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10 Questions for Alexandre Correia (Técnico Alumni)

Técnico Alumni is a platform that allows former students of Instituto Superior Técnico to reconnect, relive, and reminisce their time at Técnico through access to a network of contacts with other Alumni. It is within the context of this platform’s activities that this interview with Alexandre Correia, a former student of DEI (Department of Computer Science and Engineering), originally took place, and is now being republished in full.  

To learn more about Técnico Alumni and join the network, click HERE.

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Alexandre (LEIC 94) has over 30 years of experience in the IT sector and is currently a Technology Consulting Partner at KPMG Portugal, working from Lisbon with clients all over the world. Before joining KPMG, Alexandre was a Partner at SAFIRA (since 2002), with offices in Lisbon, Barcelona, London, and Warsaw, which was acquired by KPMG in 2014. Prior to that, he also worked as a Computer Science and Engineering professor at IST, joined Novabase in 1992 and moved to Microsoft in 1997.

  • Why Técnico?

The best engineering school in Portugal.

  • Can you tell us a bit about your studies at Técnico?

LEIC94. First batch of Computer Science and Engineering students!

  • What do you cherish most from your time at Técnico, inside or outside the classroom?

Friends.

  • What was the best part of your degree? And the most challenging?

Projects at CIIST.

  • What extracurricular activities were you involved in?

Math department teaching assistant for practical classes.

  • At Técnico, was there any inspiring figure for you? Who and why?

Several. José Tribolet, Pavão Martins, José Alves Marques, Cristina Sernadas.

  • Tell us about the work you are currently doing.

Technology Partner at KPMG.

  • What makes you proud to be a Técnico alumnus?

The contribution to the country through the knowledge produced over the years.

  • What are you most proud of in your life?

My family.

  • Do you have a favorite quote or saying?

“Stupidity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results!”

(original image: KPMG Portugal)

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