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[ENG] Sónia Seixas has a PhD in Design at the Lisbon School of Architecture, Universidade de Lisboa (FAUL), in 2024, and has a Master in Product Design from the Higher School of Design, Polytechnic Institute of Cávado e do Ave (ESD-IPCA), in 2019, and a degree in Fashion Design and Marketing from the University of Minho (UMINHO) in 2010. Her doctoral thesis was funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). She is a research assistant at the Research Centre for Architecture, Urbanism and Design (CIAUD). She was a professor of Fashion Design at the Technical Vocational Course, level IV at CENATEX, professor of Fashion Design, Productive Technologies and Marketing at the Technical Vocational Course, level IV at Camilo Castelo Branco School, marketing trainer at the Technical Course of Footwear Design, level V, at the Vocational Training Center for the Footwear Industry, trainer at AFTEBI and trainer at the Technological Center for the Textile and Clothing Industry of Portugal in Fashion and Textile Industry. She has been involved in the technical development of 2 projects. She works in the fields of humanities with a focus on art and design. In her curriculum Ciência Vitae, the most common terms related to scientific, technological and artistic-cultural production are: Textile Design; Design Education; Higher Education; Educational Design Research; Action Research (methodology); Creative Thinking; Design Thinking; Design Methodology; Philosophy of Design; Marketing; Illustrator; Photoshop; Coreldraw; Creative Process; Trendsetter. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [PT] Sónia Seixas concluiu o Doutoramento em Design na Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade de Lisboa (FAUL) em 2024, concluiu o Mestrado em Design de Desenvolvimento de Produto pelo Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave - Escola Superior de Design (ESD-IPCA) em 2019, Licenciada em Design e Marketing de Moda pela Universidade do Minho (UMINHO) em 2010. A investigação de doutoramento foi financiada pela Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT). É investigadora colaboradora no Centro de Investigação de Arquitetura, Urbanismo e Design (CIAUD). É atualmente bolseira no âmbito do Doutoramento em Design pela FCT. Foi Professora de Design de Moda no Curso Técnico Profissional Design de Moda, nível IV na Escola Profissional CENATEX, Professora de Design de Moda, Tecnologias Produtivas e Marketing no Curso Técnico Profissional de Design de Moda, nível IV no Agrupamento de Escolas Camilo Castelo Branco, Formadora de Marketing no Curso Técnico de Design de Calçado, nível V no Centro de Formação Profissional da Indústria de Calçado, Formadora na AFTEBI e Formadora no Centro Tecnológico das Indústrias Têxtil e do Vestuário de Portugal em áreas direcionadas com a indústria de Moda e Têxtil. Participou como Desenvolvimento técnico em 2 projetos. Atua nas áreas de Humanidades com ênfase em Artes com ênfase em Design. No seu currículo Ciência Vitae os termos mais frequentes na contextualização da produção científica, tecnológica e artístico-cultural são: Fashion Design; Textile Design; Design Education; Higher Education; Educational Design Research; Action Research (methodology); Creative Thinking; Design Thinking; Design Methodology; Philosophy of Design; Marketing; Illustrator; Photoshop; Coreldraw; Creative Process; Trendsetter.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sónia Valéria Pereira Seixas

Citation names

  • Seixas, Sónia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
AD13-A04D-864C
ORCID iD
0000-0002-9657-7159
Scopus Author Id
57226653573

Email addresses

  • sonia.seixas@gmail.com (Professional)
  • sonia.seixas@edu.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 936255984 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Rua Eça de Queirós, nº50, 1º S, Costa, 4810-006, Costa, Guimarães, Portugal (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Humanities - Arts - Architectural design

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
French (Mother tongue)
English Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Elementary (A2) Upper intermediate (B2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2025/04/11 - 2025/04/11
Concluded
 Sustainability and entrepreneurship for fashion designers (Outros)
