Paulo Carreira

Paulo Carreira is an accomplished academic and technology leader with extensive experience in software engineering and artificial intelligence. Serving as an Associate Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico since February 2009, Paulo lectures on Software Engineering and Database Systems within the Computer Science and Engineering department, contributing to one of Europe's top engineering schools. As Chief Scientific Officer and co-founder of Sensei since June 2017, Paulo drives technology strategy and research development to enhance the integration of physical and digital retail environments. In parallel, Paulo holds the position of Senior Researcher at INESC-ID, focusing on agile software creation for real-time data-intensive applications. Previous experience includes significant roles at Oblog Consulting, where Paulo led the design of a data migration toolchain for the banking and insurance sectors, and at ATX Software, developing tools for legacy code migration. Paulo earned a PhD in Computer Science with a focus on Databases from the University of Lisbon, complemented by an MSc in Computer Science and a BSc in Computer Science.