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Maria Inês Lopes

MSc

Inês Lopes is a graduate in Engineering and Management of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Instituto Superior Técnico, with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Her special interest in Urban Mobility and Liveable Cities led her to join the U-Shift Research Group for her thesis development. Her research focused on analyzing the acceptance of urban interventions by different population groups, within the Streets4All Project. 

During her master’s program, Inês has gained knowledge in the innovation field with a focus on Urban Mobility and User Research. She is dynamic, versatile and loves problem-solving through creativity, with various experiences on top of her academic track in fields such as sales and education.

Publications

MSc Thesis

  1. Maira Inês Lopes. Perceptions of Urban Change: Exploring Before-and-After Visual Preferences for Mobility. MSc in Civil Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, July 2025. Supervisor: Filipe Moura; Co-Supervisor: Gabriel Valença.