ICERT, Greece
 Approved
2025/02/02 - 2025/02/28
Concluded
 CLO3D Basic (Outros)
Centro Tecnológico das Indústrias Têxtil e do Vestuário de Portugal, Portugal
2020/01 - 2024/10/14
Concluded
 Doctorate in Design (PhD) (Doutoramento)
Major in Design
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal
"O Ensino Superior em Design Têxtil em Portugal no séc. XXI: contributos para o desenvolvimento de processos criativos e pedagógicos" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18 / unanimously approved with distinction
2024/07/08 - 2024/07/10
Concluded
 Information Literacy for Academic Writing (Outros)
Major in Education
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
 Approved
2024/06/26 - 2024/06/26
Concluded
 Generative Artificial Intelligence (Outros)
Major in Education
Centro Tecnológico das Indústrias Têxtil e do Vestuário de Portugal, Portugal
 Approved
2024/05/09 - 2024/05/16
Concluded
 Circular Surface Design: Recovery and Reuse of Pre-Consumer Textiles (Outros)
Major in Education
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Centro Tecnológico das Indústrias Têxtil e do Vestuário de Portugal, Portugal
Approved
2022/11/08 - 2023/01/31
Concluded
 Continuous Pedagogical Training for Distance Trainers (e-Trainer) (Others) (Outros)
Major in Education
Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional, Portugal
 Approved
2022/12 - 2022/12
Concluded
 Distance Learning "Microsoft Teams + GesFaD" (Others) (Outros)
Major in Education
Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional, Portugal
 Approved
2019 - 2020
Concluded
 Advanced Studies in Design (Postgraduate) (Pós-Graduação)
Major in Design
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal
 18
2017/09 - 2019/12/12
Concluded
 Design and Product Development (Master) (Mestrado)
Major in Design
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Escola Superior de Design, Portugal
"[PT] Contributos para o desenvolvimento de processos criativos e pedagógicos, para os cursos de design de moda e têxtil em Portugal / [ENG] Contributions to the development of creative and pedagogical processes for fashion and textile design courses" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2007/09 - 2010/07
Concluded
 Fashion Design and Marketing (Bachelor) (Licenciatura)
Major in Design
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
 15
2001/12 - 2002/01
Concluded
 Pedagogical Training for Trainers (Others) (Outros)
Major in Certificate of Pedagogical Competences. Certificate Nº EDF 31931/2002 DN
Centro Tecnológico das Indústrias Têxtil e do Vestuário de Portugal, Portugal
 Approved
1995/09 - 1997/09
Concluded
 Fashion Design (ECVET, level V) (Outros)
Major in Design
Academia de Moda, Portugal
 Approved
1996/02 - 1997/08
Concluded
 CAD Technician (ECVET, level V) (Outros)
Major in CAD Textile
TecMinho Associação Universidade-Empresa para o Desenvolvimento, Portugal
 Approved
1991/09 - 1995/07
Concluded
 Professional Accounting Technician (High School) (Ensino secundário)
Colégio de São Gonçalo, Portugal
 13
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/01/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Arquitetura Urbanismo e Design, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/10 - 2018/10 Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Escola Superior de Design, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021 - Current Integration into the External Assessment Team Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior, Portugal
Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior, Portugal
2021/01/01 - 2024/10/14 PhD Fellowship Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Arquitetura Urbanismo e Design, Portugal
2022/10/01 - 2023/03/31 Student Member of the External Assessment Team - A3ES Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior, Portugal
Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior, Portugal
2018/09 - 2020/12 Teacher - Fashion Design Technical Course, level IV ECVET Agrupamento de Escolas Camilo Castelo Branco, Portugal
2015/02 - 2020/12 Trainer - Footwear Design Technological Specialization Course, level V ECVET Centro de Formação Profissional da Indústria de Calçado, Portugal
2013/09 - 2020/12 Teacher - Fashion Design Technical Course, level IV ECVET CENATEX, Portugal
2002 - 2020/12 Trainer AFTEBI, Portugal
