Marco A. Miranda Ackerman

Marco A. Miranda Ackerman is a Lecturer at the Academy for Built Environment & Logistics, focusing on supply chain innovation, sustainability, and digitalization. He holds a PhD in Process and Environmental Engineering from INP Toulouse, researching sustainability integration in global food supply chains.

His research interests include last-mile logistics, food supply chain resilience, and data-driven optimization. He has industry experience in operational excellence roles at companies like Parker-Hannifin and Flex, and led innovation management at CIDAM's Agri-TIC lab in Mexico.

Key contributions span digitalization’s role in short food supply chains, antifungal sachet technologies for fruit preservation, and lean manufacturing applications. He has been a nominee for the Leopold Escande 2016 Thesis Prize, recognizing interdisciplinarity in academic contributions.

Recent activities include visiting research roles at San Diego Supercomputer Center and Fulda University of Applied Sciences, alongside supervising PhD projects on agricultural vulnerability under climate change. His work integrates multi-agent systems and agent-based modeling for decision support in agro-industrial contexts.