Steering Committee
The steering committee is headed by Professor João Paulo Vilas-Boas, Professor of Biomechanics at the Faculty of Sports of the University of Porto. This appointment was made in 2014, when the Coordinating Council met for the first time on January 7th, ratifying the project’s leadership during the bidding process.
The Steering Committe is composed as follows:

João Paulo Vilas-Boas, PhD
Faculty of Sports, University of Porto
Full-Professor

José Amarante, PhD
Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto
Full-Professor (Emeritus)

José Carlos Reis Campos, PhD
Faculty of Dentistry, University of Porto
Full-Professor with Habilitation

Mário Augusto Pires Vaz, PhD
Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto
Full-Professor

Ricardo Jorge Pinto Fernandes, PhD
Faculty of Sports, University of Porto
Associate Professor with Habilitation

Rui Jorge Miranda Guedes, PhD
Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto
Associate Professor with Habilitation