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Elsa Silva is an Assistant Professor in the Production and Systems Department at the University of Minho, where she earned her PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering in 2012. She is a researcher at the ALGORITMI Research Centre/Associated Laboratory of Intelligent Systems and coordinates the Systems Engineering and Operational Research (SEOR) group. Her primary research focuses on Operations Research and Management Science, particularly solving complex large-scale combinatorial optimization problems. Elsa Silva has made pioneering contributions to Cutting and Packing Problems, developing innovative algorithms that combine mathematical models with heuristics to solve previously unaddressed practical applications. Her research excellence is evidenced by over 30 peer-reviewed publications, including a finalist paper for the 2015 INFORMS Daniel H. Wagner Prize for Excellence in Operations Research Practice. Another of her works was runner-up for the 2019 Best Paper Prize in International Transactions in Operational Research (ITOR) and was selected as one of the 30 most influential papers in ITOR's history. Her academic leadership is demonstrated through extensive mentoring experience, including supervision of one post-doctoral researcher, two PhD theses, and more than ten MSc dissertations. She has also served on examination boards for six PhD defenses (three international) and 51 master's degrees (two international). In recognition of her teaching excellence, she received the Diploma of Recognition of Pedagogical Merit from the University of Minho's School of Engineering in 2021. Elsa Silva has significantly contributed to the research community through various roles, including organizing international conferences, serving on the EURO/ROADEF challenge 2018 scientific committee, and acting as an editorial board member for the Portuguese Association for Operational Research bulletin. She has authored over 50 peer reviews for international journals and secured competitive funding, including FCT fellowships for PhD and post-doctoral research. Her research leadership is further demonstrated through her involvement in 19 R&D projects, including leading nine as Principal Investigator. Of these, five secured international funding, and she has successfully coordinated or collaborated on 13 R&D projects in Business Management and Computer Science. These projects showcase her ability to bridge theoretical research with practical applications in various fields.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Elsa Silva

Citation names

  • Silva, Elsa

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
941A-BAA8-4A26
ORCID iD
0000-0002-6274-8095
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=ulpgBgYAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
Researcher Id
S-3964-2019
Scopus Author Id
55627876509

Email addresses

  • elsa@dps.uminho.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Braga, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Other Engineering and Technologies - Other Engineering and Technologies
Education
Degree Classification
2012/01/16
Concluded
 Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Industrial e de Sistemas (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
"Modelos e métodos de otimização para problemas de corte e empacotamento a duas dimensões" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 n/a
2007
Concluded
 Licenciatura em Matemática Aplicada (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/01/12 - 2022/12/01 Contracted Researcher (Research) Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal
2014/08/01 - 2019/01/11 Postdoc (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal
2012/02/01 - 2014/07/31 Postdoc (Research) Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal
2008/01/01 - 2011/12/31 Researcher (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2010/09 - 2010/12 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universidade de São Paulo Instituto de Ciências Matemáticas e de Computação, Brazil
2007/03/01 - 2007/12/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro ALGORITMI, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/12/02 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Departamento de Produção e Sistemas, Portugal
2012/03/15 - 2022/12/01 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2011/09/14 - 2012/03/14 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2008/01/01 - 2011/12/31 Models and methods for the optimization of two dimensional cutting and packing problems
SFRH/BD/42259/2007
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro ALGORITMI, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 INESC TEC - Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Tecnologia e Ciência (INESC TEC)
LA/P/0063/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0063/2020
168195UID
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/03/01 - 2024/08/31 Sustainability in Cutting and Packing Problems: multi-objective optimization of raw material utilization
2022.02767.PTDC
10.54499/2022.02767.PTDC
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/12/01 - 2023/12/02 Cutting Packing problems optimization: a sustainable approach
2022.00459.CEECIND
Principal investigator
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal
Cancelled
2019/01/12 - 2022/12/01 Not Available
DL 57/2016/CP1452/CT0006
10.54499/DL57/2016/CP1452/CT0006
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/07/26 - 2021/07/25 Delta C&P - Uncertainty in Cutting and Packing problems: robust planning and optimized replanning in manufacturing and transportation
FCT - 02/SAICT/2017/029609
PTDC/EME-SIS/29609/2017
Researcher
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal

Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/01 - 2019/12 INESC TEC - INESC Tecnologia e Ciência
154759UID
UID/EEA/50014/2019
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Portugal

Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2013/12/31 Projecto Estratégico - UI 319 - 2011-2012
PEst-C/EEI/UI0319/2011
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro ALGORITMI, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/04/08 - 2013/10/07 SearchCol: Pesquisa meta-heurística por geração de colunas
PTDC/EIA-EIA/100645/2008
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Centro de Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro ALGORITMI, Portugal

Instituto de Telecomunicações Lisboa, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Matemática Aplicações Fundamentais e Investigação Operacional, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Elsa Silva. "CrossLog: Automatic Mixed-Palletizing for Cross-Docking Logistics Centers". 351-365. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    10.1007/978-3-031-16579-5_24
  2. Ana Rita Ferreira; António G. Ramos; Elsa Silva. "Analysis of the Impact of Physical Internet on the Container Loading Problem". 2021.
    10.1007/978-3-030-87672-2_36
  3. Oliveira, Óscar; Gamboa, Dorabela; Silva, Elsa. Corresponding author: Oliveira, Óscar. "Adaptive Sequence-Based Heuristic for Two-Dimensional Non-guillotine Packing Problems". 95-107. Springer International Publishing, 2021.
    10.1007/978-3-030-85476-8_8
  4. Chan, TM; Alvelos, F; Silva, E; Valério de Carvalho, JM. "Heuristics for two-dimensional bin-packing problems". In Intelligent Systems, edited by Bogdan M. Wilamowski; J. David Irwin. CRC Press, 2016.
    10.1201/b10604-32
  5. Silva, E.; Viães, C.; Oliveira, J.F.; Carravilla, M.A.. "Integrated cutting and production planning: A case study in a home textile manufacturing company". In Operations Research and Big Data. Springer International Publishing, 2015.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-319-24154-8_25
  6. Sousa, C.; Silva, E.; Lopes, M.; Ramos, A.. "The cutting stock problem: A case study in a manufacturer of pet vivaria". In Operations Research and Big Data. 2015.
    10.1007/978-3-319-24154-8_26
  7. Alvelos, F.; Silva, E.; De Carvalho, J.M.V.. "A hybrid heuristic based on column generation for two- and three- stage bin packing problems". In International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications. 2014.
    10.1007/978-3-319-09129-7_16
  8. Chan, T.K.; Alvelos, F.; Silva, E.; de Carvalho, J.M.V.. "Heuristics for Two-Dimensional Bin-Packing Problems". 2011.
Conference abstract
  1. Ramos, António; Silva, Elsa; Lopes, P.; Ribeiro, P.. "The manufacturer’s pallet loading problem with stability and complexity constraints – A case study". Paper presented in IO2018 - The XIX Congress of the Portuguese Association of Operational Research, Aveiro, 2018.
    Published
  2. Ramos, António; Silva, Elsa; Lopes, P.; Ribeiro, P.. "The manufacturer’s pallet loading problem with stability constraints – A case study". Paper presented in 15th ESICUP Meeting, Zoetermeer, 2018.
    Published
  3. Ramos, António; Silva, Elsa; Oliveira, José F.. "Operational research problems in the Physical Internet". Paper presented in 29th European Conference on Operational Research, Valencia, 2018.
    Published
  4. Ramos, António; Silva, Elsa; Oliveira, José F.. "A mixed integer linear programming approach for the recovery of unbalanced axle load distribution of cargo arrangements". Paper presented in 14th ESICUP Meeting, Liège, 2017.
    Published
  5. Silva, Elsa; Ramos, António; Manuel P. Lopes; Oliveira, José F.. "The Container Loading Problem under intercontinental inventory constraints: A hybrid approach". Paper presented in 14th ESICUP Meeting, Liège, 2017.
    Published
  6. Silva, Elsa; Ramos, António. "Realistic problem instances for Container Loading Problems". Paper presented in 28th European Conference on Operational Research, Poznan, 2016.
    Published
  7. Ramos, António; Silva, Elsa. "Balance and weight limit constraints for the Container Loading Problem on road transport". Paper presented in 28th European Conference on Operational Research, Poznan, 2016.
    Published
  8. Silva, Elsa; Ramos, António. "Analysis of test instances for Container Loading Problems". Paper presented in 13th ESICUP Meeting, Ibiza, 2016.
    Published
  9. Ramos, António; Silva, Elsa. "A review and model proposal for the balance and weight limit constraints on road transport". Paper presented in 13th ESICUP Meeting, Ibiza, 2016.
    Published
  10. Ramos, António; Silva, Elsa; Oliveira, José F.. "Real world problem generator for the Container Loading Problem". Paper presented in 27th European Conference on Operational Research, Glasgow, 2015.
    Published
  11. Ramos, António; Silva, Elsa; Oliveira, José F.. "Container Loading Problem: realistic problem instances are needed". Paper presented in 12th ESICUP Meeting, Portsmouth, 2015.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Oliveira, Óscar; Gamboa, Dorabela; Silva, Elsa. "RESOURCES FOR TWO-DIMENSIONAL (AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL) CUTTING AND PACKING SOLUTION METHODS RESEARCH". Paper presented in 16th International Conference Applied Computing, Cagliari, 2019.
    Published • 10.33965/ac2019_201912l016
