Teaching Staff
Fernando Bação
Full Professor, NOVA IMS
Fernando Bação, Full Professor at NOVA Information Management School, leads the Master’s in Information Management with a specialization in Business Intelligence, which has been recognized as the best in the world for the sixth consecutive year in the category of Business Intelligence and Strategy by the Eduniversal Best Masters Ranking 2024. He also leads the Master’s programs in Law and Financial Markets and is a member of the General Council of Universidade NOVA de Lisboa.
With extensive experience in the fields of Data Science and Machine Learning, Fernando Bação has developed projects with significant economic and social relevance. Since 2021, he has been recognized as one of the top 2% most cited researchers globally, according to the list compiled by Stanford University, highlighting the impact of his research on the international scientific community.
Beyond academia, Fernando Bação has a strong presence as a consultant for national and international companies. Additionally, he plays an active role as an investor and advisor in early-stage startups in the field of Data and Artificial Intelligence.
Gabriel Coimbra
Head of South Europe Sales & Country Manager, IDC
With over 20 years of experience in the ICT market, Gabriel Coimbra is responsible for IDC's business in Southern Europe, the world leader in Market Intelligence, Advisory, and event organization for the Information Technology, Telecommunications, and Consumer Electronics markets. In addition to management activities, Gabriel Coimbra is directly involved in the design and coordination of various studies and advisory services developed by IDC, and he also contributes to several IDC consulting and advisory projects. His opinion is regularly cited in specialized and economic press, such as Semanário Expresso, Diário Económico, Revista Exame, Jornal de Negócios, among others. Gabriel Coimbra also delivers presentations at major events on Digital Transformation and Information and Telecommunications Technologies in Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, Brazil, and Spain. He collaborates with NOVA IMS and leading business and technology schools in postgraduate programs in Information Systems and Digital Transformation. He is also an investor and Advisor at Faber Ventures, a VC focused on Early Stage Startups in Data and Artificial Intelligence. Besides holding a master's degree in Statistics and Information Management from NOVA Information Management School and a postgraduate degree in Advanced Management from Católica Lisbon School, he believes in lifelong learning! In addition to reading IDC Research daily, he is addicted to audiobooks, podcasts, and YouTube, which he considers the best sources for continuous learning.
Bruno Soares
Leading Executive Advisor & Assistant Professor, IDC
With 15 years of professional experience in the professional services industry of advisory, consulting, and auditing, in projects related to Governance, Management, Risk, and Information Systems Security in the Financial Services, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Healthcare, and Government industries, having collaborated with major market players in Portugal, Angola, and Mozambique. He began his professional career at Deloitte Consulting, later moving to the Information Risk Management area of KPMG, and in 2006 joined the Enterprise Risk Services division of Deloitte. Currently, he collaborates with an ecosystem of local and international partners, including IDC Portugal, where he has been an IT Executive Senior Advisor for IT Strategy, Governance, and Security since 2015. He is a guest lecturer at ISCAC - Business School Coimbra, Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Europeia, Universidade Portucalense, and Unipê – Centro Universitário de João Pessoa (Paraíba, Brazil), and founding President of the ISACA Lisbon, Portugal Chapter, collaborator in several professional associations, and speaker at various local and international conferences and seminars.
Magda Cocco
Head of Practice Partner, Vieira de Almeida & Associados
Magda Cocco has been with VdA since 1994. Partner responsible for the areas of Communications, Data Protection & Technology, and Digital Frontiers, and Partner responsible for the Aerospace sector at VdA. She has extensive experience with innovative technological projects in the electronic communications sector in various jurisdictions and regions, particularly in Europe and Africa.
She has led multidisciplinary teams on different projects and transactions within the ICT field, advising Governments and Regulators on the definition of regulatory policies and the drafting of legislation, and has also advised various international organizations such as the International Telecommunication Union, the World Bank, and the European Investment Bank.
She has provided specialized advice to companies and public entities from different industries on various legal issues of the digital economy, from electronic and postal communications to information and emerging technologies, such as AI, robotics, blockchain, nanotechnology, Big Data, and IoT.
In matters of Data Protection & Cybersecurity, she has provided specialized advice to companies and public entities in various sectors on governance issues, data-related strategies, coordination of GDPR compliance programs, and cybersecurity threat situations.
