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 Prof. Rita Almendra (FAUL) and Prof. 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. The encounter with a constellation of people and groups throughout the development of the doctoral research, included the collaboration with the research group GESTUAL (CIAUD/FAUL), the local organization ACMJ – Associação Cultura Moinho da Juventude in Cova da Moura, Amadora (Greater Lisbon), Aga Kahn Foundation (AKF). During this time, she was visiting scholar at CODE – Center for Codesign Research in the Royal Danish Academy (2016) and participated in the TRADERS - Training Art and Design Researchers in Participation for Public Space network (2014-2016). Inês works as freelance graphic designer, and is an assistant professor at FAUL and collaborating researcher at CIAUD - 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 Art’s Teacher (2019-2020). Co-founder and board member of NGO "Locals Approach" (since 2014). Recently, she was a member of the Scientific Committee of the Porto Design Biennale (2021).