João Carreira
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João Carreira is an engineer, academic, technology entrepreneur and business leader who has co-founded Critical Software
in Portugal
and has grown it into a global group of technology companies.
Joao’s entrepreneurial career dates to 1998 when, as a Ph.D student, he co-founded Critical Software
along with Gonçalo Quadros and Diamantino Costa to develop mission-critical Software systems for the Aerospace sector. The company became an international reference in the field with reputed customers such as NASA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
, ESA, Agusta Westland Helicopters, among others. Joao subsequently led the company into new international software technology markets in sectors such as Telecom, Defense, Unified Communications, and Education.
The group opened offices in several countries including the UK, Angola, Mozambique, Brasil, and Italy and launched its venture capital arm in 2011, Critical Ventures. Critical has received numerous international awards such as the European IT Excellence Awards 2011.
Joao was born in Coimbra but lived his childwood and teenage years in the city of Evora
in the south of Portugal. He obtained his Ph.D in Computer Science from the University of Coimbra in Portugal, and a Masters in Technology Commercialization from the University of Texas at Austin
. His academic research work focused on Distributed Computing and Fault-Tolerance at Coimbra, the Vrije Universiteit
in the Netherlands, and the EPCC. He authored more than 30 scientific papers including the IEEE Computer
and the IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
among others.
Critical Software
Critical Software is a Portuguese information systems and software company, headquartered in Coimbra. Critical Software specialises in the development and deployment of software solutions or COTS based systems...
in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
and has grown it into a global group of technology companies.
Joao’s entrepreneurial career dates to 1998 when, as a Ph.D student, he co-founded Critical Software
Critical Software
Critical Software is a Portuguese information systems and software company, headquartered in Coimbra. Critical Software specialises in the development and deployment of software solutions or COTS based systems...
along with Gonçalo Quadros and Diamantino Costa to develop mission-critical Software systems for the Aerospace sector. The company became an international reference in the field with reputed customers such as NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center and NASA field center located in the San Gabriel Valley area of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The facility is headquartered in the city of Pasadena on the border of La Cañada Flintridge and Pasadena...
, ESA, Agusta Westland Helicopters, among others. Joao subsequently led the company into new international software technology markets in sectors such as Telecom, Defense, Unified Communications, and Education.
The group opened offices in several countries including the UK, Angola, Mozambique, Brasil, and Italy and launched its venture capital arm in 2011, Critical Ventures. Critical has received numerous international awards such as the European IT Excellence Awards 2011.
Joao was born in Coimbra but lived his childwood and teenage years in the city of Evora
Évora
Évora is a municipality in Portugal. It has total area of with a population of 55,619 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Évora District and capital of the Alentejo region. The municipality is composed of 19 civil parishes, and is located in Évora District....
in the south of Portugal. He obtained his Ph.D in Computer Science from the University of Coimbra in Portugal, and a Masters in Technology Commercialization from the University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
. His academic research work focused on Distributed Computing and Fault-Tolerance at Coimbra, the Vrije Universiteit
Vrije Universiteit
The Vrije Universiteit is a university in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Dutch name is often abbreviated as VU and in English the university uses the name "VU University". The university is located on a compact urban campus in the southern part of Amsterdam in the Buitenveldert district...
in the Netherlands, and the EPCC. He authored more than 30 scientific papers including the IEEE Computer
Computer (magazine)
Computer is an IEEE Computer Society practitioner-oriented magazine issued to all members of the society. It contains peer-reviewed articles, regular columns and interviews on current computing-related issues. The magazine can be categorized somewhere between a trade magazine and a research...
and the IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
The IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering is a bimonthly, peer-reviewed, scientific journal published by the IEEE Computer Society. It was first published in March of 1975....
among others.