Director Portugal
Chair, CoLab Portugal Advisory Board

Chair, External Review Committee
Cardiff UniversityProfessor, School of Computer Science

Member, External Review Committee
Babson CollegeProfessor, Marketing Division

Member, External Review Committee
Zernike (UK) Ltd.

Member, External Review Committee
Brown UniversityProfessor, School of Engineering

Member, External Review Committee
Florida State UniversityProfessor, School of Communication

Director Digital Media UT Austin
UT Austin
Professor of Radio-Television-Film
Director, Telecommunications and Information Policy Institute (TIPI)

Director Advanced Computing UT Austin
UT AustinProfessor of Computer Science
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Director Emerging Technologies UT Austin
UT AustinProfessor of Chemical Engineering
Homepage: Korgel Research Group
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Co-Director Emerging Technologies UT Austin
UT AustinAssociate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Homepage: Paulo Ferreira Research Group

Member, Board of Directors
National Director Portugal
Chair, CoLab Portugal Advisory Board

Digital Media
FCT/UNLProfessor of Computer Science and coordinator of Interactive Multimedia

Director, Advanced Computing
ISTProfessor Catedrática, Mathematics Department, IST

Advanced Computing
U.PortoProfessor of Computer Science, Computer Science Department, FCUP
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Emerging Technologies
U.AveiroAssociate Professor, Department of Materials and Ceramic Engineering
Homepage: Paula Vilarinho Research Group

Emerging Technologies
U. Porto
Full Professor, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Scientific Director, UTEN Portugal
President of InescTec and Professor of Engineering at the University of Porto
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Member, Board of Directors
International Director USA
UTEN Director UT Austin
IC² Institute, The University of Texas at Austin