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Alzira Mota (PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2010; MSc in Artificial Intelligence, 2000; BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science, 1995) is an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Mathematics, School of Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal. She conducts her research activities at INESC TEC and is interested in optimization, multi-objective optimization, metaheuristics, evolutionary algorithms, and multi-criteria decision-making methods. She regularly reviews ISI and SCOPUS-indexed journals, including Nonlinear Dynamics, Processes, Applied Sciences, Electronics, Brazilian Journal of Operations & Production Management, Journal of Vibration and Control, Mathematics, and the International Journal for Quality Research. She has served on the program and organizing committees of several international scientific conferences, including CENTERIS, ISDA 2021, the International Conference on Business Sustainability, and the Mathematical Methods in Engineering International Conference. She has participated in two research projects funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). She has also supervised several master's theses in operational research, evolutionary computation, and multi-criteria decision analysis.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Alzira Maria Teixeira da Mota

Citation names

  • Mota, Alzira
  • Mota, A.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
B219-017C-0828
ORCID iD
0000-0002-3871-4215

Addresses

  • Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto. Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida,431, 4200-072, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Italian Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Elementary (A2) Advanced (C1)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2010/07/20
Concluded
Industrial and Systems Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
"A reduction method for non-linear semi-infinite programming based on an exact penalty technique" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Approved unanimously
2000/07/14
Concluded
Inteligência Artificial e Computação (Mestrado)
Major in Não Aplicável
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
"Construções de Modelos em Formas de Regras através da Integração de Teorias Parciais" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Bom com distinção
1995/09/21
Concluded
Applied Mathematics and Computer Science (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Utility to generalize the Unix talk for two or more terminals" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2025/04/23 - Current Researcher (Research) Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Tecnologia e Ciência, Portugal
2018/04 - 2025/03 Researcher (Research) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Centro de Investigação em Estudos Interdisciplinares, Portugal
2015 - 2018 Researcher (Research) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Centro de Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2019/11/01 - Current Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2016 - 2019 Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
2015 - 2016 Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
1997/01/06 - 2007/10/31 Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution
Employer
2012/06/06 - 2020/11 Organic Unit Sub-director Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/03/01 - 2024/08/31 Design and Optimization Algorithms for Kite Wind Energy Farms.
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Centro de Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Engenharia Mecânica - CIDEM
UID/EMS/00615/2019
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico do Porto Centro de Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/02/05 - 2013/02/04 Optimização sem Derivadas: Desafios Futuros e Novas Aplicações
PTDC/MAT/098214/2008
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Matemática, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Ávila, Paulo; Lopes, Manuel; Pinto Ferreira, Luís; Pereira, Teresa; Mota, Alzira; Rocha, Pedro; Azevedo, Juliana. Livro de resumos do 9º Encontro Nacional de Engenharia e Gestão Industrial. Porto, Portugal: ISEP. 2022.
    Published • Editor
Conference abstract
  1. Mota, Alzira; Luís A.C. Roque; Luís Tiago Paiva. Corresponding author: Luís Tiago Paiva. "Bibliometric Analysis of Airborne Wind Energy for the Last Decade". Paper presented in Airborne Wind Energy Conference, Madrid, 2024.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Correia, R. F. M.; Mota, A.; Afonso, L. . Corresponding author: Correia, R. F. M.. "Uma metaheurística para o escalonamento num sistema Job-Shop flexível com dimensionamento de lotes". Paper presented in 11º Encontro Nacional de Engenharia e Gestão Industrial, Coimbra, 2024.
    Published
  2. Santos, R.; Mota, A.; Afonso, L.. "Modelo de programação linear inteira mista para o problema de escalonamento de trabalhos em máquinas paralelas com troca de ferramentas". Paper presented in 11º Encontro de Engenharia e Gestão Industrial, Coimbra, 2024.
    Published
  3. Paiva, L.T.; Mota, A.; Roque, L.A.C.. Corresponding author: Paiva, L.T.. "Optimisation and Control in Airborne Wind Energy: A Bibliometric Study". Paper presented in CONTROLO 2024, Porto, 2024.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-81724-3_61
  4. Luís A.C. Roque; Mota, Alzira; Leite, Fernanda; Ávila, Paulo. Corresponding author: Luís A.C. Roque. "Electric Vehicle Fast-Charging Station Sizing". Paper presented in 3rd International Conference “Innovation in Engineering”,, São Miguel, Açores, 2024.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61575-7_33
  5. Mota, Alzira; Luís A.C. Roque; Luís Tiago Paiva. Corresponding author: Mota, Alzira. "Bibliometric Analysis of Emergent Airborne Wind Energy Systems". Paper presented in 12 European Conferenceon Renewable Energy Systems, Mallorca, 2024.
