SPEAKER 1: Luís Miguel D. F. Ferreira 

Short Bio: Luís Miguel D. F. Ferreira is an Assistant Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management with the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Coimbra. He received his PhD from the Technical University of Lisboa. He participated in several national and European research projects and his research interests include topics related to Sustainability and Supply Chain Management, and has published in journals as Supply Chain Management: an International Jounal, Journal of Cleaner Production, Production Planning and Control, Sustainable Production and Consumption, Journal of Manufacturing Systems among others.

Contact Info:

Luis Miguel D. F. Ferreira
PhD | Assistant Professor
University of Coimbra Department of Mechanical Engineering 
Rua Luis Reis Santos  | 3030-788 COIMBRA PORTUGAL
Tel.: Phone +351 239 790 759 (Ext.) 441423
E-mail:luis.ferreira@dem.uc.pt
www.uc.pt/fctuc/dem

SPEAKER 2: Vanessa S. M. Magalhães 

Short Bio: Vanessa S. M. Magalhães is an Invited Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Coimbra. She holds a BSc and a MSc in Industrial and Management Engineering and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Coimbra. With over five years of activity in Operational Research and Supply Chain Management, she was a research fellow in HEBE and DM4Manufacturing projects and teaches classes related to Production Management, Operations Management, Quality Management and Logistics. Her research interests focus on food loss and waste, agri-food systems, supply chain management and sustainability.

Contact Info:

Vanessa MagalhãesPhD
PhD | Invited Assistant Professor
University of Coimbra Faculty of Sciences and Technology  
Industrial Engineering and Management 
Rua Luís Reis Santos | 3030-788 Coimbra Portugal 
E-mail: vanessa.magalhaes@dem.uc.pt
http://www.uc.pt/fctuc/dem