About
Dr. Tamiris Santos is a Researcher affiliated with Loughborough University's Net Zero Militaries Project (ESRC/UKRI funded) and maintains multiple research associations across institutions including UFPB, SENAI CIMATEC, and King’s College London. With a PhD in International Strategic Studies from UFRGS and postdoctoral research, she specialises in military innovation, defence management, and systems modelling. Her work bridges strategic studies with applied research in low-carbon warfare, joint operations, and international defence cooperation.
- Education:
- PhD in International Strategic Studies (UFRGS)
- M.A. in Latin America Studies (USP)
- B.A. in International Relations (Unibero)
- Affiliations:
- Guest researcher at Procad ASTROS and associate researcher at REPESD/GEESI/UFPB
- Committee member of Defence Research Network (UK)
- Founder-member of Military Innovation Research Network (King’s College London)
Her research explores military effectiveness, interoperability challenges in Brazil, and the future of low-carbon warfare strategies. Recent publications highlight thematic trends in European defence innovation (PeSCo), UK strategic posture adaptability, and Brazil’s structural constraints in global south diplomacy. Awards include recognition as top 5 doctoral thesis in strategic studies (2017-2020).
Current projects integrate interdisciplinary approaches to military systems analysis, with contributions to the Agenda.Tech initiative and Cranfield University’s Defence PhD programme. Her work emphasizes complexity theory applications to defence management and organisational learning within military institutions.