2002 - 2020/12 Trainer Centro Tecnológico das Indústrias Têxtil e do Vestuário de Portugal, Portugal
2017/09 - 2020/09 Teacher - Fashion Coordination and Production Technical Course, level IV ECVET CENATEX, Portugal
2019/03 - 2020/07 Consultant in the european project - CoStume Centro Tecnológico das Indústrias Têxtil e do Vestuário de Portugal, Portugal
Centro Tecnológico das Indústrias Têxtil e do Vestuário de Portugal, Portugal
2015/09 - 2019/07 Director - Fashion Coordination and Production Technical Course, level IV ECVET DIDÁXIS - Cooperativa de Ensino, Portugal
2015/09 - 2019/07 Teacher - Fashion Coordination and Production Technical Course, level IV ECVET DIDÁXIS - Cooperativa de Ensino, Portugal
2018/12 - 2018/12 Masterclass - Fashion Workshop SONAE, Portugal
2014/09 - 2017/07 Director - Clothing Pattern Making Technical Course, level IV ECVET DIDÁXIS - Cooperativa de Ensino, Portugal
2014/09 - 2017/07 Teacher - Clothing Pattern Making Technical Course, level IV ECVET DIDÁXIS - Cooperativa de Ensino, Portugal
2015/09 - 2017/06 Teacher - 3º ciclo DIDÁXIS - Cooperativa de Ensino, Portugal
2017/02 - 2017/02 Consultant - Advisory Council for Vocational Education DIDÁXIS - Cooperativa de Ensino, Portugal
2015/12 - 2017/02 Teacher - Fashion Design Technical Course (EFA), level IV ECVET Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional, Portugal
2013/09 - 2016/07 Director - Fashion Design Technical Course, level IV ECVET CENATEX, Portugal
2014/09 - 2015/01 Consultant in the development of home textile collection Sirftex, Portugal
2013/07 - 2013/12 Creation and development of workwear collection Orcopom, Portugal
2013/06 - 2013/09 Consultant in the field of conception and development of fashion collections Confeções Bugalhós, Portugal
2011/02 - 2013/02 Fashion Designer (seamless) Sidónios Íntimo, Portugal
1999/04 - 2011/01 Fashion and Textile Designer Centro Tecnológico das Indústrias Têxtil e do Vestuário de Portugal, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/01 - 2024/10/14 [PT] O Ensino Superior em Design Têxtil em Portugal no séc. XXI: contributos para o desenvolvimento de processos criativos e pedagógicos / [ENG] Higher Education in Textile Design in Portugal in the 21st century: contributions to the development of creative and pedagogical processes
10.54499/2020.04735.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Arquitetura Urbanismo e Design, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/09 - 2020/09 Skills4Smart TCLF Industries 2030
Skills4Smart
Other
Centro Tecnológico das Indústrias Têxtil e do Vestuário de Portugal, Portugal
2019/03 - 2020/07 CoStume
CoStume
Other
Centro Tecnológico das Indústrias Têxtil e do Vestuário de Portugal, Portugal
2019/07 - 2019/07 Sparkling Grey
Sparkling Grey
Other
Centro Tecnológico das Indústrias Têxtil e do Vestuário de Portugal, Portugal
2009 - 2010 P.T. 2.0 Firefighters Suit
P.T. 2.0 Firefighters Suit
FATO BOMBEIROS PT 2.0
Technical development
Centro Tecnológico das Indústrias Têxtil e do Vestuário de Portugal, Portugal
 N/A
Concluded
2007 - 2007 NICE JACKET
NICE JACKET
NICE JACKET
Technical development
Centro Tecnológico das Indústrias Têxtil e do Vestuário de Portugal, Portugal
 N/A
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2025/03 - Current In4Sustain
2024-1-IT01-KA220-VET-000254304
Ambassador
Centro Tecnológico das Indústrias Têxtil e do Vestuário de Portugal, Portugal
 Erasmus Plus
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Seixas, Sónia; Montagna, Gianni; João Félix, Maria. "Textile Design. A Transdisciplinary Approach in Higher Education in Portugal". In Which Proximity in Design Education? A Contemporary Curriculum, edited by Rita Assoreira Almendra, 103-114. Routledge, 2025.
    Published • 10.4324/9781003509929-12
  2. Seixas, Sónia; Montagna, Gianni; Félix, Maria João . Corresponding author: Seixas, Sónia. "Warping the Loom of Consciousness for the Portuguese Textile Design Education". In Design and Industry: Scenarios for Sustainable Futures, edited by Félix, Maria João. Taylor & Francis, 2025.
    Accepted
  3. Seixas, Sónia; Montagna, Gianni; Félix, Maria João . Corresponding author: Seixas, Sónia. "Sustainability: Buzzword?". In Sustainability in Fashion: Creativity, Education, and Innovation, edited by Cruchinho, Alexandra; Neves, J.C.. Switzerland: Springer Nature, 2025.
