António Lucas Soares

António Lucas Soares is an Associate Professor at the Department of Informatics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, and a researcher at INESCTEC. He coordinates the Center for Enterprise Systems Engineering and Cluster Industry & Innovation at INESCTEC. His expertise lies in Information Systems with a focus on Collaborative Networks and Knowledge Management in industrial contexts. He directs the Master's program in Information Science (FEUP/FLUP) and holds executive roles in international academic organizations. His research emphasizes socio-technical design, digital platforms, and Industry 5.0 applications in manufacturing and logistics resilience.

Research Interests:

• Socio-technical systems design
• Knowledge representation frameworks
• AI-driven supply chain transformations
• Augmented Reality applications
• Logistics 5.0 technologies

Publications (2024) highlight advancements in requirements management frameworks, cognitive digital twins, and Industry 5.0 logistics innovations. His work bridges technical solutions with human-centered operational needs in industrial ecosystems.

Advising: Supervised 10+ theses on topics like Scrum adoption, digital twins, and circular economy ecosystems. Active in grant-funded projects addressing manufacturing resilience and supply chain digitalization.

Labs/Teams: Leads the Enterprise Systems Engineering Centre at INESCTEC, fostering interdisciplinary research in industrial informatics and collaborative networks.