    Published
  6. Costa, N.; Mota, A.; Sousa, I.. Corresponding author: Costa, N.. "Multivariate analysis of product tipology data – a case study". Paper presented in Hybrid Intelligent Systems, 23rd International Conference on Hybrid Intelligent Systems (HIS 2023), Porto, 2023.
    In press
  7. Mota, A.; Ávila, P.; Bezerra, T.; Pires, A.. "Comparison of metaheuristics algorithms on a parallel machine scheduling". Paper presented in Conference on Business Sustainability IX, Póvoa de Varzim, 2020.
    In press
  8. Marimuthu, A.; Arunachalam, M.; Mota, A.. "GSM based isolated wind turbine monitoring system". Paper presented in Conference Business Sustainability V, Póvoa de varzim, 2016.
    Published
  9. Magalhães, J.; Mota, A.. "Simulation of a piston of an automobile engine". Paper presented in GeoGebra Global Gathering 2015, Linz, 2015.
  10. Mendes, L.; Ávila, P.; Bastos, J.; Mota, A.. "Analysis of Methods for Supplier Selection". Paper presented in Conference on Business Sustainability III, Póvoa de Varzim, 2014.
    Published
  11. Ávila, P.; Mota, A.; Putnik. G.D.; Costa, L.. "Adaptations of a Resources System Selection Problem of Distributed/Agile/Virtual Enterprises for Using Genetic Algorithms". Paper presented in Conference on - Business Sustainability III, Póvoa de Varzim, 2014.
    Published
  12. Ávila, Paulo; Mota, Alzira; Putnik, Goran D.; Costa, L.. "Genetic algorithm applied for a resources system selection problem for distributed/agile/virtual enterprises integration". 2013.
  13. Mota, A.; Vaz, A.I.F.. "A reduction method for nonlinear semi-infinite programming based on an exact penalty technique". Paper presented in Conference on Business sustainability (BS'02), Póvoa de Varzim, 2011.
    Published
  14. Mota, A.; Vaz, A.I.F.. "A reduction type penalty algorithm for nonlinear semi -infinite programming". Paper presented in IFAC Workshop on Control Applications of Optimisation, 2010.
    Published
  15. Vaz, A. Ismael F.; Ferreira, E. C.; Mota, Alzira. "Optimal trajectory approximation by cubic splines on fed-batch control problems". Paper presented in 5th WSEAS International Conference on SYSTEM SCIENCE and SIMULATION in ENGINEERING, 2006.
    Published
  16. Mota, Alzira; Vaz, A. Ismael F.; Ferreira, E. C.. "Determinação de trajectória óptima em processos de fermentação semi-contínua". 2006.
Conference poster
  1. Correia, R.; Mota, A.; Afonso, L.; Lopes, M.P.. Corresponding author: Mota, A.. "A Metaheuristic Approach for Scheduling in a Flexible Job-Shop System with Lot Sizing". Paper presented in amim’24 - autumn meeting of industrial mathematics, 2024.
Edited book
  1. Ávila, Paulo; Lopes, Manuel; Pinto Ferreira, Luís; Mota, Alzira; Oliveira, Rui. Livro de resumos do 1º Encontro Virtual de Engenharia e Gestão Industrial, EVEGI 2021. Porto, Portugal: ISEP. 2021.
    Published • Editor
Journal article
  1. Mota, A.; Ávila, Paulo; Bastos, João; Roque, Luís A.C.; Pires, António. "Comparative Analysis of Simulated Annealing and Tabu Search for Parallel Machine Scheduling". Procedia Computer Science 256 (2025): 573-582. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2025.02.154.
    Published • 10.1016/j.procs.2025.02.154
  2. Ávila, P.; Monteiro, R.; Mota, A.; Castro, H.; Pinto Ferreira, L.; Bastos, J.; Fernandes, N. O.; Moreira, J.; Sá, J.. Corresponding author: Castro, H.. "MAPIC - A NEW COMPREHENSIVE METHODOLOGY FOR PROCESS IM-PROVEMENT". International Journal for Quality Research 20 1 (2025):
    Open access • In press
  3. Ávila, Paulo; Mota, Alzira; Oliveira, Eliana; Castro, Hélio; Ferreira, Luís Pinto; Bastos, João; Fernandes, Nuno O.; Moreira, Joaquim. "Comparative analysis of Multicriteria Decision-Making methods for bus washing process selection: a case study". (2024): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/9129.
    10.1155/2024/2694662
  4. Bastos, João; Azevedo, Américo; Ávila, Paulo; Mota, Alzira; Costa, Lino; Castro, Hélio. "Collaborative Planning in Non-Hierarchical Networks—An Intelligent Negotiation-Based Framework". Applied Sciences 13 14 (2023): 8347. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app13148347.