    Published
  4. Seixas, Sónia; Montagna, Gianni; Félix, Maria João. "Weaving the Gap: Giving a Place to Textile Design in Portuguese Higher Education". In Perspectives on Design III, edited by Raposo, Daniel; Neves, João Vasco Matos; SILVA, Ricardo, 275-295. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-43516-4_16
  5. Seixas, Sónia; Montagna, Gianni; Félix, Maria João . Corresponding author: Seixas, Sónia. "Weaving a Tapestry of Knowledge for the Portuguese Textile Design Education". In Design Commit - 1st International Conference on Design & Industry 2024: Book of Proceedings, edited by Félix, Maria João ; Pombo, Fátima; Silva, Joaquim Fernando Moreira da; Cruz, Paulo; Almendra, Rita, 158-168. Portugal: UA Editora - Universidade de Aveiro, 2024.
    Published • 10.48528/pvy2-ww14-12
  6. Seixas, Sónia; Montagna, Gianni; Félix, Maria João. "Weaving the Skills of the Textile Designer as a Contribution to the Construction of a Textile Ecosystem of the Future". In Advances in Fashion and Design Research, edited by A. C. Broega; Cunha, Joana; Carvalho, Helder; Providencia, B., 505-517. Portugal: Springer International Publishing, 2023.
    Published
  7. Seixas, Sónia; Montagna, Gianni; Félix, Maria João . Corresponding author: Seixas, Sónia. "There is no Planet T in Portugal - Designing a bachelor’s degree in Textile Design for Portugal". In Human Factors for Apparel and Textile Engineering, edited by Montagna, Gianni; Carvalho, Cristina, 1-9. San Francisco, United States: AHFE Open Access, 2023.
    Published
  8. Seixas, Sónia; Montagna, Gianni; Félix, Maria João. "Where is Textile Design in Portugal? Interlace the Past to Weave the Future". In EIMAD 2022: Advances in Design, Music and Arts II, edited by Daniel Raposo; João Neves; Ricardo Silva; Luísa Correia Castilho; Rui Dias, 220-237. Switzerland AG, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2023.
    Published
  9. Seixas, Sónia; Montagna, Gianni; Félix, Maria João . Corresponding author: Seixas, Sónia. "The textile designer skills to face the emerging challenges of textile industry and the role of academia". In Human Factors for Apparel and Textile Engineering, edited by Montagna, Gianni; Carvalho, Cristina, 23-30. Nova Iorque, United States: AHFE International, 2022.
    Published • 10.54941/AHFE1001534
  10. Sbordone, Maria Antonietta; Pizzicato, Barbara; Montagna, Gianni; Seixas, Sónia. Corresponding author: Sbordone, Maria Antonietta. "An Ideal Triangulation in Fashion and Textile: Industry, Academia and Users". In Advances in Industrial Design. AHFE 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, edited by Shin, Cliff Sungsoo; Bucchianico, Giuseppe Di; Fukuda, Shuichi; Ghim, Yong-Gyun; Montagna, Gianni; Carvalho, Cristina, 698-706. Nova Iorque, United States: Springer International Publishing, 2021.
    Published
  11. Seixas, Sónia; Montagna, Gianni; Félix, Maria João . Corresponding author: Seixas, Sónia. "Materials Matters in Textile and Fashion Design Education". In Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, edited by Shin, Cliff Sungsoo; Bucchianico, Giuseppe Di; Fukuda, Shuichi; Ghim, Yong-Gyun; Montagna, Gianni; Carvalho, Cristina, 681-688. Nova Iorque, United States: Springer International Publishing, 2021.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Seixas, Sónia; Montagna, Gianni; Félix, Maria João . Corresponding author: Seixas, Sónia. "Weaving a Tapestry of Knowledge for the Portuguese Textile Design Education". Paper presented in DESIGN COMMIT 2024, Braga, 2024.
    Published
  2. Seixas, Sónia; Montagna, Gianni; Félix, Maria João . Corresponding author: Seixas, Sónia. "Threads of Knowledge. Weaving Paths for Higher Education in Textile Design in Portugal.". Paper presented in D_tex: 3rd International Textile Design Conference, Lisbon, 2024.
    In press
  3. Seixas, Sónia; Montagna, Gianni; Félix, Maria João . Corresponding author: Seixas, Sónia. "There is no Planet T in Portugal - Designing a bachelor’s degree in Textile Design for Portugal". Paper presented in 14th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2023) and the Affiliated Conferences, San Francisco, 2023.
    Published • 10.54941/AHFE1003634
  4. Seixas, Sónia; Montagna, Gianni; Félix, Maria João . Corresponding author: Seixas, Sónia. "Sustainability: Buzzword?". Paper presented in 1st International Conference FL_Fashion Sustainability, Cascais, 2022.
