Isabel Maria Pinto Ramos

Isabel Maria Pinto Ramos is an Associate Professor with Habilitation at the Department of Information Systems, School of Engineering, University of Minho, where she leads the ISTTOS R&D Lab and contributes to the Algoritmi Research Centre. She has held leadership roles including Head of Department of Information Systems and President of the Portuguese Association for Information Systems. Her career spans academic, research, and international collaboration roles, including a Visiting International Professor position at the University of Münster, Germany.

• Academic Leadership: Doctoral Programme Director (2014-2019), IFIP TC8 Chair (2019-2023), Vice President for Membership Services at Association for Information Systems (2022-2025)
• Research Themes: Innovation management, knowledge systems, digital transformation, crowdsourcing, organizational memory, gender in STEM, and technology's socio-cultural impacts
• International Engagement: Collaborations with Carnegie-Mellon, University of Agder, Georgia State, and Federal University of Santa Catarina through research projects and mobilities
• Scientific Recognition:
  • IFIP Outstanding Service Award (2009)
  • IFIP Silver Core Award (2013)
  • IIAKM Lifetime Academic Achievement (2021)
• Editorial Contributions: Associate Editor for Communications of the AIS (since 2020), editorial board member for Enterprise Information Systems, International Journal of Knowledge Engineering, and Revista de Administração Mackenzie
• Project Involvement: ERASMUS+, Horizon 2020, FP7 programs with focus on digital workplaces, knowledge management, and organizational resilience

Her scientific output demonstrates consistent exploration at the intersection of Information Systems and Organizational Innovation, with recent works focusing on Digital Transformation (2021-2025), Crowdsourcing Platforms (2009-2016), and Organizational Memory (2005-2014). The 2023-2025 publications particularly emphasize Smart City Resilience, Multigenerational Workforce Challenges, and AI Development Democratization.