Summary
Ademar Aguiar is a seasoned software engineer and academic leader based in Porto, Portugal, with more than 25 years of hands-on software development and a dual career in research and teaching. He is Associate Professor of Software Engineering at FEUP and leads research at INESC TEC, shaping the next generation of software professionals. His work spans designing and architecting highly complex software systems, advancing agile methodologies (XP, Scrum, Lean), and building digital learning environments and tools for open collaboration and social impact. He founded and coordinates Coding for Social Impact and co-founded Mailcube, while serving as Board Member at Hillside Group and previously as VP Academia at ENSICO, illustrating a unique blend of academia, industry, and social entrepreneurship. His current research focuses on Live Software Development and software knowledge management to elevate technical agility for high-performing teams across social ventures and productivity and personal knowledge management domains. He holds a PhD from FEUP (1998), following a master's degree (1992) and an engineering degree (1984).
10 years of coding experience