Arlindo SilvaArlindo Silva has a BSc in Mechanical Engineering at Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST), Lisbon, Portugal, in 1991, MSc in 1995 and PhD in 2001, both in Composite Materials. Assistant Professor at IST, Mechanical Engineering Department. He develops hisresearch activities within the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, in Lisbon, Portugal. Co-author of three books (in Portuguese) on topics related to Mechanical Engineering and Manual Wheelchairs for the Impaired. Published numerous technical papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings, in the areas of rehabilitation of the impaired, composite materials, design ideation, product development and materials selection. Holds numerous patents, filed with his students on products developed in the courses taught at IST. His current research interests are in product development, engineering design methods and materials selection. Currently teaching Mechanical Design, Product Design and Development and Engineering Materials at IST. He is also involved in the MIT-Portugal Program through the Engineering Design and Advanced Manufacturing focus area, in the courses on Product Development and Technology Evaluation and Selection. He is the Vice-President of the CPIN - “Centre for the Promotion of Innovation and Business”, a University-based non-profit organization providing integrated solutions for technology-based entrepreneurship, and fostering University spin-offs, currently holding a European Union label of Business Incubation Centre. He is also a member of the Product Development and Management Association, the International Council of Systems Engineering, the Design Research Society, the Design Society and the American Society of Engineering Education. Read More Read Less