Rui Manuel Dinis Sousa

Rui Manuel Dinis Sousa is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Information Systems, School of Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal. He is a Senior Researcher with a PhD, affiliated with the ALGORITMI Centre and member of the IST R&D Group and ISTTOS R&D Lab. His academic work spans teaching, research, and leadership roles in information systems and enterprise engineering.

• PhD in Management Information Systems from the University of Georgia, USA
• Master of Science in Informatics (specialization in Information Systems) from University of Minho
• Bachelor's degree in Informatics and Systems Engineering from University of Minho

His research focuses on organizational development and enterprise engineering, particularly through business process management and enterprise architecture approaches. He explores technologies such as enterprise systems, business process management suites, and digital innovation frameworks. Sousa has supervised master's and doctoral dissertations in these areas.

His recent publications examine topics including IT governance mechanisms, digitalization strategies, anomaly detection in retail systems, and technology transfer frameworks. These works reflect interdisciplinary interests spanning information systems, organizational agility, and enterprise architecture.

• Co-founder and vice-president of the Portuguese Institute of BPM (IPBPM)
• Lead researcher for Portugal in the World IT project (40+ countries study)
• Co-editor of books on organizational agility and information systems
• Board member (Treasurer) of the Portuguese Association of Information Systems

As director of multiple degree programs and coordinator of the SAP Next-Gen Lab at University of Minho, Sousa bridges academic research with industry practices in digital transformation. His work includes national projects with the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Agriculture.