Deep scientific expertise, amplified by modern tools
C-NAPSE is deliberately small and senior. The people you meet are the people who do the work — researchers and practitioners who pair rigorous academic training with hands-on industry delivery, and who use AI to do more, faster, without losing the rigour.
Senior by default
A multidisciplinary team spanning computer science, robotics, international studies and sustainability — with real delivery experience across tech and the public sector.
João Carneiro
João holds a PhD in Computer Vision and Robotics from Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris) and an MSc in Computer Science and Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisbon). Drawing on two decades of consultancy, he founded C-NAPSE in 2018 to apply deep technological knowledge and strategic acumen to innovation and growth. His active work spans roles as Product Owner at Aptoide and consultant to Lisbon City Council, alongside teaching Computer Science and research at CEPCEP – UCP, where he contributes to projects including Mapping Digital Inclusion across Europe and Web Accessibility for People with Cognitive Disabilities.
Connect on LinkedInSelected publications & research →Ashley Dell’Orso
Ashley is a PhD Candidate in International Studies at ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, and holds an MA in Sustainable Communities and a BSc in Psychology from Northern Arizona University. She brings nearly a decade in education and research — from teaching across South Korea to leading university action-research teams — and a strong interdisciplinary focus on education, dialogue and social progress. At C-NAPSE she pairs these perspectives with analytical rigour to support stakeholder engagement, sustainability and capacity-building work.
Connect on LinkedInWhere the science comes from
Before C-NAPSE, João spent years at the frontier of research and engineering — from neuromorphic engineering and computer vision to wireless sensor networks and award-winning art-meets-technology projects. That depth is what lets us both win the funding and build what we propose.
“Intimacy” — interactive fashion
As R&D Engineer, João led Studio Roosegaarde’s first wireless-sensor-network project: “Intimacy”, high-tech garments whose smart e-foils turn transparent in response to social interaction — a wearable fusion of art, fashion and technology, created with V2_Lab and fashion designer Maartje Dijkstra.
About the project →Wireless Sensor Networks & IoT
João designed a proprietary, low-power wireless sensor communication protocol — building the embedded-C drivers and communication layers on PIC and ARM microprocessors for fast, reliable and energy-efficient data transmission.
Neuromorphic Engineering & Computer Vision
João’s PhD spanned computer vision and neuromorphic engineering — brain-inspired, event-driven approaches to visual perception and robotics at Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris.
Digital inclusion & accessibility
Ongoing research at CEPCEP–UCP on projects such as Mapping Digital Inclusion across Europe and Web Accessibility for People with Cognitive Disabilities.
Selected publications & research →Lean by design. Senior by default. Amplified by AI.
We believe the shape of expert work is changing. A small, highly skilled team equipped with agentic AI can now deliver what once required a much larger firm — with more speed, lower overhead and direct access to the people who actually do the work. We run C-NAPSE on the same workflows we build for our clients.
Senior-led delivery
No hand-offs to junior teams. The experts who scope your work are the ones who deliver it.
AI-amplified, not AI-replaced
We use agentic workflows to remove the manual load — so judgement, rigour and strategy get our full attention.
Evidence over opinion
An academic backbone means every recommendation is grounded in data and method, not just experience.
Work directly with the people who do the work
Tell us what you’re building or funding — you’ll talk to a principal, not a sales desk.
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