The Inaugural Class of the 1st Edition of the UBI Doctorate in Design brings Professor Fernando Moreira da Silva to Covilhã. With the title “New Challenges of Design Research in the face of Paradigm Changes”, the meeting is scheduled for September 20th, at 2 pm, in the UBI Library Auditorium.
SHORT BIO
Full Professor Emeritus, with Habilitation in Design; PhD in Built Environment and PhD in Architecture – Visual Communication; MPhil in Color in Interiors; Post-Doctorate in Inclusive Design and Visual Communication Design; Integrated researcher at CIAUD – Research Center for Architecture, Urbanism and Design, being the Coordinator of the Design Group; Honorary Researcher at SURFACE – Inclusive Design Research Centre, University of Salford (UK); Coordinator and Member of the team of several Research Projects in the field of Design; Supervisor of 92 Master Dissertations, 64 PhD Thesis and 25 Post-Doc; Jury member of numerous Master, PhD and Habilitation; Evaluation panels member for ALBAN, PROTEC Program, CNPq (Brazil) and the Agency ANVUR (Italy); Lecturer in Design, Fashion, Inclusive Design, Sustainability and Color; Member of the Scientific Committee of several International Journals; Coordinator of several international conferences and exhibitions, as well as Member of Scientific Committees of International Conferences, mainly in Design; Author of 3 books, several book chapters, articles, papers and communications in Design, Fashion, Color, Inclusivity, Methodologies and Accessibility.