Interview Miguel Amaral Professor at Instituto Superior Tecnico,
University of Lisbon Tech Change Frugal Innovation
Miguel Amaral is a tenured Assistant Professor at the Instituto Superior Técnico – Universidade de Lisboa at the Engineering and Management Department and as a Research Associate at the Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research, IN+/IST. An expert in the areas of Technological Change, Entrepreneurial Dynamics and Social Innovation, Miguel Amaral and citiesabc founder Dinis Guarda talk about how digital transformation is changing the business environment while highlighting innovation as a force for social change.
INTERVIEW FOCUS
Personal profile
Academic background and professional career
Entrepreneurship background – Social Innovation Lab
Companies and social impact
Social entrepreneurship concept
Education: from theory to practice
Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research, IN+/IST research focus
MIT connection and DLab
Frugal innovation
India case studies and current research projects
MIGUEL AMARAL BIOGRAPHY
Miguel Amaral holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering and Management from the University of Lisbon, an MSc in Engineering Policy and Technology Management, a degree in Economics and an Advanced Diploma in Communications Science. Miguel presently works as a tenured Assistant Professor at the Instituto Superior Técnico – Universidade de Lisboa at the Engineering and Management Department and as a Research Associate at the Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research, IN+/IST. His research interests and teaching focus mainly on Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Industrial Dynamics and Human Capital.
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