Carlos Pereira dos Santos has undergraduate, MSc and PhD degrees in mathematics from the University of Lisbon and he is currently researcher of the Center for Mathematics and Applications (NovaMath), FCT NOVA and professor at ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon.He researches in the field of Combinatorial Game Theory, stresses the PhD under the guidance of Richard Nowakowski from Dalhousie University, world's top expert on that topic. He published several papers in international journals and presented at major conferences devoted to the subject.About popularization of mathematics, he published the book «Mathematics from The Da Vinci Code», co-authored with Luis Tirapicos and Nuno Crato, he participated in the projects «Games with History» and «Games from Around the World» (Visão/Público) with João Pedro Neto and Jorge Nuno Silva. For 10 years, he was Vice-President of the Ludus Association, one of the most relevant Portuguese institutions dedicated to recreational mathematics. He has been member of scientific committees of pioneering projects such as the «Portuguese Championship of Mathematical Games» and the «Recreational Mathematics Colloquia». He was managing editor of the Recreational Mathematics Magazine.About Mathematics Education in Portugal, he teaches and researches subjects related to elementary mathematics. Also noteworthy is the fact that, for three years, he has made the management of the Training Centre for Teachers of the Portuguese Mathematics Society and, after, he was the director of the Training Centre for Teachers of the Ludus Association. He organized and developed dozens of courses on various topics. Carlos Santos is a big fan of the Singapore Math, and he was managing editor of the Jornal das Primeiras Matemáticas.Regarding hobbies, Carlos Santos is International Chess Master. He was the Portuguese Champion in 1998 and 2000 and he was 5th in the under-18 World Championship in 1989. On this page, only the outputs obtained since 2024, the year in which the faculty member joined ISCTE, are listed. To view the complete CV, please consult any of the other platforms made available here (ORCID, CiênciaVitae, etc.).

Nadia Simoes holds a PhD in Economics and a Master degree in Economics from ISEG (Universidade de Lisboa). Started to teach in the Economics Department of ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa in 2002. Director of the Bachelor Degree in Economics (Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa). Former Director of the Master in Business Economics and Competition for nine editions of the programme. Researcher of the Economics Group of the Business Research Unit (BRU-IUL). She has published paper articles in several journals such as Economics Letters, Journal of Economic Surveys, Empirical Economics, Acta Oeconomica, International Review of Applied Economics, Telecommunications Policy, Panoeconomicus, International Journal of Social Economics, Economics Bulletin, among others. Associate Editor of the journal International Journal of Education Economics and Development (SCOPUS Q4) and Editor of the journal Cogent Economics & Finance (SCOPUS Q3). Member of the Editorial Board of the following journals: Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues (SCOPUS Q1); Journal of Entrepreneurship Education (SCOPUS Q2); Panoeconomicus (SCOPUS Q2); Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies (SCOPUS Q2); Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal (SCOPUS Q3); the International Journal of Entrepreneurship (SCOPUS Q3); and Revista Galega de Economia (SCOPUS Q4). NEP Editor for the area of Education (nep-edu). Member of the Editorial Board of the European Training Foundation (European Union). She has participated in several research national and international research projects financed by public institutions (including two projects funded by FCT and a project funded by the Ministry of Employment).  Expert for different national and international institutions such as the EUROPEAN EMPLOYMENT OBSERVATORY (EUROPEAN COMMISSION), INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION , CEDEFOP, EUROFOUND, EUROPEAN CENTRE OF EXPERTISE, PORTUGUESE LABOUR MINISTRY, and PORTUGUESE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION.