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José Manuel Catarino Barreiros Cascais Brás holds a PhD in Information Sciences and Technologies, completed in October 2024 at ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon. He earned his Master's degree in Computer Engineering and Information Systems from the Universidade Lusófona in 2017. Currently, he serves as a Researcher at COPELABS and INOV-INESC, where his work focuses on Enterprise Architecture, Business Continuity, and Change Management. With a portfolio of 7 scientific publications, his research bridges the gap between Exact Sciences and Systems Engineering, with a particular emphasis on Process Automation and organizational resilience. His expertise lies in aligning technological infrastructure with strategic business objectives within the fields of Engineering and Information Technologies.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
José Manuel Catarino Barreiros Cascais Brás

Citation names

  • Brás, José

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
A910-A16C-4506
ORCID iD
0000-0002-1509-0518

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics and Informatics - Communication Engineering and Systems
  • Exact Sciences - Computer and Information Sciences - Information Science

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
French Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/09/02 - 2024/10/07
Concluded
 Ciências e Tecnologias de Informação (Doutoramento)
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Informação Tecnologias e Arquitetura, Portugal
2014/10/14 - 2017/09/22
Concluded
 Engenharia Informática e Sistemas de Informação (Mestrado)
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Comunicação Arquitectura Artes e Tecnologias da Informação, Portugal
 17
2007/09/01 - 2010/10/01
Concluded
 Informátia de gestão (Licenciatura)
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
 15
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/02/01 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
2019/09/01 - Current Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico da Lusofonia, Portugal
2017/09/08 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/02/15 - Current Director Consulting Delivery CGI Inc, Canada
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. "DEMO Business Processes Design to Improve the Enterprise Business Continuity Plans". 2017.
    10.1007/978-3-319-57955-9
  2. "Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery - An overview, trends and challenges". 2016.
    10.5748/9788599693124-13contecsi/rf-3893
  3. "Designing Business Continuity Processes Using DEMO: An Insurance Company Case Study". 2016.
    10.1007/978-3-319-49454-8_11
Journal article
  1. José Cascais Brás; Ruben Filipe Pereira; Marcella Melo; Isaias Scalabrin Bianchi; Rui Ribeiro. "Balancing Business, IT, and Human Capital". Information (Switzerland) 16 9 (2025): https://research.ulusofona.pt/en/publications/16b20f5a-bdc4-4f93-9d7c-5eed5309491a.
    10.3390/info16090793
  2. Pedro Almeida Perdigão; Nuno Mateus Coelho; José Cascais Brás. "AI-Driven Threats in Social Learning Environments - A Multivocal Literature Review". ARIS2 - Advanced Research on Information Systems Security (2025): https://doi.org/10.56394/aris2.v5i1.60.
    10.56394/aris2.v5i1.60
  3. José Cascais Brás; Ruben Filipe Pereira; Micaela Fonseca; Rui Ribeiro; Isaias Scalabrin Bianchi. "Advances in auditing and business continuity: A study in financial companies". Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joitmc.2024.100304.
    10.1016/j.joitmc.2024.100304
  4. José Cascais Brás. "Intelligent Process Automation and Business Continuity: Areas for Future Research". Information (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2078-2489/14/2/122.
    https://doi.org/10.3390/info14020122
  5. José Cascais Brás; Ruben Filipe Pereira; Sérgio Moro; Isaias Scalabrin Bianchi; Rui Ribeiro. "Understanding How Intelligent Process Automation Impacts Business Continuity: Mapping IEEE/2755:2020 and ISO/22301:2019". IEEE Access (2023): https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3337159.
    10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3337159

Other

Other output
  1. Bootstrapping enterprise models with business continuity processes and DEMO. 2018.