Dr. Arlindo Silva

Arlindo Silva has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and more than 30 years of teaching and research experience. His current research interests rest on engineering design, product development, creativity, materials selection methodologies, additive manufacturing in composite structures, and management of uncertainty in design. He has published over two hundred papers in journals, conferences and book chapters, filed more than 50 patents, and authored/co-edited five books in engineering-related topics. He received the MIT-Portugal Education Innovation Award in 2009 and was a Professor of Excellence at the University of Lisbon in 2009, 2013, 2014 and 2015, before joining the Singapore University of Technology and Design as an Associate Professor with the Engineering Product Development Pillar. He was also a Senior Materials Education consultant at Granta Design Ltd, Cambridge, UK, and is an active member of PDMA, ASEE, ASME, ASTM International, INCOSE, DS, DRS, and SPEE. He currently teaches Design-related topics at all levels of higher and executive education and develops his research between the DesignZ Center, i-Trust, and DManD. He is also the Program Director for the new Master of Engineering in Innovation by Design and the Master of Science of Technology and Design in Sustainable Product Design at SUTD, and a member of the Executive Committee of the Design Business Chamber Singapore.