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My research interests cover the application of numerical modeling and analytics to support decision making. Those applications, mainly grounded in Operations Research (OR), cover governance, pricing and finance of utilities (mainly water supply, wastewater and waste), with a focus on tariff structures and key investments under critical socio-economic and environmental situations. Additional experience in the adaptation of IT technologies for flood forecasting and alerts, asset management, and economic-financial viability of affordable housing. Experience in teaching, R&D and consulting projects, organization of thematic events (e.g., conferences, workshops) and publishing initiatives (as Editor, Reviewer and Author). - Main areas of expertise - NUMERICAL MODELLING & ANALYTICS Multi-criteria Value-based Methods | Multi-criteria Outranking Methods | Multi-Objective Optimization Programming | Discrete Event Simulation | System Dynamics | Data Envelopment Analysis | Stochastic Frontiers | Statistics | Data Mining INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS (mainly water supply, wastewater, waste and flood management) Systems Governance | Pricing - Tariff structure modeling | Contracting | Investment | Risk Analysis | Climate Change | Utility Economics & Policy | Regulatory Substance | Regulatory Governance | Regulatory Impact Assessment | Problem Structuring | Elicitation of Preferences | Uncertainty | Performance | Productivity | Efficiency | Design | Planning | Desalination | Wastewater and Stormwater Reuse | Nature Based Solutions ORGANIZATION, COORDINATION & MANAGEMENT Scientific Events & Initiatives | R&D projects | Procurement | Proposal Preparation | Team Building Planning | Negotiation | Communication | Assessment | Monitoring Reporting | Public Presentation | Consulting | Reviews in ISI Journals
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Francisco Maria Ribeiro da Costa Silva Pinto

Citation names

  • Pinto, F. S.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
8013-5649-1B8B
ORCID iD
0000-0002-2016-3603
Google Scholar ID
3qWQOfoAAAAJ
Researcher Id
E-9665-2014
Scopus Author Id
56457584500

Email addresses

  • francisco.pinto@ulusofona.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Campo Grande, 376, Edifício C, Gabinete C1.10, 1749-024, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Other Engineering and Technologies - Other Engineering and Technologies
  • Social Sciences - Other Social Sciences
  • Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2)
French Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2018
Concluded
 Engenharia e Gestão (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Essays on Tariff Structures for Water Related Utilities: Multiple objectives in critical situations" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Pass with Distinction and Honors
2013
Concluded
 Engenharia Civil (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Public-Public Partnership Model in Local Infrastructure Services: A Case Study in the Water Sector" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
RCM2+, Research Centre for Asset Management and Systems Engineering, Portugal
2014 - 2024 Researcher (Research) Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade, Portugal
2018 - 2020 Postdoc (Research) Eawag, Switzerland

