Jorge Freire Sousa

I got a degree in Electrical Engineering - University of Porto (1978), an MSc in Operational Research and Systems Engineering - Technical University of Lisbon (1989), and a Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences - University of Porto (1996).

I began my professional career in the industry as a Maintenance Engineer, in 1978. Along 6 years, I was also a Project Engineer in two companies.

Since 1987, I have been been working as Consultant and Leader of several industry projects at INEGI, an R&D interface institute of the UP.

I was Coordinator of the Industrial Engineering and Management Unit at FEUP (1997-98 and 2003-05), where I am currently an Associate Professor.

I was Member of the Board of STCP, the Public Transport Company of Porto (1998-2002 and 2006-2012).

I keep a regular research activity since 1991. I am a Senior Researcher, currently member of CEGI, the Industrial Engineering and Management research unit of INESC TEC. My main topics of interest are Transportation, Decision Support Systems and Applied Operations Research. I am currently Member of the Editorial Board of the “Transportation Research Procedia” Journal.

Domains

Industrial Engineering and Management Artificial Intelligence Systems Engineering and Management

Projects

opti-MOVES

The project combined diagnosis and optimization methods to improve the quality of urban public transport, particularly intermodal transport services. The system aims to support decisionmaking of mobility operators and authorities, in planning, monitoring and optimizing intermodal operations and in the definition of urban policies. Positive impacts are expected, with an increase of public transport utilization, and a reduction of energy costs and pollutant emissions.

Quality management of intermodal public transport services: diagnosis and optimization

Publications

Co-designing urban mobility solutions in a socio-technical transition context: Guidelines for participative service design

Duarte, SP;de Sousa, JP;de Sousa, JF;

2024

JOURNAL OF URBAN MOBILITY

Real-Time Management and Control of a Bus Public Transport Network: The STCP Experience

de Sousa, JF;Teixeira, JR;Ferreira, JB;

2009

Int. J. Online Eng.

A multi-attribute ranking solutions confirmation procedure

Cardoso, DM;De Sousa, JF;

2005

ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH

A Numerical Tool for Multiattribute Ranking Problems

Cardoso, DM;de Sousa, JF;

2003

NETWORKS

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Supervised theses

Otimização de processos em Centros Logísticos

Guilherme Prata Guedes

M - 2024

UP-FEUP

Centres

Industrial Engineering and Management

The Centre for Industrial Engineering and Management (CEGI) is internationally recognised in the fields of decision science, optimisation, operations management and service engineering. The mission is to support organisations and communities in decision-making by harnessing the power of data to develop robust and sustainable solutions to complex problems. Research at CEGI focuses on real-world challenges like transport planning, supply chain management, healthcare service networks, industrial operations optimisation, disaster response and recovery, and the impact assessment of public policies. By resorting to Artificial Intelligence, data science and mathematical modelling, CEGI aims to understand system behaviours, improve process efficiency, increase organisational resilience, and anticipate the effects of decisions in uncertain contexts. CEGI operates across critical sectors including mobility, healthcare, retail, industry, energy, and services, focusing on digital transition and sustainability. We collaborate with academia, companies, municipal authorities, hospitals, and regulators, transforming scientific knowledge into applied solutions. We believe that evidence-based management is key to tackling the challenges of a constantly changing world.