LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

The organization of FAIM 2023 has been ensured by a group of people extremely committed to providing the Delegates with a unique experience, both in terms of knowledge and contact with other Delegates, also promoting as strong a connection as possible with the local business sector. Thus, the following diagram intend to illustrate the group of people directly involved in FAIM 2023 organization.

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Abílio de Jesus, FEUP, Porto Portugal

Ala Zouari, Higher Institute of Industrial Management, University of Sfax, Tunisia

Ana Luísa Ramos, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

André Serra e Santos, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal

Andrea Trianni, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, School of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, Sydney, Australia

Andrew Greasley, Aston University, Aston, UK

António Bastos, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

António Mendes Lopes, FEUP, Portugal

Arnaldo Pinto, Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal

Benny Tjahjono, Coventry University, Coventry, UK

Bosko Rasuo, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

Carina Pimentel, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

Carla Geraldes, IPB, Bragança, Portugal

Carla Pinto, Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal

Chike F. Odouza, University of Wolverampton, UK

Cristina Lopes, Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal

Dong-Won Kim, Chonbuk National University, South Korea

Dusan Sormaz, Ohio State University, OH, USA

Esther Alvarez de los Mozos, University of Deusto, Spain

Eusébio Nunes, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

F. Frank Chen, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA

Farnaz Ganjeizadeh, California State University, East Bay, CA, USA

Fernanda Amélia Ferreira, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal

Francisco Silva, INEGI/Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal

George Vosniakos, National Technical University of Athen, Greece

Georgina Miranda, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

Gilberto Santos, IPCA, Barcelos, Portugal

Isabel Lopes, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

Isabel Pinto, Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal

J. M. Valério de Carvalho, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal

João Emílio Almeida, ISTEC, Porto, Portugal

João José Pinto Ferreira, FEUP, Porto, Portugal

João Matias, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

Jorge Lino Alves, FEUP, Porto, Portugal

José Carlos Sá, Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal

José Enrique Ares Gómez, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain

José Fernando Oliveira, FEUP, Porto, Portugal

José Ferreira, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

José Luís Henriques da Silva, IPV, Viseu, Portugal

José Machado, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal

José Dinis-Carvalho, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal

Kyoung-yun "Joseph" Kim, Wayne University, Detroit, MI, USA

Leo de Vin, Karlstadt University, Sweden

Lihui Wang, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

Lucas da Silva, FEUP, Porto, Portugal

Luís Barreto, Polytechnic of Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal

Luís Coelho, Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal

Luís Miguel Fonseca, Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal

Luís Pinto Ferreira, INEGI/Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal

Lurdes Babo, ISCAP, Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal

Manuel Pereira Lopes, Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal

Manuel Silva, INESC/Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal

Margherita Peruzzini, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Maria Sameiro F. B. S. Carvalho, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal

Marisa Oliveira, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal

Marlene Brito, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal

Matthias Thurer, Jinan University, Jinan, China

Mónica Oliveira, University of Aveiro, Portugal

Nuno Octávio Fernandes, IPCB, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Olivia McDermott, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

Paul Eric Dossou, ICAM Paris-Senart, France

Paulo Ávila, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal

Raul Campilho, INEGI/Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal

Radu Godina, Nova University, Lisbon, Portugal

Robert Ulewicz, Czestochowa University of Technology, Poland

Sérgio Dinis Sousa, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal

Stephen T. Newman, University of Bath, UK

Susana Nicola, Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal

Teresa Pereira, INEGI/Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal

Vanda Lima, ESTGF, Felgueiras, Portugal

Yi-Chi Wang, Feng Chia University, Taiwan

FAIM Steering Committee

Frank Chen, The University of Texas at San Antonio, TX, USA 

Munir Ahmad, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Pakistan

George-Christopher Vosniakos, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

Kyoung-Yum Kim, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA

FAIM ADVISORY BOARD

Esther Alvarez de los Mozos, Universidad de Deusto, Spain

Americo Azevedo, INESC Porto, Portugal

F. Frank Chen, The University of Texas-San Antonio, USA

Paul Eric Dossou, ICAM Paris-Senart, France

Farnaz Ganjeizadeh, California State University, East Bay, USA

Dong-Won Kim, Chonbuk National University, South Korea

Stephen T. Newman, University of Bath, UK

Chike F. Oduoza, University of Wolverhampton, UK

Margherita Peruzzini, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

Alan Ryan, University of Limerick, Ireland

Francisco Silva, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal

Dusan Sormaz, Ohio University, USA

Leo De Vin, Karlstadt University, Sweden

George-Christopher Vosniakos, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

Lihui Wang, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

Yi-Chi Wang, Feng Chia University, Taiwan

HONORARY CHAIRS

Munir Ahmad (FAIM Founding Chair) | Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology, Pakistan

F. Frank Chen | The University of Texas at San Antonio, USA

William G. Sullivan (FAIM Founding Chair) | Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, USA

FAIM HISTORY

The series of FAIM conferences was conceived by Professors Munir Ahmad of the University of Limerick, Ireland, and Bill Sullivan of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, the USA in 1991. Since then, FAIM has been hosted by 26 Universities in 14 countries in Europe, America, and Asia, as follows.

FAIM 2023 SPONSORS

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT