Ana Teresa Freitas is the President of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Técnico Lisboa (IST), University of Lisbon, and a Full Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in the field of Programming Methodology and Technology. She is a senior researcher at the INESC-ID research institute and Coordinator of the thematic line “Tecnologia para a Vida e Saúde”. Between 2013 and 2022, she was the CEO and co-founder of HeartGenetics, Genetics and Biotechnology SA, a digital health and genetic testing company.