Inês is a designer, design researcher and educator. She has a Degree in Communication Design (2008) from the Faculty of Fine Arts University of Lisbon (FBAUL) and holds a PhD in Design (2020) from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Lisbon (FAUL). Inês's research focuses on coordinating and developing codesign processes with diverse organizations, groups, and communities to tackle the Right to the City, active citizenship, social change, and sustainability issues. Her doctoral research entitled "Indiscipline, social design principles and practices: how designers work in this realm" (2013-2020), supervised by Professor Rita Almendra (FAUL) and Professor Thomas Binder (Design School Kolding), was an exploratory and critical study of participatory processes, aiming to understand the transformations that happen to conventional design practices in the encounter with others. During this time, she was visiting scholar at the Center for Codesign Research in the Royal Danish Academy in Copenhagen (2016) and participated in the project Training Art and Design Researchers in Participation for Public Space network (2014-2016). The encounter with a constellation of people and groups in Portugal throughout the development of her doctoral research, included the collaboration with the research group GESTUAL (CIAUD/FAUL), the local NGO Associação Cultura Moinho da Juventude in Bairro da Cova da Moura, Amadora (Greater Lisbon), and Aga Kahn Foundation (AKF), also led to co-founding an NGO "Locals Approach" with architects, urban planners and participation experts Gonçalo Folgado and João Martins (since 2014). Inês works as freelance graphic designer, and is an assistant professor at FAUL and collaborating researcher at Center for Research in Architecture, Urbanism and Design, where she integrates the research group REDes Research and Education in Design. She is also an assistant professor at the Faculty of Architecture and Arts, Lusíada University; and collaborating researcher at CITAD The Center for Research in Territory, Architecture, and Design. Participated in the first edition of the !mpact Design for Social Change Course at SVA School of Visual Arts (2010). She was Elementary School Arts Teacher (2019-2020). Member of the Scientific Committee of the Porto Design Biennale (2021).