People

In order to promote the scientific and technological advancement in the Atlantic region, the AIR Centre includes in its team specialized staff members and affiliated scientists with a distinct curriculum in the lines of action of the Centre.

Staff

José Luís Moutinho

José Luís Moutinho

Chief Business & Networking Officer
Pedro Silva

Pedro Silva

Chief Technology Officer CTO, EO Lab
Mariana Ávila

Mariana Ávila

Project Developer
Emanuel Castanho

Emanuel Castanho

Project Developer
Tânia Li Chen

Tânia Li Chen

Project Developer
Gabriel Costa

Gabriel Costa

Administrative Assistant
Catarina Paes Duarte

Catarina Paes Duarte

Events and Network Manager
Alexandra Frazão

Alexandra Frazão

Executive Secretary
Andrea Giusti

Andrea Giusti

Project Developer
Letícia Leão

Letícia Leão

Administrative Assistant
Valerie de Liedekerke

Valerie de Liedekerke

Project Manager
Adriano Lima

Adriano Lima

Senior Project Officer and MBON Scientific Programmer
Joaquim Melo

Joaquim Melo

Junior Project Developer
Inês Correia Mesquita

Inês Correia Mesquita

Communication Officer
Natalia Ospina-Alvarez

Natalia Ospina-Alvarez

Innovation Manager in Blue Economy and Senior Project Officer
João Pinelo

João Pinelo

Head of Data Science, Cloud Infrastructure, and Development
Joana Soares

Joana Soares

Executive Secretary for MBON and Project Officer for AIR Centre
Iga Szczesniak

Iga Szczesniak

Project Developer
André Valente

André Valente

Project Officer

Board of Directors

  • Paulo Gadelha
    › President of the AD AIR Centre Board of Directors and Executive Committee member, Brazil
  • Sofia Cordeiro
    › Member of the Board of Directors, Portugal
  • Salvador Landeros Ayala
    › Representing Mexican Space Agency (AEM), Mexico
  • Nick Veck
    › Representing Catapult Satellite Applications, UK
  • Flávio Tiago
    › Member of the Board of Directors, Portugal
  • Selby Modiba
    › Representing the Department of Science and Technology – Government of South Africa, South Africa

General Assembly

  • Madalena Alves
    › President of the General Assembly
  • Raquel Grazina
    › Representing FCT
  • António Felix Rodrigues
    › Representing the Regional Government of Azores
  • Emiliana Silva
    › Representing the Regional Government of Azores
  • Joaquin Hernandez Brito
    › Secretary of the General Assembly and representing PLOCAN – Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands
  • Josefina Lostau
    › Representing Spain, PLOCAN
  • Halilu Shaba
    › Representing Nigeria, NASRDA
  • Sanusi Muhammad
    › Representing Nigeria, NASRDA
  • James Loveder
    › Representing the UK, Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
  • Chris Matthews
    › Representing the UK, Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
  • Albertino Martins
    › Representing Cabo Verde, Instituto do Mar
  • Yara Rodrigues
    › Representing Cabo Verde, Instituto do Mar
  • Ivanice Monteiro Silva
    › Representing Cabo Verde, Instituto do Mar
  • Eduardo Mendonça Sodré Martins
    › Representing the State of Bahia, State Secretary for the Environment
  • André Maurício Rebouças Ferraro
    › Representing the State of Bahia, State Secretary for the Environmenta
  • Alice Azevedo
    › Representing the State of Bahia, State Secretary for the Environment
  • Pedro Tojo
    › Representing the State of Bahia, State Secretary for the Environment
  • Joelma Albuquerque
    › Representing the State of Bahia, State Secretary for the Environment
  • Bouchta El Moumni
    › Representing Morocco, Abdelamlek Essaadi University
  • Filomena Vaz Velho
    › Representing Angola, Instituto Nacional de Investigação Pesqueira e Marinha (INIPM)
  • Tumisang Modiole
    › Representing South Africa, Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and SANSA
  • Stewart Bernard
    › Representing South Africa, Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and SANSA
  • Marcos Oliveira
    › Representing Colombia, Ministry of Science (Minciencias) – Government of Colombia
  • Isabelle Benezeth
    › Representing France, MESR DGR & Pôle Mer Bretagne Atlantic
  • Phillippe Monbet
    › Representing France, MESR DGR & Pôle Mer Bretagne Atlantic
  • Ana Judith Chan Orantes
    › Representing Guatemala, Secretaria Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología de Guatemala
  • Andrea Fabiola Flores Pineda
    › Representing Guatemala, Secretaria Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología de Guatemala