José Rui Marcelino

Born in Porto, Rui Marcelino has a degree in Mechanical Engineering (IST-ULisboa), a Master in Transport Design (SPD, Milan) and a PhD in Design (FAUD-ULisboa).

He is the founder, CEO and Design Manager of Almadesign since 1997, where he has monitored more than 800 projects in the areas of transport design and product design. With Almadesign, he received dozens of national and international awards, including the NATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS, DACIANO DA COSTA AWARD, GOOD DESIGN AWARD, RED DOT, IF, IDA AWARDS AND CRYSTAL CABIN AWARD.

He has been teaching Design Project since 1998 and is currently the Coordinator of the Master in Product Design at the Faculty of Architecture, Urbanism and Design – University of Lisbon.

He actively participates in the creation of cooperation networks, being a co-founder and member of the board of associations PEMAS, AED (Aeronautics, Space and Defense) and PFP (Plataforma Ferroviária Portuguesa). He is also a member of the board of COTEC and Fórum Oceano.

Over the last 15 years, it has actively participated in promoting national and European R&D consortia in the Aeronautics, Nautical, Road, Railway and Health areas (with projects such as LIFE, IBUS, ISEAT, DESAIR, ETOILET, INTRAIN, NEWFACE, FLEXCRAFT, MODSEAT, PASSARO, FLY.PT, FERROVIA 4.0, PASSME, HPCPAP and IDOC.STATION, among others) that integrate the industry with the national scientific and technological system to, with the help of Design, develop and integrate innovative solutions, develop skills and promote internationalization of all partners.