  2. Neuenfeldt Junior, A; Silva, E; Miguel Gomes, AM; Oliveira, JF. "The Two-Dimensional Strip Packing Problem: What Matters?". 2018.
    10.1007/978-3-319-71583-4_11
  3. Silva, E; Ramos, AG; Lopes, M; Magalhaes, P; Oliveira, JF. "An Intercontinental Replenishment Problem: A Hybrid Approach". 2018.
    10.1007/978-3-319-71583-4_24
Conference poster
  1. Silva, Elsa; Ramos, G. António; Moura, Ana. Corresponding author: Silva, Elsa. "The integrated 2D-CVRPTW with cargo loading and balance constraints". Paper presented in XXI Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Investigação Operacional, 2021.
Journal article
  1. Luciano Ferreira; Marcos Vinicius Milan Maciel; José Valério de Carvalho; Elsa Silva; Filipe Pereira Alvelos. "A new effective heuristic for the Prisoner transportation problem". European Journal of Operational Research (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2025.01.029.
    10.1016/j.ejor.2025.01.029
  2. Igor Granado; Elsa Silva; Maria Antónia Carravilla; José Fernando Oliveira; Leticia Hernando; Jose A. Fernandes-Salvador. "A GRASP-based multi-objective approach for the tuna purse seine fishing fleet routing problem". Computers & Operations Research (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2024.106891.
    10.1016/j.cor.2024.106891
  3. Silva, E.; Ramos, A.G.; Moura, A.. "Pallets delivery: Two matheuristics for combined loading and routing". Expert Systems with Applications 243 (2024): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85179852900&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.eswa.2023.122893
  4. Elsa Silva; José Fernando Oliveira; Tiago Silveira; Leandro Mundim; Maria Antónia Carravilla. "The Floating-Cuts model: a general and flexible mixed-integer programming model for non-guillotine and guillotine rectangular cutting problems". Omega (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2022.102738.
    10.1016/j.omega.2022.102738
  5. Francescatto, M.; Júnior, A.L.N.; Silva, E.; Furtado, J.C.; Bromberger, D.. "Impact of minimum distance constraints on sheet metal waste for plasma cutting". PLoS ONE 18 9 Septembe (2023): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85172877279&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0292032
  6. Hadj Salem, K.; Silva, E.; Oliveira, J.F.. "Cutting and packing problems under uncertainty: literature review and classification framework". International Transactions in Operational Research 30 6 (2023): 3329-3360. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85159899292&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/itor.13318
  7. Eduardo Curcio; Vinícius L. de Lima; Flávio K. Miyazawa; Elsa Silva; Pedro Amorim. "The integrated lot-sizing and cutting stock problem under demand uncertainty". International Journal of Production Research (2022): https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2022.2136279.
    10.1080/00207543.2022.2136279
  8. Óscar Oliveira; Dorabela Gamboa; Elsa Silva. "An introduction to the two-dimensional rectangular cutting and packing problem". International Transactions in Operational Research (2022): https://doi.org/10.1111/itor.13236.
    10.1111/itor.13236
  9. Elsa Silva. "Mathematical Models for the two-dimensional Variable-Sized Cutting Stock Problem in the Home Textile Industry". European Journal of Operational Research (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2022.08.018.
    10.1016/j.ejor.2022.08.018
  10. Alvaro Neuenfeldt Júnior; Silva, Elsa; Matheus Francescatto; Carmen Brum Rosa; Julio Siluk. "The rectangular two-dimensional strip packing problem real-life practical constraints: A bibliometric overview". Computers & Operations Research (2021): 105521-105521. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2021.105521.
    10.1016/j.cor.2021.105521
  11. Mateus Martin; José F. Oliveira; Silva, Elsa; Reinaldo Morabito; Pedro Munari. "Three-dimensional guillotine cutting problems with constrained patterns: MILP formulations and a bottom-up algorithm". Expert Systems with Applications (2020): 114257-114257. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2020.114257.
    10.1016/j.eswa.2020.114257
  12. Pires, Maria; Silva, Elsa; Amorim, Pedro. "Solving the grocery backroom layout problem". International Journal of Production Research (2020): 1-26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2019.1708990.
    10.1080/00207543.2019.1708990
  13. Alvaro Neuenfeldt Júnior; Elsa Silva; A. Miguel Gomes; Carlos Soares; José Fernando Oliveira. "Data mining based framework to assess solution quality for the rectangular 2D strip-packing problem". Expert Systems with Applications 118 (2019): 365-380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2018.10.006.
    10.1016/j.eswa.2018.10.006
  14. Elsa Silva; António G. Ramos; José F. Oliveira. "Load balance recovery for multi-drop distribution problems: A mixed integer linear programming approach". Transportation Research Part B: Methodological 116 (2018): 62-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2018.08.001.
    10.1016/j.trb.2018.08.001
  15. Ramos, AG; Silva, E; Oliveira, JF. "A new load balance methodology for container loading problem in road transportation". EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH (2018):
