Arlindo Silva

Arlindo Silva has a BSc in Mechanical Engineering at Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST), Lisbon, Portugal, in 1991, MSc in 1995 and PhD in 2001, both in Composite Materials. Assistant Professor at IST, Mechanical Engineering Department. He develops his research activities within the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, in Lisbon, Portugal. Co-author of three books (in Portuguese) on topics related to Mechanical Engineering and Manual Wheelchairs for the Impaired. Published numerous technical papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings, in the areas of rehabilitation of the impaired, composite materials, design ideation, product development and materials selection. Holds numerous patents, filed with his students on products developed in the courses taught at IST. His current research interests are in product development, engineering design methods and materials selection. Currently teaching Mechanical Design, Product Design and Development and Engineering Materials at IST. He is also involved in the MIT-Portugal Program through the Engineering Design and Advanced Manufacturing focus area, in the courses on Product Development and Technology Evaluation and Selection. He is the Vice-President of the CPIN - “Centre for the Promotion of Innovation and Business”, a University-based non-profit organization providing integrated solutions for technology-based entrepreneurship, and fostering University spin-offs, currently holding a European Union label of Business Incubation Centre. He is also a member of the Product Development and Management Association, the International Council of Systems Engineering, the Design Research Society, the Design Society and the American Society of Engineering Education.

Publications

Materials as a Bridge between Science, Engineering, and Design
Materials as a Bridge between Science, Engineering, and Design
Arlindo Silva. © 2017. 17 pages.
This chapter explores the idea of using the topic of materials as a bridge between three fields of knowledge: materials science, mechanical engineering and product design. It...
The Role of Digital Libraries in Teaching Materials Science and Engineering
The Role of Digital Libraries in Teaching Materials Science and Engineering
Arlindo Silva, Virginia Infante. © 2017. 22 pages.
Nowadays, the number of commercially available materials is growing steadily. Technical information on materials resides in digital libraries that complement classical Materials...
The Role of Digital Libraries in Teaching Materials Science and Engineering
The Role of Digital Libraries in Teaching Materials Science and Engineering
Arlindo Silva, Virginia Infante. © 2015. 21 pages.
Nowadays, the number of commercially available materials is growing steadily. Technical information on materials resides in digital libraries that complement classical Materials...
Materials as a Bridge between Science, Engineering, and Design
Materials as a Bridge between Science, Engineering, and Design
Arlindo Silva. © 2015. 17 pages.
This chapter explores the idea of using the topic of materials as a bridge between three fields of knowledge: materials science, mechanical engineering and product design. It...
Handbook of Research on Trends in Product Design and Development: Technological and Organizational Perspectives
Handbook of Research on Trends in Product Design and Development: Technological and Organizational Perspectives
Arlindo Silva, Ricardo Simoes. © 2011. 608 pages.
Product design and development (PDD) is an area of increasing importance to industrial competitiveness. In a global market, the competitive advantage of companies lies not only...
PDD Trends: Research Driven by Laws of Product Evolution
PDD Trends: Research Driven by Laws of Product Evolution
José Manuel Ferreira Gaspar, Arlindo Silva. © 2011. 14 pages.
One of the most important research issues in the product design and development field is concerned with the emergence of organizational undesirable behaviors caused by product...