Pedro Simões Coelho
Coordinator of the NOVA Data-Driven Public Policies Lab
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A full professor at the NOVA Information Management School (IMS) of Universidade Nova de Lisboa, he is a researcher at MagIC – Information Management Research Center and a senior expert for the European Commission in the areas of statistical methods and sampling techniques.
He holds a Ph.D. and is a Full Professor of Statistics. He is active in teaching, research, consulting, and training for national and international institutions, specializing in statistics, information management, survey methodologies, and data science. He is the author of a vast body of scientific work and a regular contributor to national and European organizations in the field of official statistics and data analysis.
He chaired the Scientific Council of NOVA IMS (2010–2023) and is currently the coordinator of the NOVA Data-Driven Public Policies Lab, a center of excellence dedicated to developing more effective and efficient public policies, driven by information management and data science.