    10.3390/app13148347
  5. Mota, Alzira; Ávila, Paulo; Albuquerque, Ricardo; Costa, Lino; Bastos, João. "A Framework for Time-Cost-Quality Optimization in Project Management Problems Using an Exploratory Grid Concept in the Multi-Objective Simulated-Annealing". International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making 20 04 (2021): 1095-1120. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219622021500322.
    10.1142/s0219622021500322
  6. Ávila, Paulo; Mota, Alzira; Bastos, João; Patrício, Leonel; Pires, António; Castro, Hélio; Cruz-Cunha, Maria Manuela; Varela, Leonilde. "Framework for a risk assessment model to apply in Virtual / Collaborative Enterprises". Procedia Computer Science 181 (2021): 612-618. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2021.01.208.
    10.1016/j.procs.2021.01.208
  7. Pires, António; Ferreira, Fábio; Ávila, Paulo; Mota, Alzira. "An algorithm of a costing system for electroplating". (2018): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/23141.
  8. Mota, A.; Vaz, A.I.F.. "A reduction method for nonlinear semi-infinite programming based on an exact penalty technique". Int. J. Business Excellence 9 3 (2016): 348-363.
    Published
  9. Ávila, Paulo; Mota, Alzira; Putnik, Goran D.; Costa, Lino; Pires, António; Bastos, João; Cruz-Cunha, M. M.. "Proposal of an empirical model for suppliers selection". International Journal for Quality Research 9 1 (2015): 107-122. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/51618.
    Published
  10. Avila, Paulo; Mota, Alzira; Costa, Lino; Putnik, Goran; Bastos, Joao; Lopes, Manuel. "Two approaches for the resolution of a resources system selection problem for Distributed/Agile/Virtual Enterprises - A contribution to the Broker performance". Centeris 2014 - Conference on Enterprise Information Systems / Projman 2014 - International Conference on Project Management / Hcist 2014 - International Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies 16 (2014): 906-912. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000360404800100&KeyUID=WOS:000360404800100.
    10.1016/j.protcy.2014.10.042
  11. Mendes, Luís; Ávila, Paulo; Bastos, João; Mota, Alzira. "Analysis of methods for supplier selection". (2014): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/23097.
    10.26537/recipp-23097
  12. Ávila, Paulo; Mota, Alzira; Putnik, Goran; Costa, Lino. "Adaptations of a resources system selection problem of Distributed/Agile/Virtual Enterprises for using genetic algorithms". (2014): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/23096.
    10.26537/recipp-23096
  13. Ávila, Paulo; Mota, Alzira; Pires, António; Bastos, João; Putnik, Goran; Teixeira, Joana. "Supplier's selection model based on an empirical study". Procedia Technology 5 (2012): 625-634. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/4146.
    Published • http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.protcy.2012.09.069
  14. Mota, A.; Vaz, A.I.F.. "A reduction type penalty algorithm for nonlinear semi-infinite programming". IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline) 7 PART 1 (2009): 40-45. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79960950030&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  15. Vaz, A. Ismael F.; Ferreira, E. C.; Mota, Alzira. "Fed-batch trajectory optimal control problems with cubic splines". WSEAS Transactions on Systems and Control 1 2 (2006): 207-213. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/5933.
    Published
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Correia, Renata Filipa Morim. "Problema de escalonamento num sistema flexible job-shop". Master, 2024. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/26796.
  2. Santos, Renata da Costa. "Escalonamento de trabalhos com trocas de ferramentas". Master, 2024. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/26795.
  3. Bezerra, Tomás Filipe Barros. "Comparação de meta-heurísticas aplicadas a um problema de escalonamento em máquinas paralelas". Master, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/17675.
  4. Albuquerque, Ricardo Jorge Maia. "Proposta de uma ferramenta para a resolução de problemas de trade-off na gestão de projetos". Master, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/15764.
  5. Lopes, Pedro Miguel Valente Pinho Ferreira. "Modelo de seleção de fornecedores baseado em dados reais – desenvolvimento de ferramentas para os métodos de seleção". Master, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/6322.
  6. Mota, Alzira. "Um método de redução para programação semi-infinita não linear baseado numa técnica de penalidade exacta". PhD, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/10859.
  7. "Construções de Modelos em Formas de Regras através da Integração de Teorias Parciais". Master, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Economia, 2000.
