PhD Carlos Duarte – IADE
Carlos A. M. Duarte, born in Mozambique, is a prominent industrial designer with a Ph.D. in Production Engineering from Universidade da Beira Interior (2001) and Habilitation in Electromechanical Engineering from Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (2012). He is a Full Professor at IADE – Universidade Europeia – Design School, a researcher at UNIDCOM/IADE, and a Visiting Full Professor at Atlântica – Instituto Universitário. His past roles include Vice-Rector of Universidade Europeia (2019-2022) and Rector of IADE-U (2014-2016). Duarte’s research interests encompass technological trends, circular economy, and design methodologies. He leads the Blue Circular PostBranding Project and has chaired multiple international design conferences. He is also involved in various advisory and scientific committees.