About
António Almeida, 33, started his training in the Integrated Master in Electrical Engineering and Computers, in the Automation and Control branch, in the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), having integrated the associated research laboratory of this faculty (INESC Porto) in 2010 under the doctoral program started in the meantime.
In his activity as a researcher and student of the PhD program in Industrial Engineering and Management, António dedicated his efforts to the study of new methods of performance management in complex industrial environments, having published more than a dozen papers in international journals with scientific arbitration and in national and international conferences. He actively participated in several national and European projects.
Between February 2015 and August 2016, António Almeida worked as Business Partner Analyst and Product Owner at SONAE, more specifically at BIT, for the Continente Online E-Commerce platform. During this time, he developed his skills in the retail area, more specifically in the logistics, procurement and digital marketing components. As Product Owner, António Almeida was an active element in the adoption and implementation of agile methodologies at SONAE. As of August 2016, António held the position of Principal Product Owner at Farfetch in the Supply Chain and Order Management areas. During this phase, António was responsible for managing the roadmap of agile development teams, with the main objective of providing Farfetch with an innovative supply chain management platform on a global scale, capable of adapting to the different logistics requirements imposed by boutiques and Brands, partners of this e-commerce platform.
António Almeida is currently Business Development Manager at INESC TEC, sharing coordination responsibility for TEC4INDUSTRY. The main goal of this unit is to promote consulting services and knowledge transfer services and digital technologies to industry, in order to promote digital transformation in Industry.