    Published
  5. Seixas, Sónia; Montagna, Gianni; Félix, Maria João . Corresponding author: Seixas, Sónia. "Weaving the Skills of the Textile Designer as a contribution to the construction of a Textile Ecosystem of the Future". Paper presented in CIMODE 202+2 - 5º Congresso Internacional de Moda e Design, Guimarães, 2022.
    Published
  6. Seixas, Sónia; Montagna, Gianni; Félix, Maria João . Corresponding author: Seixas, Sónia. "Where is Textile Design in Portugal? Interlace the Past to Weave the Future". Paper presented in 8th International Meeting of Research in Music Arts and Design (EIMAD 2022), Castelo Branco, 2022.
    Published
  7. Seixas, Sónia; Montagna, Gianni; Félix, Maria João . Corresponding author: Seixas, Sónia. "The textile designer skills to face the emerging challenges of textile industry and the role of academia". Paper presented in Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE), New York, 2022.
    Published
  8. Seixas, Sónia; Montagna, Gianni; Félix, Maria João . Corresponding author: Seixas, Sónia. "Textile Design: a transdisciplinary approach in higher education in Portugal". Paper presented in REDES Conference '22, Lisboa, 2022.
    Published
  9. Seixas, Sónia; Montagna, Gianni; Félix, Maria João . Corresponding author: Seixas, Sónia. "Materials Matters in Textile and Fashion Design Education". Paper presented in Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE), New York, 2021.
    Published
  10. Sbordone, Maria Antonietta; Pizzicato, Barbara; Montagna, Gianni; Seixas, Sónia. Corresponding author: Sbordone, Maria Antonietta. "An Ideal Triangulation in Fashion and Textile: Industry, Academia and Users". Paper presented in Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE), New York, 2021.
    Published
  11. Félix, Maria João ; Seixas, Sónia; Silva, Joaquim Fernando Moreira da. "Technological Innovation and Pedagogical Processes, for the Fashion and Textile Design Higher Education Courses in Portugal". Paper presented in M2D 2019 8th International Conference MECHANICS AND MATERIALS IN DESIGN, Bolonha, 2019.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Seixas, Sónia; Montagna, Gianni; Félix, Maria João . Corresponding author: Seixas, Sónia. "O Ensino Superior em Design Têxtil e Moda em Portugal no Séc. XXI". Paper presented in Ciência 2022, Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal,, 2022.
Journal article
  1. Sbordone, Maria Antonietta; Pizzicato, Barbara; Montagna, Gianni; Seixas, Sónia. Corresponding author: Sbordone, Maria Antonietta. "Fashion Confronting Unrelated Sectors. The Ideal Model of Manufacturing Symbiosis Between Industrial Systems". Modapalavra e-periódico 15 35 (2022): 79-96. http://dx.doi.org/10.5965/1982615x15352022079.
    Open access • Published • 10.5965/1982615X15352022079
Newspaper article
  1. Seixas, Sónia. Corresponding author: Seixas, Sónia. "The emergence of Sustainability and the Textile and Fashion Design Education", PAGES ON ARTS AND DESIGN, 2021, https://www.padjournal.net/new/pad-20-fashion-and-textile-design-reconstruction/.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "[PT] O Ensino Superior em Design Têxtil em Portugal no séc. XXI: contributos para o desenvolvimento de processos criativos e pedagógicos / [ENG] Higher Education in Textile Design in Portugal in the 21st century: contributions to the development of creative and pedagogical processes". PhD, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Arquitectura, 2024. https://youtu.be/THmP4et2jyI https://youtu.be/j6FjTmkLHAc.
