Cândida Silva

Cândida Silva is a Senior Lecturer of Technologies and Information Systems at School of Hospitality and Tourism of Polytechnic Institute of Porto (ESHT/P.PORTO), Portugal. President of Technical-Scientific Council of ESHT/P.PORTO, since July 2017, was Head of International Relations of ESHT/P.PORTO (2016-2020), Director of Department of Informatics and Mathematics of ESHT/P.PORTO (2016-2019), and member of the Unit of eLearning and Pedagogical Innovation of P.PORTO (EIPP/P.PORTO) (2019-2021). PhD in Information Systems and Technologies by School of Engineering of University of Minho, since July 2015, with the thesis “Knowledge Model for crowdsourcing innovation brokers”. Master in Industrial Engineering, since June 2006, and a Degree in Computer Science Engineering, since September 2000, all by School of Engineering of University of Minho. Principal researcher of CiTUR – Centre for Tourism Research, Development and Innovation, since January of 2018. Researcher collaborator in the group of Information Systems and Technologies for the Transformation of Organizations and Society (ISTTOS) of the Algoritmi Centre of the University of Minho, since July of 2015. Participant in several international mobilities for teaching with ERASMUS+ grants and for research with IACOBUS grants. Founder and president of AIS Student Chapter of University of Minho (2010-2012), where organized two national competitions of case studies in Information Systems. Member of AIS (Association for Information Systems) and of AIS Portuguese Chapter. Member the organization committee of several national academic seminars and conferences, reviewer of several international conferences and journals, and has over thirty scientific papers and scientific communications.

Publications

Developing Curriculum for Emergency Remote Learning Environments
Developing Curriculum for Emergency Remote Learning Environments
Susana Silva, Paula Peres, Cândida Silva. © 2023. 334 pages.
All over the world, educational institutions confronted emergency policy changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to this, academic activities were provided mostly by remote...
Great Expectations: The Graduate View of Skills in Hospitality
Great Expectations: The Graduate View of Skills in Hospitality
Susana Silva, Cândida Silva, Gisela Soares. © 2021. 18 pages.
Skills are understood as key issues in the labour market and conceptualised as individual attributes needed to perform competent work. The distinction between hard and soft...
Employer Branding Practices Amongst the Most Attractive Employers of IT and Engineering Sector
Employer Branding Practices Amongst the Most Attractive Employers of IT and Engineering Sector
Lea Gregorka, Susana Silva, Cândida Silva. © 2020. 16 pages.
Employer branding is a marketing strategy that helps employers stay competitive in their markets. Although it is a concept used for over 20 years, its process and consequences...