Last Tuesday (June, 3), Armando Nolasco Pinto formally assumed the mandate as the new President of Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT), following José Carlos Pedro’s term of office. A Senior Researcher in Quantum Technologies and Professor at the University of Aveiro, he now assumes the leadership of one of Portugal’s top research institutions.
Throughout his career at IT, Armando Nolasco Pinto has distinguished himself through his dynamism, strategic vision, and commitment to scientific excellence, leading initiatives and projects of significant impact and relevance within Portugal’s research landscape. He now takes on the presidency of the Institute with the mission of building upon the work carried out in recent years and further strengthening the institution’s role as a bridge between science, technology, and industry.
At a time marked by rapid technological transformation and increasingly complex global challenges, his leadership aims to consolidate the Institute’s position as a national and international reference in research, innovation, and advanced training in the fields of Information and Communication Technologies.
Armando Nolasco Pinto stated:
I embrace this challenge with a profound sense of responsibility, but also with tremendous motivation. Instituto de Telecomunicações brings together more than one thousand collaborators, distributed throughout Portugal from north to south, across both coastal and inland regions, and comprises an extensive community of exceptionally talented and dedicated researchers across all its branches and research units. It is the quality of these people that makes IT a nationally and internationally recognized institution in the fields of information and communication technologies.
The future lies in valuing people, promoting scientific excellence, strengthening the institution’s sustainability, and deepening its connection with society. Attracting and developing talent, creating knowledge, and generating societal impact are at the core of our mission.
The world, Europe, and Portugal face technological, economic, and social challenges that we cannot ignore. The Institute of Telecommunications has a responsibility to help address these challenges through research, innovation, and advanced education. I am convinced that IT will continue, as it always has, to rise.
Best of luck with the new position!