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022 - Current Director of Masters in Industrial Engineering and Management Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018 - Current Managing partner, Senior consultant COREPLAN - Development Consultancy, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Advisor to the Deputy Mayor of Lisbon Camara Municipal de Lisboa, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Infrastructure Specialist (Consultant) Camara Municipal de Lisboa, Portugal
Affordable Rent Program, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Infrastructure Specialist (Consultant) Defining Future Options, Portugal
2015 - 2017 Infrastructure Specialist (Consultant) RPG Consult, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2024 - Current BIOFIN: Protecting and Restoring Biodiversity Using Mainstream Finance
Grant agreement ID: 101135476
Principal investigator
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
Ongoing
2022 - Current Catcher: Creation of innovative "humidity to electricity" renewable energy conversion technology towards sustainable energy challenge
Grant agreement ID: 101046307
Researcher
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
Ongoing
2022 - Current EWALD: Earth Observation for Early Warning of Land Degradation at European Frontier
Grant agreement ID: 101086250
Researcher
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
Ongoing
2018 - Current FANFAR: Reinforced cooperation to provide operational flood forecasting and alerts in West Africa
Grant agreement ID: 780118
Post-doc Fellow
Eawag Abteilung Siedlungshygiene und Wasser für Entwicklung, Switzerland
Concluded
2014 - Current TRUST: Transitions to the Urban Water Services of Tomorrow
Grant agreement ID: 265122
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Thomas Bolognesi; Francisco Silva Pinto; Megan Farrelly. Routledge Handbook of Urban Water Governance. Routledge. 2022.
    10.4324/9781003057574
Book chapter
  1. João Reis; Joana Costa; Pedro Marques; Francisco Silva Pinto; Ricardo J. G. Mateus. "Sustainable Transport: A Systematic Literature Review". 2024.
    10.1007/978-3-031-38241-3_98
  2. Ricardo J. G. Mateus; Francisco Silva Pinto; Judith Fauth; Miguel Azenha; José Granja; Ricardo Veludo; Bruno Muniz; João Reis; Pedro Marques. "Improving Regulations for Automated Design Checking Through Decision Analysis Good Practices: A Conceptual Application to the Construction Sector". 2024.
    10.1007/978-3-031-38241-3_19
Journal article
  1. Willian Narzetti; Francisco Silva Pinto; Daniel Narzetti; Tiago Cetrulo. "Reaching Universal Coverage of Water and Sanitation Services: Is Regionalization a Sustainable Path for Developing Countries?". Water (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/w15152756.
    10.3390/w15152756
  2. Carlos Novaes; Francisco Silva Pinto; Rui Cunha Marques. "Aedes Aegypti —Insights on the Impact of Water Services". GeoHealth (2022): https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GH000653.
    10.1029/2022GH000653
  3. Judit Lienert; Jafet Andersson; Daniel Hofmann; Francisco Silva Pinto; Martijn Kuller. "How to co-design a flood early warning system (FEWS) for West Africa". Water Science Policy (2022): https://doi.org/10.53014/CBJJ5560.
    10.53014/CBJJ5560
  4. Judit Lienert; Jafet Andersson; Daniel Hofmann; Francisco Silva Pinto; Martijn Kuller. "The role of multi-criteria decision analysis in a transdisciplinary process: co-developing a flood forecasting system in western Africa". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 26 11 (2022): 2899-2922. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-2899-2022.
    10.5194/hess-26-2899-2022
  5. Mohamed Ali Elleuch; Amal Ben Hassena; Mohamed Abdelhedi; Francisco Silva Pinto. "Real-time prediction of COVID-19 patients health situations using Artificial Neural Networks and Fuzzy Interval Mathematical modeling". Applied Soft Computing 110 (2021): 107643-107643. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2021.107643.
    10.1016/j.asoc.2021.107643
  6. Silva Pinto, F.; de Carvalho, B.; Cunha Marques, R.. "Adapting water tariffs to climate change: Linking resource availability, costs, demand, and tariff design flexibility". Journal of Cleaner Production (2021): https://publons.com/publon/36312565/.
    10.1016/J.JCLEPRO.2021.125803
  7. Boukhari, S.; Pinto, F. S.; Abida, H.; Djebbar, Y.; de Miras, C.. "Economic analysis of drinking water services, case of the city of Souk-Ahras (Algeria)". Water Practice and Technology (2020): https://publons.com/publon/36312573/.
    10.2166/WPT.2019.082
  8. Marques, Rui Cunha; Simoes, Pedro; Pinto, Francisco Silva. "Tariff regulation in the waste sector: An unavoidable future". Waste Management (2018): https://publons.com/publon/15417888/.
    10.1016/J.WASMAN.2018.05.028
  9. Marques, Rui Cunha; Pinto, Francisco Silva. "How to watch the watchmen? The role and measurement of regulatory governance". Utilities Policy (2018): https://publons.com/publon/6110513/.
    10.1016/J.JUP.2018.02.002
  10. Cetrulo, Tiago Balieiro; Marques, Rui Cunha; Cetrulo, Natalia Molina; Pinto, Francisco Silva; Moreira, Rodrigo Martins; Mendizabal-Cortes, Alejandra Daniela; Malheiros, Tadeu Fabricio. "Effectiveness of solid waste policies in developing countries: A case study in Brazil". Journal of Cleaner Production (2018): https://publons.com/publon/1926889/.