    10.54499/2020.04735.BD
  2. "[PT] Contributos para o desenvolvimento de processos criativos e pedagógicos, para os cursos de design de moda e têxtil em Portugal / [ENG] Contributions to the development of creative and pedagogical processes for fashion and textile design programmesin Portugal". Master, Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11110/1857.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/10/14 [PT] O Ensino Superior em Design Têxtil em Portugal no séc. XXI: contributos para o desenvolvimento de processos criativos e pedagógicos / [ENG] Higher Education in Textile Design in Portugal in the 21st century: contributions to the development of creative and pedagogical processes Public PhD defence
Lisbon School of Architecture, Universidade de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
2024/05/22 Weaving a Tapestry of Knowledge for the Portuguese Textile Design Education DESIGN COMMIT - 1st International Conference on Design & Industry 2024
Lisbon School of Architecture, Universidade de Lisboa (Braga, Portugal)
2024/04/23 Threads of Knowledge. Weaving Paths for Higher Education in Textile Design in Portugal. D_tex: 3rd International Textile Design Conference
Lisbon School of Architecture, Universidade de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
2023/07/22 There Is No Planet T in Portugal - Designing a Bachelor’s Degree in Textile Design for Portugal 14th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2023) and the Affiliated Conferences
AHFE 2023 (San Francisco, United States)
2023/01/26 The Importance of Conducting Focus Groups in the Research Process in Design Lecture delivered in the 1st year of the Ph.D. in Design
Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2022/11/03 Sustainability: Buzzword? FL_Fashion Sustainability
Universidade Lusófona (Cascais, Portugal)
2022/07/26 The textile designer skills to face the emerging challenges of textile industry and the role of academia AHFE 2022: 13th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics
AHFE 2022 (Nova Iorque, United States)
2022/07/07 Where is Textile Design in Portugal? Interlace the Past to Weave the Future Conferência 8ª EIMAD - Encontro Internacional de Investigação em Música, Artes e Design
EIMAD (Castelo Branco, Portugal)
2022/07/04 Weaving the Skills of the Textile Designer as a contribution to the construction of a Textile Ecosystem of the Future 5º Congresso Internacional de Moda e Design CIMODE 2020+22
CIMODE 2020+22 (Guimarães, Portugal)
2022/05/19 Textile Design: a transdisciplinary approach in higher education in Portugal International Research & Education in Design Conference 2022 — REDES2022
REDES2022 (Lisboa, Portugal)
2021/07/29 Materials Matters in Textile and Fashion Design Education 12th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics
AHFE 2021 (Nova Iorque, United States)
2021/07/29 An Ideal Triangulation in Fashion and Textile: Industry, Academia and Users 12th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics
AHFE 2021 (Nova Iorque, United States)
2019/12/12 [PT] Contributos para o desenvolvimento de processos criativos epedagógicos, para os cursos de design de moda e têxtil em Portugal / [ENG] Contributions to the development of creative and pedagogical processes forfashion and textile design programmesin Portugal Public Master defense
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Escola Superior de Design (Barcelos, Portugal)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/06/01 - 2021/06/01 Participation in the training session composed of the sessions - Scientific Article: From Idea to PDF. Simplifying bibliographic referencing: Introduction to APA 7th edition norms - organized by Finisterra
Other
Finisterra, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2024 - Current Member of the Scientific Committee of the Academic Journal of Trends in Communication and Business Sciences - The Trends Hub
Member
 ISCAP, Portugal
2025/04/21 - 2025/06/30 Member of the Teacher Evaluation Commission at the Higher Polytechnic Institute of Tundavala (ISPT), Lubango – Angola
Member
 Instituto Superior Politécnico de Tundavala, Angola
2024 - 2024 Member of the Organizing Committee for the DESIGN COMMIT 2024 - 1st International Conference on Design & Industry
Member
 Design Commit, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2025/04 - 2025/12 Cumulus South Africa 2025: Design Intelligence & 5IR University of Johannesburg Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (FADA)

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2025 - Current Ambassador for the European Erasmus + project with reference 2024-1-IT01-KA220-VET-000254304 - In4Sustain, whose main objective is to improve the skills of the textile and clothing sector towards the ‘green’ transition (https://in4sustain.eu/). CITEVE, Portugal
2020/09 - 2020/11 Participation in the training session - Train to Trainers: Delivering the Curricula Action Centro Tecnológico das Indústrias Têxtil e do Vestuário de Portugal, Portugal
