Candida Silva

Cândida Silva is an Assistant Professor at Instituto Politécnico do Porto, specializing in Information Systems. She earned her PhD in Technology and Information Systems from Universidade do Minho, with a thesis focused on crowdsourcing innovation. Her research is affiliated with the Information Systems and Technologies for Transformation of Organizations and Society group at the Algoritmi Centre.

She teaches Information Systems to tourism students, though the current course list is empty. Her research interests emphasize the intersection of technology, innovation, and societal transformation, particularly through crowdsourcing mechanisms. Cândida’s work is connected to the Algoritmi Centre, a research hub at Universidade do Minho.