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Vitor Miranda de Souza is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Packaging Logistics at Lund University's Department of Service Studies within the School of Economics and Management. He serves as a Guest Lecturer at CIRCLE (the Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy) and holds a Doctorate in Engineering. His academic appointments include active roles in the Circular Value & Supply Chains project and as Principal Investigator for the ReCircleNets research initiative.
Dr. de Souza's research focuses on Circular Economy frameworks, with particular expertise in Resource Circularity, Regenerative Supply Networks, and Eco-design methodologies. His work bridges industrial ecology with practical supply chain applications, developing metrics like the multi-level resource circularity index aligned with EU monitoring frameworks. He employs advanced modeling techniques including Material Flow Analysis, Agent-Based Modeling, and Ecosystem Network Analysis to address sustainability transitions in global supply chains.
His publication portfolio demonstrates consistent contributions to circular economy theory since 2015, with recent work examining ecological metaphors for regenerative systems and knowledge transfer between academic disciplines. Dr. de Souza actively participates in major sustainability forums including the EurOMA Sustainability Forum 2025 and Lund University's Research Conference on Sustainable Development, where he presents research connecting circular economy principles with UN Sustainable Development Goals.
- Principal Investigator for ReCircleNets: Resource Circularity Networks (2022-present)
- Researcher in Circular Value & Supply Chains project (2024-2027)
- Member of Excellence Programme for Sustainable Development (2021-2027)
- Supervision of PhD candidates P. Lopes Cardoso de Mattos and C. de Castro Mattos
His collaborative network spans European institutions with significant work connecting Lund University's research to Brazilian case studies in waste management and organizational circularity. Current projects focus on modeling displacement dynamics in sustainability transitions and developing practical tools for preparation-for-reuse systems within EU circular economy frameworks.
