Diogo Alexandre Carapinha

Biography

Diogo Alexandre Carapinha is the Risk Intelligence Team Leader at VisionWare, where he also serves as deputy coordinator of the VisionWare Threat Intelligence Center and conducts assessments of emerging threats, risky behaviors, and geopolitical dynamics in cyberspace. Internationally, he serves as an expert for the European Union, having participated in various capacity-building and strategic advisory missions. Among his most significant projects is his support for Uruguay in developing its first national cyber crisis plan and in training initiatives aimed at diplomats, decision-makers, and government agencies.
In Africa, he has contributed to projects on digital governance and cyber resilience. He was the expert appointed to conduct the national pre-diagnostic assessment on cyber hygiene in Kenya, as part of the European initiative “Strengthening Kenya’s Cybersecurity Resilience,” implemented by ESTDEV.
In Portugal, he served as Strategic Advisor on Digital and Cyberspace Affairs to the Defense Committee of the Social Democratic Party’s Parliamentary Group during the term of Portugal’s 24th Constitutional Government.
At the same time, he is active in academia as a coordinator and visiting professor at the Autonomous University of Lisbon (Autónoma Academy) and at Portucalense University, teaching in the areas of cyberdiplomacy, digital governance, and international security.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from ISCSP-UL, an MBA in National Security Studies from King’s College London, and is pursuing a master’s degree in “Advanced Cybersecurity Technologies & Governance” at the University of Piraeus. His specialized training includes “The Challenges of European Cybersecurity” (European Security and Defense College) and “Cyber Crisis Management: Navigating Disinformation and Cyber Attacks in the AI Era” (German Federal Foreign Office).
He is also a member of the European AI Alliance, which is part of the European Commission.