Inside the Black Box: Assessing TTO Performance

David Resende

University of Aveiro

Biographical notes: Dr David Resende has finished his Post-Doc Research Project in 2014 at IC2 Institute - University of Texas at Austin. He has been using Multi-Stage Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) in his quantitative assessment of Technology Transfer Offices in US. He also teaches in the School of Technology and Management of Águeda at University of Aveiro in Portugal. His research interests include management of technology transfer (TT), cross-cultural studies in TT, and user centered innovation in open innovation paradigm. He is member of the international editorial board of The Innovation and Technology Management Review, member of the University-Technology Enterprise Network (UTEN), Researcher at GOVCOPP Research Unit (Governance,Competitiveness and Public Policy) at University of Aveiro, and Member of the FCT scoreboard for the 2014 PhD Studentships in Industry (BDE). Dr. David Resende graduated in Electronic Engineering (1985). His professional career began in Rio de Janeiro as electronic engineer in big companies (computers and telecom industry) and, at same time, opened his first company in 1986 (he left this company in 1989). In 1992 went to Siemens at Lisbon to work as software Engineer, then went to the aviation industry as a hardware Engineer. In 1995 he created his second company in computing industry, which he left in 2003. His academic career and research in TT Area started in 1999 with his Master degree in Innovation and knowledge management. His studies in the university-enterprise relationship is an old interest that have come from his previous first steps as entrepreneur in 80s. Main Specialties: Technology Transfer, Data Envelopment Analysis, Innovation Manager, Entrepreneurship and User driven Innovation.