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role
Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023 - 2024 Escalonamento de trabalhos com troca de ferramentas
Supervisor
Engenharia e Gestão Industrial (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2023 - 2024 Problema de escalonamento num sistema job-shop flexível
Supervisor
Engenharia e Gestão Industrial (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2023 - 2024 Melhoria da Gestão do stocks- um caso de estudo
Co-supervisor
Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2023/01/01 - 2023/10/11 Análise bibliométrica do estado da arte das energias renováveis aplicadas a todos os setores de atividade,
Supervisor
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2023/01/01 - 2023/10/11 Algoritmos genéticos para otimização de soluções integrando carregamento de veículos, auto-produção e armazenamento de energia elétrica
Co-supervisor
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Análise bibliométrica do estado da arte das tecnologias e ferramentas holográficas em saúde e avaliação da usabilidade de realidade mista em contexto de bloco operatório
Supervisor
Licenciatura em Engenharia Biomédica (Degree)
2022 - 2022 Avaliação do impacto de ferramentas de realidade mista em contexto de bloco operatório: estudo Delphi e análise da sua aplicabilidade
Supervisor
Licenciatura em Engenharia Biomédica (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Comparação de meta-heurísticas aplicadas a um problema de escalonamento em máquinas paralelas
Supervisor
Mestrado em Engenharia e Gestão Industrial (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Estudo da metodologia de processo aplicado ao desenvolvimento de projetos do produto
Co-supervisor
Mestrado em Engenharia Mecânica, ramo de Gestão Industrial (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2019 - 2019 PROPOSTA DE UMA FERRAMENTA PARA A RESOLUÇÃO DE PROBLEMAS DE TRADE-OFF NA GESTÃO DE PROJETOS
Supervisor
Engenharia e Gestão Industrial (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2016 - 2016 Análise e melhoria de processos de obra
Supervisor
Licenciatura em Engenharia de Sistemas (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Modelo de Seleção de Fornecedores Baseado em Dados Reais – Plataforma Informática e Dados de Suporte ao Modelo
Co-supervisor
Mestrado em Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Modelo de Seleção de Fornecedores Baseado em Dados Reais – Desenvolvimento de Ferramentas para os Métodos de Seleção
Co-supervisor
Mestrado em Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2022/12/12 - 2022/12/14 22st Intelligent Systems Design and Applications on the Word Wide Web (ISDA’22) (2022/12/12 - 2022/12/14)
Conference (Other)
2022/09/29 - 2022/09/30 9º Encontro Nacional de Engenharia e Gestão Industrial - ENEGI (2022/09/29 - 2022/09/30)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2021/12/13 - 2021/12/15 21st Intelligent Systems Design and Applications on the Word Wide Web (ISDA’21) (2021/12/13 - 2021/12/15)
Conference (Other)
2021/11/09 - 2021/11/10 PORTO-FIGHT AGAINST FUNCTIONAL ILLITERACY integrado no DigiEduHack challenges 2021 (2021/11/09 - 2021/11/10)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
2021/09/30 - 2021/10/01 Encontro Virtual de Engenharia e Gestão Industrial - EVEGI (2021/09/30 - 2021/10/01)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2020/12/02 - 2020/12/04 9th International Conference on Business Sustainability (2020/12/02 - 2020/12/04)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2018/11/07 - 2018/11/09 Eighth International Conference on Business Sustainability (2018/11/07 - 2018/11/09)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2017/11/15 - 2017/11/17 Seventh International Conference on Business Sustainability (2017/11/15 - 2017/11/17)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2016/11/16 - 2016/11/18 Six International Conference on Business Sustainability (2016/11/16 - 2016/11/18)
Conference
2015/11/18 - 2015/11/20 Fifth International Conference on Business Sustainability (2015/11/18 - 2015/11/20)
Conference
2014/11/05 - 2014/11/07 Fourth International Conference on Business Sustainability (2014/11/05 - 2014/11/07)
Conference
2013/11/22 - 2013/11/24 Third International Conference on Business Sustainability (2013/11/22 - 2013/11/24)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2013/07/22 - 2013/07/24 Mathematical Methods in Engineering International Conference (2013/07/22 - 2013/07/24)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2024/11/13 - 2024/11/15 CENTERIS 2024 - International Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems CENTERIS 2024 - International Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems, Funchal-Ilha da Madeira, Portugal
2024/09/12 - 2024/09/13 11º Encontro Nacional de Engenharia e Gestão Industrial Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra
2023/10/08 - 2023/10/10 CENTERIS 2023 - International Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems CENTERIS 2023 - International Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems, Porto, Portugal
2022/11/09 - 2022/11/11 CENTERIS 2022 - International Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems CENTERIS 2022 - International Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems, Lisboa, Portugal
2021/10/13 - 2021/10/15 CENTERIS 2021 - International Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems CENTERIS 2021 - International Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems, Braga, Portugal
2020/10/21 - 2020/10/23 CENTERIS 2020 - International Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems CENTERIS 2020 - International Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems, Vila Moura, Portugal
2019/10/16 - 2019/10/18 CENTERIS 2019 - International Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems CENTERIS 2019 - International Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems, Tunísia
2018/11/21 - 2018/11/23 CENTERIS 2018 - International Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems CENTERIS 2018 - International Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems, Lisboa, Portugal