    10.1016/j.ejor.2017.10.050
  16. Bianchi Aguiar, T; Silva, Elsa; Carravilla, MA; Oliveira, JF. "Allocating products on shelves under merchandising rules: Multi-level product families with display directions". Omega (2018): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305048317303699.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2017.04.002
  17. Bianchi-Aguiar, T.; Silva, E.; Guimarães, L.; Carravilla, M.A.; Oliveira, J.F.; Amaral, J.G.; Liz, J.; Lapela, S.. "Using analytics to enhance a food retailer's shelf-space management". Interfaces 46 5 (2016): 424-444. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84991447059&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1287/inte.2016.0859
  18. Oliveira, JF; Neuenfeldt, A; Silva, E; Carravilla, MA. "A surveyonheuristics for the two-dimensional rectangular strip packing problem". Pesquisa Operacional (2016):
    10.1590/0101-7438.2016.036.02.0197
  19. Silva, E.; Oliveira, J.F.; Wäscher, G.. "The pallet loading problem: A review of solution methods and computational experiments". International Transactions in Operational Research 23 1-2 (2016): 147-172. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84946492009&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/itor.12099
  20. Silva, E; Alvelos, F; Valerio de Carvalho, JMV. "Integrating two-dimensional cutting stock and lot-sizing problems". JOURNAL OF THE OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETY (2014): https://www.authenticus.pt/P-008-JTZ.
    10.1057/jors.2013.25
  21. Silva, E.; Oliveira, J.F.; Wäscher, G.. "2DCPackGen: A problem generator for two-dimensional rectangular cutting and packing problems". European Journal of Operational Research 237 3 (2014): 846-856. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84899898495&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ejor.2014.02.059
  22. Chan, TM; Alvelos, F; Silva, E; Valerio de Carvalho, JMV. "Solving two-dimensional bin packing problems with two-stage guillotine cutting by combined local search heuristics". PACIFIC JOURNAL OF OPTIMIZATION (2013): https://www.authenticus.pt/P-006-9BM.
  23. Chan, T.M.; Alvelos, F.; Silva, E.; De Carvalho, J.M.V.. "Heuristics with stochastic neighborhood structures for two-dimensional bin packing and cutting stock problems". Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research 28 2 (2011): 255-278. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79954497795&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1142/S0217595911003168
  24. Silva, E.; Alvelos, F.; Valério de Carvalho, J.M.. "An integer programming model for two- and three-stage two-dimensional cutting stock problems". European Journal of Operational Research 205 3 (2010): 699-708. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77649338362&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ejor.2010.01.039
  25. Alvelos, F.; Chan, T.M.; Vilaça, P.; Gomes, T.; Silva, E.; Valério De Carvalho, J.M.. "Sequence based heuristics for two-dimensional bin packing problems". Engineering Optimization 41 8 (2009): 773-791. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-70449569054&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/03052150902835960
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024 - 2024 Projeto de um novo Armazém no Setor de Venda a Retalho
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia e Gestão Industrial (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2024 - 2024 Estudo da aplicação de metodologias organizacionais com vista à melhoria de desempenho do armazém.
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia e Gestão Industrial (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2024 - 2024 Melhoria do processo de picking e da gestão de espaço do armazém duma empresa de retalho alimentar
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia e Gestão Industrial (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2024 - 2024 Maximização dos OEE e Melhoria Contínua
Supervisor
 Engenharia e Gestão de Operações (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 - 2022 A Relax-and-Fix based Approach for Solving Heterogenous Fleet Vehicle Routing Problem with Three-Dimensional Loading Constraints
Supervisor
 Engenharia Mecânica (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Garantia de estabilidade da carga no abastecimento de postos de combustível
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Mecânica (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Space elasticities analysis in food retail: application to a Portuguese retailer
Co-supervisor
 Modelação, Análise de Dados e Sistemas de Apoio à Decisão (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Conceção e desenvolvimento de um sistema de apoio à decisão para gestão de inventários no retalho
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024 Aplicação de Ferramentas Lean no serviço após venda de um concessionário automóvel
(Thesis) Main arguer
 ANDRÉ SOUSA RODRIGUES (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2024 Districting in Last-Mile Delivery Routing: Route creation using Shortest Hamiltonian Path-based algorithms
(Thesis) Main arguer
