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

Emir Sirage

Chief Executive Officer – CEO

Mariana Ávila

Project Developer

João Campos

Project Controller and Planning Officer

Emanuel Castanho

Project Developer

Tânia Li Chen

Project Developer

Gabriel Costa

Administrative Assistant

Valente Cuambe

Researcher in Space Sciences

Catarina Paes Duarte

Events and Network Manager

Alexandra Frazão

Executive Secretary

Andrea Giusti

Project Developer

Letícia Leão

Administrative Assistant

Adriano Lima

Senior Project Officer and MBON Scientific Programmer

Joaquim Melo

Junior Project Developer

Inês Correia Mesquita

Communication Officer

Mariana Moreira

Scientific and Project Officer in Geodesy, Geophysics and Earth Observations

José Luís Moutinho

Chief Business & Networking Officer

Natalia Ospina-Alvarez

Senior Project Officer and Innovation Manager in Blue Economy

João Pinelo

Head of Data Science, Cloud Infrastructure, and Development

Geisa Rosa

Human Resources, Administrative and Finance Manager

Pedro Silva

Chief Technology Officer CTO, EO Lab

Joana Soares

Executive Secretary for MBON and Project Officer for AIR Centre

Iga Szczesniak

Project Developer

André Valente

Project Officer

Board of Directors

Paulo Gadelha
› President of the AD AIR Centre Board of Directors and Executive Committee member, Brazil
Emir Sirage
› Chief Executive Officer (Interim) and Member of Executive Committee, Portugal
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 Hernandes Brito
› Representing Spain, Plocan, also having the role of GA Secretary
Josefina Lostau
› Representing Spain, Plocan
Ibrahim Yakubu
› Representing Nigeria, NASRDA
Abayomi Oguntunde
› Representing Nigeria, NASRDA
James Loveder
› Representing the UK, BEIS Department
Chris Matthews
› Representing the UK, BEIS Department
Malik de Pina Lopes
› Representing Cabo Verde, IMAR
Clarissa Amaral
› 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
Jean Rogelio Linero Cueto
› Representing Colombia, Ministry of Science (Minciencias) – Government of Colombia
Marcos Oliveira
› Representing Colombia, Ministry of Science (Minciencias) – Government of Colombia