    10.1016/J.JCLEPRO.2018.09.094
  11. Pinto, Francisco Silva; Tchadie, Alain Michel; Neto, Susana; Khan, Shahbaz. "Contributing to water security through water tariffs: some guidelines for implementation mechanisms". Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development (2018): https://publons.com/publon/36312497/.
    10.2166/WASHDEV.2018.015
  12. F. Silva Pinto; R. Cunha Marques. "New era / new solutions: The role of alternative tariff structures in water supply projects". Water Research 126 (2017): 216-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2017.09.023.
    10.1016/j.watres.2017.09.023
  13. F. Silva Pinto; R. Cunha Marques. "Desalination projects economic feasibility: A standardization of cost determinants". Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 78 (2017): 904-915. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.rser.2017.05.024.
    10.1016/j.rser.2017.05.024
  14. Francisco Silva Pinto; Pedro Simões; Rui Cunha Marques. "Water services performance: do operational environment and quality factors count?". Urban Water Journal 14 8 (2017): 773-781. https://doi.org/10.1080/1573062X.2016.1254254.
    10.1080/1573062X.2016.1254254
  15. Pinto, F. S.; Costa, A. S.; Figueira, J. R.; Marques, R. C.. "The quality of service: An overall performance assessment for water utilities". Omega-International Journal of Management Science 69 (2017): 115-125. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000396959700009&KeyUID=WOS:000396959700009.
    10.1016/j.omega.2016.08.006
  16. Pinto, Francisco Silva; Sirnoes, Pedro; Marques, Rui Cunha. "Raising the bar: The role of governance in performance assessments". Utilities Policy (2017): https://publons.com/publon/6110548/.
    10.1016/J.JUP.2017.09.001
  17. Marques, R. C.; Pinto, F. S.; Miranda, J.. "Redrafting Water Governance Guiding the way to improve the status quo". Utilities Policy 43 (2016): 1-3. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000390739800001&KeyUID=WOS:000390739800001.
    10.1016/j.jup.2016.11.002
  18. Pinto, F. S.; Marques, R. C.. "Tariff Suitability Framework for Water Supply Services Establishing a Regulatory Tool Linking Multiple Stakeholders' Objectives". Water Resources Management 30 6 (2016): 2037-2053. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000373395000011&KeyUID=WOS:000373395000011.
    10.1007/s11269-016-1268-z
  19. Pinto, F. S.; Figueira, J. R.; Marques, R. C.. "A multi-objective approach with soft constraints for water supply and wastewater coverage improvements". European Journal of Operational Research 246 2 (2015): 609-618. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000357348600023&KeyUID=WOS:000357348600023.
    10.1016/j.ejor.2015.04.036
  20. Pinto, F. S.; da Cruz, N. F.; Marques, R. C.. "Contracting water services with public and private partners: a case study approach". Journal of Water Supply Research and Technology-Aqua 64 2 (2015): 194-210. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000350283300009&KeyUID=WOS:000350283300009.
    10.2166/aqua.2014.121
  21. Pinto, F. S.; Marques, R. C.. "Tariff recommendations: A Panacea for the Portuguese water sector?". Utilities Policy 34 (2015): 36-44. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000357243400006&KeyUID=WOS:000357243400006.
    10.1016/j.jup.2014.12.003
  22. Pinto, F. S.; Marques, R. C.. "Tariff structures for water and sanitation urban households: a primer". Water Policy 17 6 (2015): 1108-1126. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000374345200008&KeyUID=WOS:000374345200008.
    10.2166/wp.2015.188
Preprint
  1. Willian Narzetti; Francisco Silva Pinto; Daniel Narzetti; Tiago Cetrulo. "Reaching Universal Coverage of Water and Sanitation Services: Is Regionalization a Sustainable Path for Developing Countries?". 2023. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.0382.v1.
    10.20944/preprints202306.0382.v1

Other

Other output
  1. Urban water cycle and services. 2022. Francisco Silva Pinto; Thomas Bolognesi; Christopher Gasson. https://doi.org/10.4324%2F9781003057574-3.
    10.4324/9781003057574-3
  2. Urban water governance. 2022. Thomas Bolognesi; Megan Farrelly; Francisco Silva Pinto. https://doi.org/10.4324%2F9781003057574-1.
    10.4324/9781003057574-1
Activities

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023 - 2024 International Conference on Water Policy, Institutions, and Regulation: Advancing SDG 6 (2024/01/25 - 2024/01/26)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2023 - 2023 International Joint Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IJCIEOM) (2023/06/28 - 2023/06/30)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2022 - 2022 International Conference on Inclusivity, Resilience, and Circular Economy of Water Services (2022/09/29 - 2022/09/30)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade, Portugal
2016 - 2016 International Conference on Adapting to Climate Change: Water, Waste and other Local Infrastructure (2016/06/21 - 2016/06/22)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade, Portugal
2015 - 2015 International Conference on Redrafting Water Governance (2015/10/08 - 2015/10/09)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade, Portugal