 JOSÉ MIGUEL RIBEIRO E SILVA (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2024 "Requisitos de um Smart Manufacturing System para Planeamento e Controlo da Produção a curto prazo"
President of the jury
 Afonso Falcão Florim (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2024 Lean Dissertation Writing Process (LDWP)
President of the jury
 Dana Ghafar Hama rashid (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2024 Implementação de ferramentas de Lean Office numa empresa prestadora de serviços
President of the jury
 Ana Carolina Vieira Pimenta (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2024 Melhoria do processo de gestão de quebras de inventário por fraude numa empresa de venda a retalho de produtos eletrónicos
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Andreia Teixeira Viana (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023 Melhoria da gestão de um armazém de materiais indiretos à produção numa empresa do setor automóvel
(Thesis) Main arguer
 João Carlos Santos Ferreira (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023 Analyzing the Impact of Next Best Offer and Churn Methodologies on Customizing Promotions in the Insurance Industry
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Tomás Martins Araújo (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023 Optimisation approaches for operational decision-making in a watershed system with interconnected dams
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Tiago Goncalves Vaz (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023 Data-driven Insights for Grocery Retailers: Developing a Serverless Tool for Business Analysis
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Enzo Facca Pegorin (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023 Process Alarmistic Tool to Monitor Key Performance Indicators in E-commerce Operations
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Inês da Costa Mariz (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023 Improvement of external manufacturing logistics in a multi-national consumer goods company
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Manuel Tomás Soares Baptista (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023 Improvement of the Purchasing Process in a Sporting Goods Company
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Maria de Lima Bettencourt e Azevedo Cacho (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023 Definição de KPI e implementação de soluções BI para alavancar o processo de tomada de decisão na Indústria Corticeira
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Filipa Manuel dos Anjos Couto (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023 A Comprehensive Analysis of Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance Factors in Portugal Real Estate Pricing
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Joana Guedes Marques Pina (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023 AUMENTO DO OUTPUT DE UMA LINHA DE PRODUÇÃO DE CILINDROS DE CORTIÇA COM BORRACHA
(Thesis) Main arguer
 TIAGO ANDRÉ DA SILVA COSTA (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2023 OTIMIZAÇÃO DOS PROCESSOS LOGÍSTICOS NO ARMAZÉM DE PRODUTO ACABADO DE UMA INDÚSTRIA CORTICEIRA
(Thesis) Main arguer
 ALEXANDRE DIAS SANTOS (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2023 DESENVOLVIMENTO DE UM PROGRAMA DE MELHORIAS PARA AUMENTO DA PRODUTIVIDADE NUMA CÉLULA ROBOTIZADA
(Thesis) Main arguer
 BERNARDO MIGUEL MARTINS RORIZ (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2023 Last Mile Delivery Box Packing
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Yuri Masakazu Mizusawa (Master)
Instituto de Ciências Matemáticas e de Computação, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
2023 MODELO DE AFETAÇÃO DE RECURSOS PARA APOIO À UNIDADE DE GESTÃO DE INCENTIVOS FINANCEIROS DA ANI
(Thesis) Main arguer
 RITA FILIPA CÂNDIDO GUERREIRO (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2023 Melhoria dos processos e das políticas de abastecimento numa empresa do setor naval
President of the jury
 Rúben Diogo Sá Barros Ferreira (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023 Melhoria do desempenho do sistema de controlo da produção, usando princípios Lean Thinking, numa empresa de componentes têxteis para a indústria automóvel
President of the jury
 Diogo Rafael Gonçalves Barbosa (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023 Melhoria dos fluxos de informação e do planeamento e controlo de produção numa empresa do sector têxtil
President of the jury
 Elisa Cristina Lameira Tinoco (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023 Melhoria dos processos de negócio numa empresa de Soluções de Engenharia
President of the jury
 Carolina Alexandra Azevedo Gonçalves (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023 Criação de célula robotizada na produção de veios aumentando o OEE dos equipamentos.
President of the jury
 Diogo Nuno Barbeitos Reis (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023 Avaliação da Microgeração com Tecnologia Fotovoltaico em Angola
President of the jury
