Luísa Carvalho

Director of the Master in Management

Main areas of research

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

New Business Models (Circular Economy, digitalization; social innovation…)

Smart tourism and sustainability

Academic background

PhD in Management (2008)

Thesis: Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Services Sector

Master Degree in Social Economics (1998)

B.Sc. Economics (1995)

Research projects / Experience

Scholarship (Post PhD), Spain

University of Extremadura, 2019, Project ”Environmental Responsibility of Local Governments”

Scholarship (Post PhD), Brazil

University of São Paulo, 2016, Business Incubators, services and internationalization

Various projects

KABADA - Knowledge Alliance of Business idea Assessment: Digital Approach YouthStart – Entrepreneurial; Digital Tools for Circular Economy ICT_SUSTOUR - Sustainable Development in Tourism through ICT in Education, Citizen Science to promote creativity, scientific literacy, and innovation, etc.

European Commission expert: European Capital of Smart Tourism

Chief editor  International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Governance in Cognitive Cities

Contact details

Polytechnic University of Setúbal

Areas of research

Human Contribution to Artificial Intelligence

Circular Economy