The Scientific Council (SC) is the scientific management body of LIP. It includes all PhD holders, representatives of the technical and administrative staff and representatives of the students from each LIP node.
SC board: Daniel Galaviz (president), Helmut Wolters and Raul Sarmento
SC Technical staff representatives: Hugo Gomes (Lisboa), Rui Alves (Coimbra) and Henrique Carvalho (Minho)
SC Administrative staff representatives: Rita Saraiva (Lisboa) and Margarida Rodrigues (Coimbra)
SC Student representatives: Gonçalo Ribeiro (Lisboa), Sandro Saltão (Coimbra), Fernando Souza (Minho)
The SC delegates some of its authority to the Scientific Council Coordination Committee (C4) where all research lines are represented.