Ana Melo
Phd Student in Design
Ana Melo is a practising communication designer, a former PhD fellow at the Lisbon School of Architecture, University of Lisbon from 2019 to 2022, and is also currently teaching design at the same institution. She graduated in Communication Design at FBAUL (2002) and got her Master’s degree in Communication Sciences at NOVA FCSH (2008). She has been a member of CIAUD (Centre for Research in Architecture Urbanism and Design, Lisbon School of Architecture, University of Lisbon) since 2019 and integrates <div>; and Redes Desis Lab.
Her current PhD research focuses on communication design contributions within social innovation initiatives in geographic areas that face population decline. Her main research interests are design for social innovation, communication design, interaction design, design for territory and strategic design.
Ana also worked as a communication designer for many years at design studios, where she developed communication and strategic design projects while coordinating creative teams and projects. She is also involved in education and civic movements in her local community and in Aldeias de Montanha, a depopulated rural territory in the centre of Portugal.
amelo2@edu.ulisboa.pt