2019/03 - 2020/07 Specialized consultant and trainer in fashion design for the European project CoStume CITEVE, Portugal
2019/07 - 2019/07 Participation in the Workshop - Cultivating Talent: Knowledge-Based Management Centro Tecnológico das Indústrias Têxtil e do Vestuário de Portugal, Portugal
2018/12 - 2018/12 Masterclass - Workshop in Fashion Design SONAE, Portugal
2017/02 - 2017/02 Participation in the advisory council for professional education at DIDAXIS Riba d'Ave school to analyze and discuss the exit profiles of training areas in the school. Collection of suggestions and strategies for improving training frameworks, based on the real needs of the job market DIDÁXIS - Cooperativa de Ensino, Portugal
2015/10 - 2015/10 Speaker at the conference of the European project SINNDESIGN with the theme - Application of the DfS Checklist tool in two final projects of professional technical students in the field of Fashion Design - held at the Lisbon Design Show Centro Tecnológico das Indústrias Têxtil e do Vestuário de Portugal, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2018/09 - Current Productive Technologies Fashion Design Technical Course, nível IV ECVET (Ensino secundário) Agrupamento de Escolas Camilo Castelo Branco, Portugal
2018/09 - Current Collection Organization and Marketing Fashion Design Technical Course, nível IV ECVET (Ensino secundário) Agrupamento de Escolas Camilo Castelo Branco, Portugal
2018/09 - Current Training in the Work Context Fashion Design Technical Course, level IV ECVET (Ensino secundário) Agrupamento de Escolas Camilo Castelo Branco, Portugal
2017/09 - Current Technical Drawing Fashion Coordination and Production Technical Course, nível IV ECVET (Ensino secundário) CENATEX, Portugal
2017/09 - Current Product Presentation and Promotion Fashion Coordination and Production Technical Course, level IV ECVET (Ensino secundário) CENATEX, Portugal
2017/09 - Current Marketing and Promotion Techniques Fashion Coordination and Production Technical Course, nível IV ECVET (Ensino secundário) CENATEX, Portugal
2017/09 - Current Training in the Work Context Fashion Coordination and Production Technical Course, level IV ECVET (Ensino secundário) CENATEX, Portugal
2015/02 - Current Fashion Marketing Footwear Design Technological Specialization Course, level V ECVET (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) Centro de Formação Profissional da Indústria de Calçado, Portugal
2013/09 - Current Fashion Design Fashion Design Technical Course, level IV ECVET (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) CENATEX, Portugal
2013/09 - Current Training in the Work Context Fashion Design Technical Course, level IV ECVET (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) CENATEX, Portugal
2002 - Current Trainer in different disciplines in the textile industry, such as - collection development, textile collections, and clothing collections. Industrialization of Fashion Products Technological Specialization Course, level V ECVET (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) AFTEBI, Portugal
2002 - Current Trainer in different disciplines in the textile industry, such as - collection development, textile collections, and clothing collections. Fashion Retail Technological Specialization Course, level V ECVET (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) AFTEBI, Portugal
2002 - Current Trainer in different disciplines in the field of textile industry, such as - fashion trend research and analysis, fashion marketing, collection development, CorelDRAW, and Photoshop Industrialization of Fashion Products Technological Specialization Course, level V ECVET (Outros) Centro Tecnológico das Indústrias Têxtil e do Vestuário de Portugal, Portugal
2024 - 2025 Strategic communication and management Graphic design and fashion design (Bachelor) Instituto Superior Politécnico de Tundavala, Angola
2024 - 2025 Graphic Design Project I Graphic design and fashion design (Bachelor) Instituto Superior Politécnico de Tundavala, Angola
2024 - 2025 Graphic design project II Graphic Design and Fashion Design (Bachelor) Instituto Superior Politécnico de Tundavala, Angola
2024 - 2025 Graphic Design Project III Graphic Design and Fashion Design (Bachelor) Instituto Superior Politécnico de Tundavala, Angola
2024 - 2025 Thematic seminars Graphic Design and Fashion Design (Bachelor) Instituto Superior Politécnico de Tundavala, Angola
2024 - 2025 Fashion Design I Graphic Design and Fashion Design (Bachelor) Instituto Superior Politécnico de Tundavala, Angola
2024 - 2025 Fashion Design II Graphic Design and Fashion Design (Bachelor) Instituto Superior Politécnico de Tundavala, Angola
2024 - 2025 Design & Innovation Graphic Design and Fashion Design (Bachelor) Instituto Superior Politécnico de Tundavala, Angola
2024 - 2025 Graphic Design II Graphic Design and Fashion Design (Bachelor) Instituto Superior Politécnico de Tundavala, Angola
2015/09 - 2019/09 Marketing and Promotion Techniques Fashion Coordination and Production Technical Course, nível IV ECVET (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) DIDÁXIS - Cooperativa de Ensino, Portugal
