Biography

TIAGO SANTOS PEREIRA is Director of CES since June 2023. Principal Researcher, he has a DPhil in Science and Technology Policy Studies from SPRU, University of Sussex. His research focuses on the policies and governance of science and technology and the modes of articulation of knowledge between public sector research, business, public decision making and society, drawing on Science and Technology Studies (STS) and Innovation Studies. He is Co-Director of the Doctoral Programme 'Governance, Knowledge and Innovation', a partnership between FEUC and CES. He collaborates with the Collaborative Laboratory for Work, Employment and Social Protection - CoLABOR, where he develops research on the impacts of technology on work and employment, namely in European projects. In 2022 he was nominated member of the National Council on Science, Technology and Innovation (CNCTI). He is Vice-Chair of the OECD Working Party on Technology and Innovation Policy (TIP), and is National Delegate to the OECD's Committee on Scientific and Technological Policy (CSTP). He also collaborated with the European Commission, UNESCO, CYTED and other international agencies in the governance and funding of science, technology and innovation. Between 2015 and 2018 he was Head of the Office for Studies and Strategy of FCT. He has previously been Executive-Director of CES and Vice-President of the Scientific Council. He is an avid runner, having ran 10 marathons in different cities worldwide.