Cátia da Silva completed her PhD in Engineering and Management in 2022 with Distinction and Honour at the University of Lisbon, Instituto Superior Técnico. She completed the Master in Civil Engineering in 2015 at the University of Lisbon, Instituto Superior Técnico. She is Researcher at the University of Lisbon, CEG-IST Center for Management Studies at IST and Invited Assistant Professor at the Department of Engineering and Management, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon. She has published 5 articles in specialized journals. She has 2 book chapters. She organized 2 events. She has received 5 awards and/or distinctions. She participated as Research Fellow in 2 projects. In her professional activities she interacted with 25 collaborators in co-authorship of scientific works.