Francisca Vale Lima, a former master’s student in Information Systems Engineering and Management, won the 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 award, 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 & 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁, in the Portuguese Women in Tech Awards 2024.

The PWIT Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of women in the technology industry, recognising their valuable contributions in various categories that highlight their experience and impact. These awards showcase the diversity and talent of the Portuguese tech community, breaking down barriers and inspiring the next generation of women in tech.

In her own publication, Francisca Lima said: ‘This recognition means a lot to me, not only because it celebrates my work and marks a personal milestone, but also because it reflects the incredible mentors, role models and colleagues who have supported, inspired and empowered me along the way.’

In turn, Liliana Castro, co-founder of Portuguese Women in Tech, told ECO that ‘Over the years, the Portuguese Women in Tech Awards have evolved and more and more we have met fantastic women in technology with years of work to show for their quality and success’, adding that ‘This edition was no different and nine awards were handed out, after going through thousands of nominations, dozens of selected women and a jury that had a hard time finding the winner of each category’.

The award aims to recognise the contributions of women professionals in the technology sector in categories such as best engineer, best product manager or best operations and innovation manager. Of the 27 finalists, nine were honoured. The 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮, 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 & 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 category is sponsored by NTT Data.

Francisca Lima has been a Data Engineer at Adidas for over 2 years, having worked in various companies in roles related to Data Analysis, Data Engineering and Big Data.

At UMinho’s School of Engineering, Francisca Vale Lima was a member of AIS.SC UMinho (Association for Information Systems Student Chapter), the TSI@UMinho Student Centre, which belongs to EEUM’s Department of Information Systems (DSI), serving as President of the Supervisory Board and Secretary of the Board between 2014 and 2016.

More information about the Portuguese Women in Tech Awards and the 2024 winners can be found at:

https://www.portuguesewomenintech.com/awards2024

Congratulations Francisca!