
Porto • Portugal • Europe/Lisbon
Already received a doctoral degree | July 2015
Open University, UK (Website)
Title: The role of behaviour in the transition to more energy efficient use at home
Nature of thesis research: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or DPhil)
Cofounder and Legal Head of Institution
Affiliated Faculty
Dr. Ana Faria has been with DoctorateHub from its beginning in 2017 and currently heads the DoctorateHub office. Her leadership blends a thorough understanding of doctorate education with substancial experience in higher and adult education, business management, and research, providing a unique perspective on doctoral education. Her qualifications include a PhD in Engineering and Innovation from the Open University (United Kingdom) awarded for her thesis "The role of behaviour in the transition to more energy-efficient use at home", an MBA from the Hochschule für Technik Esslingen (Germany), a European Degree in International Management from the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (The Netherlands), as well as an Economics Degree from the University of Minho (Portugal).
Prior to launching DoctorateHub, Dr. Faria worked in higher and adult education and research, including as Research Fellow, Honorary Assistant Lecturer, and Consultant at several prestigious universities and institutions. She is also an experienced expert evaluator for national and European funding agencies, with a proven track record in securing funding for research and investment projects, creating and delivering educational programs, and successfully managing a wide range of projects. Dr. Faria’s expertise extends to knowledge innovation, sustainable development, organizational projects, and entrepreneurship, and she's actively involved in fostering collaboration between academia and industry.
Her vision for DoctorateHub is to accelerate doctoral-level education completion, increase student mastery, and improve university doctoral programme outcomes globally. She is committed to providing high-quality, innovative learning experiences to doctorate candidates globally, preparing them for global challenges.
Dr. Ana joined DoctorateHub as an Affiliated Faculty member in the autumn of 2024.
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Years of Experience
20 Years
Faria, A. (2015). The role of behaviour in the transition to more energy efficient use at home. [Doctoral dissertation, Faculty of Mathematics, Computing and Technology], The Open University, United Kingdom.
Book: Papadopoulos, P.M., Burger, R., and Faria, A. (Eds.) (2016). Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Education (Advances in Digital Education and Lifelong Learning): Volume 2. Emerald Group Publishing.
Journal article: Gaspar, R., Antunes, D., Faria, A., & Meiszner, A., (2017). Sufficiency before efficiency: Consumers' profiling and barriers/facilitators of energy efficient behaviours. Journal of Cleaner Production, 165, 134–142.
Journal article: Gouveia, J. B., Faria, A., Antunes, D., & Gaspar, R. (2011). Energyprofiler: a study on the identification of Portuguese residential energy consumer profiles. Energia & Futuro (3), 19-23. ISSN 1647-9076.
Conference paper: Faria, A., Malho, A., Meiszner, A., Looi, K., & Hardy, P. (2014, November 12-14). Supporting technology-enhanced learning innovations. Lessons from three cases of the ELIG Learning@Work Exploratorium Lab [Paper presentation]. XVI Interna
Meiszner, A., Faria, A., Malho, A., Melro, A., Nascimbeni, F., Looi, K., Vasanthakumar, V., & Kamtsiou, V. (2014, September 2-5). How to support grassroots innovators and scout bottom-up innovative uses of ICT for learning? Lessons from the ELIG Learning@
Conference paper: Faria, A. (2011). Energyprofiler. Perfil energético do sector residencial [Poster presentation]. Green Festival - l Conferência “A eficiência energética e os comportamentos sociais nas economias do futuro”, CCB, Lisbon, Portugal.
Conference paper: Faria, A. (2010, November 3). The invisibility of energy and how to communicate less energy intensive lifestyles [Paper presentation]. ISM-Open Conference “Changing Times, New Challenges”, The Open University Business School, Milton Keyn
Gouveia, J. B., Faria, A., Antunes, D., & Gaspar, R. (2011). Energyprofiler: Transformar Atitudes em Ação: Perfil Energético do Setor Residencial, Public Project Report.
me2 Project (2016). White book report on the electricity policy landscape in Austria, Germany, The Netherlands and Portugal with a focus on renewable energy production, electric retail industry, the wholesale spot market structure, ancillary services mark
SmartCities and Communities (2013). 10 Year Rolling Agenda from the Smart Cities Stakeholder Platform’s Roadmap Group.
SmartCities and Communities (2013). Finance Working Group Guidance Document – Integrated Action Plan – Report Process & Guidelines for Smart Cities.
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