Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL DATA
Paula Margarida Carvalho Marques Couto
PROFESSIONAL SITUATION
Assistant Researcher
ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC DEGREES
PhD in Civil Engineering (FE/UP, 2007)
MSc in Applied Economics (FE/UNL, 1998)
Degree in Civil Engineering (IST/UTL, 1989)
RELEVANT FUNCTIONS AND POSITIONS
Assistant Researcher (2007 - current)
Member of the Research Partnerships Support Office (GAPI) (2021 - current)
Guest Professor at the Diploma of Postgraduate Studies on Rehabilitation of Railway Infrastructures (EPGRIF) at FCT-NOVA (2020 - current)
Coordinator of the Project Management Office (GGP) (2013 - 2021)
Guest Professor at the "BIM in Integrated Project Delivery" postgraduate course at the Department of Architecture of the Lusófona University of Humanities and Technologies (2016 - 2018)
Research Assistant (1998 - 2007)
Research Trainee (1996 - 1998)
Research Fellow (1989 - 1996)
MAIN AREAS OF RESEARCH / INTEREST
Digital Construction Project Management
Asset Management Systems
Building Information Modelling (BIM)
Life Cycle Cost Analysis
Construction Information Classification Systems (CICS)
Standardised Technical Specifications and Work Breakdown Structures
Decision support methods
Standardised Price Revision Formulas
Construction Information Systems
DEVELOPED ACTIVITY
Development of the following types of activities, within the aforementioned areas of research/interest:
Coordination and participation in national and European research projects
Coordinating and development of contract research studies
Preparation of technical and expert reports
Supervising / co-supervising PhD students, Master students and trainees
Publication of scientific and technical articles in national and international journals
Author /co-author of papers and communications at national and international conferences
Member of Organising and Scientific Committees of national and international technical and scientific conferences in the fields of specialisation and research and related areas
Founding member of the buildingSMART Portugal association
Member of the Technical Committee for Standardisation CT 197 - BIM
Member of the PTPC "Digital Built Environment" (DBE) working group