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António Almeida holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and Industrial Management from the Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto (FEUP). During his doctoral studies, he specialized in developing innovative AI-based methods for performance management and control in complex industrial environments. In the meantime, he worked as a Business Analyst at Sonae and as a Principal Product Manager at Farfetch, focusing on IT solutions related to logistics and supply chain.

Currently, he is the Coordinator of the Center for Engineering and Industrial Management (CEGI) at INESC TEC, where he oversees a portfolio of European and national research projects focused on twin transition, digital transformation, and sustainability. In parallel, he is a Visiting Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, and at the Instituto Superior de Engenharia, teaching in the fields of Engineering and Industrial Management and Mechanical Engineering, respectively.

I’m an Applied Physics PhD with a strong analytical capacity and experience with complex and research-related problem-solving. Also, I was in the Industry for four years, which gave me know-how in some industrial processes and research & development in an industrial context, and also in a technological centre that improved my skills in project management and application for funding. After finishing my post-graduate studies, I’ve enroll a company related with automotive industry, as process engineering and afterwards as head of quality laboratory, under the supervision of the Quality director, managing a team of six people. My post-graduate studies are an added value for fast knowledge acquisition adaptability, and flexibility to face new issues and challenges.

After my experience in industry, I was awarded a Marie Curie CoFund Fellowship at the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory – INL. As a fellow, I have a specific scientific project assigned, although my function at INL and also as a former researcher of INESC TEC, is getting funds through project applications (national and European projects). Due to that function, I have also developed a close connection with the industry aiming for technology transfer. I'm presently at INESC TEC as science manager and project manager of european and national projects.

I have 47 papers in international peer-reviewed scientific journals and peer-reviewed conference proceedings and one patent (EP 3096131 A1), more than 350 citations, with an h-index 13, according to scopus. As an expert in the field, I'm invited regularly as independent expert to project evaluations, PhD thesis and peer-review in several important journals and conferences highly considered in the field of optical fiber sensors and plasmonics.