 Budareld Maria Mbumba (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023 Redução de custos e melhoria da eficiência dos processos: estudo de caso em uma fábrica de componentes mecânicos para motocicleta
President of the jury
 Jucileide Vitor de Paiva (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023 Estudo e Melhoria do Sistema Logístico de Abastecimento numa empresa da Indústria Automóvel
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Afonso João Vilaverde da Cunha Veloso Soares (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 O problema de corte bidimensional com sobras aproveitáveis e incerteza na demanda
(Thesis) Arguer
 Douglas Nogueira do Nascimento (PhD)
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Brazil
2022 Comunidades de energia renovável como mecanismo de mitigação ambiental no setor industrial
(Thesis) Main arguer
 António Cardoso de Oliveira (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022 Digital Traceability in Roll-to-roll Industries
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Lilian May Gomes Grams (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022 Planeamento operacional da linha de produção de Sólidos numa empresa farmacêutica Rita de Almeida Marques Lopes Curvelo (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022 Developing a Platform for Product Catalogue Management and Data Analysis of Food Retailers
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Francisco Jorge da Silva Neves e Queiroz Machado (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022 Implementação de um Sistema de Informação na Área da Radiologia - Uma Transformação Digital
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Inês Rodrigues Silva (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022 Breakthrough Ideation and Lean Product Development in The Ceramic Industry
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Inês Maria Roque Fernandes (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022 Implementação de um Balanced Scorecard numa Empresa de Transportes Aéreos e Marítimos
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Alexandra Catarina Braz Coutinho (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022 Melhorias no processo e sistema de sourcing
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Eva Gonçalves Sagres (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 Mapeamento de Processos e Implementação de Melhorias no Processo de Gestão de Equipamentos do Grupo DST
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Tomás André de Sousa Domingues (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 Ferramenta de business intelligence para apoio à gestão de risco numa cadeia de abastecimento de uma empresa de motores elétricos
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Gonçalo Amorim Silveira (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 Implementação de melhorias nos processos de limpeza técnica do departamento logístico
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Daniela Ribeiro de Almeida (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 Projeto de Armazém num Operador Logístico
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Telmo Abel Rodrigues Taipa (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 Coordenação e desenvolvimento da operação logística
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Paulo Miguel Lopes Fernandes (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2022 Hybrid Methods Based on Optimization and Machine Learning in Engineering
(Thesis) Arguer
 Beatriz Cristina Flamia de Azevedo (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2023/01 - Current EURO working group on Cutting and Packing (ESICUP) Programme Committee https://www.euro-online.org/websites/esicup/coordinators/
Member
Distinctions

Award

2021 Diploma of Recognition of Pedagogical Merit
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021 Top5 IO2021 Award
Associação Portuguesa de Investigação Operacional, Portugal
2019 Honourable Mention in the Isabel Themido Award organized by the Portuguese Association for Operational Research (APDIO) with the paper: " Allocating products on shelves under merchandising rules: Multi-level product families with display directions"
Associação Portuguesa de Investigação Operacional, Portugal
2019 International Transactions in Operational Research Best Paper Prize - Runner up in surveys category with the paper "The pallet loading problem: a review of solution methods and computational experiments."
International Transactions in Operational Research, United States
2015 Finalyst of the Daniel H. Wagner Prize for Excellence in Operations Research Practice with the work "Using Analytics to Enhance Shelf Space Management in a Food Retailer"
INFORMS, United States

Other distinction

2023 One of the 30 representative and influential papers in the ITOR's history selected by the Editor-in-Chief in the 30th Anniversary Selected Articles Special Issue.
International Transactions in Operational Research, United States
2018 Scientific Employment
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal
2014 Post-doctoral Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2008 Doctoral Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal