Professor Mário Figueiredo, from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (DEEC), was elected corresponding member of Lisbon Academy of Sciences, on 30th of January. He will join the class of Sciences – mathematics section.

“It is a honour to be elected corresponding member of Lisbon Academy of Sciences: it is a recognition of the current members of the Academy, who are people of great prestige and value”, says professor Mário Figueiredo. The DEEC professor hopes to “contribute to the dissemination of knowledge and wisdom, as stated in Lisbon Academy Science’s mission statement”.

The corresponding members of each class are nominated by the effective members of their class, anytime there is a vacancy. The nominees are then presented to the suffrage. In order to be elected, it is necessary an absolute majority of effective members.

Some duties of a corresponding member are: attendance at plenary sessions and class sessions to which they belong; participation in the works of the Academy, performing the functions to which they have been designated or elected by deliberation of the Academy or the class to which they belong; and the presentation of communications, reports, proposals, projects and work suggestions.

Professor Mário Figueiredo joins DEEC professor Carlos Salema who is full member of Lisbon Academy of Sciences – class of Sciences.

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