2015/09 - 2019/07 Product Presentation and Promotion Fashion Coordination and Production Technical Course, level IV ECVET (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) DIDÁXIS - Cooperativa de Ensino, Portugal
2015/09 - 2019/07 Technical Drawing Fashion Coordination and Production Technical Course, level IV ECVET (Ensino secundário) DIDÁXIS - Cooperativa de Ensino, Portugal
2015/09 - 2019/07 Training in the Work Context Fashion Coordination and Production Technical Course, level IV ECVET (Ensino secundário) DIDÁXIS - Cooperativa de Ensino, Portugal
2017/10 - 2018/10 Fashion Trends Fashion Design Technical Course, level V ECVET (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Escola Superior de Design, Portugal
2016/10 - 2018/10 Project in Fashion Design I Fashion Design Technological Specialization Course, level V ECVET (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Escola Superior de Design, Portugal
2014/09 - 2017/07 Technical drawing Clothing Pattern Making Technical Course, level IV ECVET (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) DIDÁXIS - Cooperativa de Ensino, Portugal
2014/09 - 2017/07 Training in the Work Context Clothing Pattern Making Technical Course, nível IV ECVET (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) DIDÁXIS - Cooperativa de Ensino, Portugal
2015/09 - 2017/06 Fashion and Design Workshop, 3º cycle, 9º year (Ensino básico 3º ciclo) DIDÁXIS - Cooperativa de Ensino, Portugal
2016/10 - 2017/02 Fashion History Fashion Design Technological Specialization Course, level V ECVET (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Escola Superior de Design, Portugal
2016/10 - 2017/02 Fashion Trends Fashion Design Technical Course, level V ECVET (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional) Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave Escola Superior de Design, Portugal
2015/12 - 2017/02 Trainer in the EFA Fashion Design Technical Course, teaching different disciplines in the textile industry, including - streetwear project, relationship between bitmap image and vector drawing, CAD illustration, project using CAD, individual collection development - level IV ECVET Fashion Design Technical Course, level IV (EFA) ECVET (Outros) Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2021 - Current Student Member of the External Assessment Team Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior, Portugal
2023/03/01 - 2023/12/31 Student Member of the External Assessment Team for the Institutional Assessment of UBI
Evaluator
 Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior, Portugal Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior
2023/12/05 - 2023/12/05 Member of the Panel of Evaluation Experts for the Multiplier Event of the - Beacon Learning Tool - as part of the Erasmus+. Project Nº 2021-1-RO01-KA220-VET-000034746
Evaluator
 Escola Artística e Profissional Árvore, Portugal
2022/10/01 - 2023/03/31 Student Member of the External Assessment Team for the Design field in the Study Cycles of: 1) Bachelor's in Fashion and Textile Design, ESART. 2) Master's in Clothing and Textile Design, ESART+FAUL. 3) Bachelor's in Fashion Design + 4) Master's in Fashion Design, UBI. 5) Master's in Branding and Fashion Design, UBI+IADE. 6) Bachelor's in Fashion Design and Marketing + 7) Master's in Fashion Communication Design + 8) Master's in Textile and Accessories Design and Innovation, UMINHO. 9) PhD in Fashion Design, UMINHO+UBI
Evaluator
 Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior, Portugal Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior
2022/10/01 - 2023/03/03 Student Member of the External Assessment Team for the Design field in the Study Cycles of: 1) Master's in Industrial and Product Design, FBAUP. 2) Bachelor's in Industrial Design + 3) Bachelor's in Product Design + 4) Master's in Product Design, IPLeiria. 5) Bachelor's in Industrial Design + 6) Master's in Industrial Design, UBI. 7) Master's in Design, ULusófona. 8) Bachelor's in Design, UMadeira. 9) Bachelor's in Product Design, UMINHO
Evaluator
 Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior, Portugal Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2025/04 - Current The Design Journal Tailor & Francis
2024 - 2024 Multimedia Tools and Applications (1380-7501) Springer Nature

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2024/11 - 2025/04 [PT] Vozes de Angola: Literatura e Identidade Contributos do Design para a Cultura Nacional / [ENG] Voices of Angola: Literature and Identity Contributions of Design to the National Culture Melaine Chaves

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2015/04 - 2015/04 Member of the jury for the evaluation of final projects of Fashion Design Technical Course, level IV ECVET Escola Profissional Árvore, Portugal
Distinctions

Other distinction

2023 Recognition of Social Sustainability
Created IN, Portugal
2021 PhD Fellowship
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal