Joao Carlos De Oliveira MatiasJoão C. O. Matias holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (1994) from University of Coimbra, a PhD degree in Production Engineering (2003) and Habilitation for Full Professor "Agregação" (2014) from University of Beira Interior (UBI). Is Full Professr at Dept. of Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering and Tourism (DEGEIT), University of Aveiro (UA), and Researcher at C-MAST/UBI and GOVCOPP/UA, member of the Industrial Engineering and Management and Sustainable Energy Research Groups. Is Coordinator of Scientific Area and Director of PhD Course in Industrial Engineering and Management at DEGEIT/UA. His areas of research focus in Industrial Engineering and Management in general and in Sustainability, Sustainable Energy Systems, Sustainable Design and Management Systems in particular. He is involved in several research projects and he is Editor-in-Chief in a Scientific Journal, member of Editorial Board of several scientific journals, and has collaborated as reviewer with many journals and also international conferences. He is author or co-author of more than 200 articles published in several international journals and conference proceedings. Read More Read Less