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António Lucas Soares é investigador no INESCTEC e Professor Associado no Departamento de Engenharia Informática da FEUP.

A sua área de especialização é Sistemas de Informação em aplicações a redes colaborativas e gestão da informação e conhecimento, particularmente em organizações industriais. O seus interesses de investigação incluem sistemas sócio-técnicos, representação do conhecimento, plataformas digitais para colaboração, design science research.

É atualmente coordenador do Centro de Engenharia de Sistemas Empresariais e também do Cluster Indústria e Inovação do INESCTEC.

Na Universidade do Porto é o diretor do Mestrado em CiÊncia da Informação (FEUP/FLUP). É membro da comissão executiva do ramo europeu da organização iSchools (Information Schools) e foi membro fundador do capítulo português da Association for Information Systems.

Publica regularmente em revistas científicas nas áreas de gestão da informação e gestão do conhecimento.

Tópicos
de interesse
Detalhes

Detalhes

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Publicações

2023

A Digital Twin Platform-Based Approach to Product Lifecycle Management: Towards a Transformer 4.0

Autores
Silva H.; Moreno T.; Almeida A.; Soares A.L.; Azevedo A.;

Publicação
Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering

Abstract
Recently, we have been observing a significant evolution in products, machines, and manufacturing processes, towards a more digital and interoperable reality. In this sense, the power transformers sector has also been evolving to develop smart transformers for the future, capable of providing the digital capabilities to leverage new services and features that follow its entire life cycle, from the design and manufacturing to the use and dismantling/recycling. In this sense, this paper aims to present and demonstrate how an innovative digital twin platform can be used in a secure and trustable way for the enhancement of the power transformers’ performance and potential lifespan, enabling, at the same time, the promotion of new business models. A real use case is also presented to demonstrate the applicability of Asset Administration Shells (AAS) for power transformer life cycle management, as well as the use of the International Data Spaces (IDS) for the secure and trustable horizontal interoperability along with the different actors of the value chain, from the manufacturers to the power network and maintenance services companies.

2022

Portuguese textile association fostering the internationalisation of small and medium-sized enterprises

Autores
Costa E.; Soares A.L.; de Sousa J.P.; Elo M.; Costa e Silva S.;

Publicação
International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Abstract
The support and influence of industrial business associations (IBAs) for the internationalisation process of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is questioned. This qualitative case study on the textile industry in Portugal illustrates how SMEs are influenced by their IBA. Findings suggest that it has a preponderant role in supporting the international expansion of associated SMEs. Particularly, the promotion and organisation of trade fairs seem to foster first entries and continuous international expansion in the same way the IBA seems to influence their foreign market selection. However, SMEs feel that the IBA’s work could still be improved by their facilitating more matchmaking processes, promoting collaborations, improving their seizing of available internationalisation opportunities, and providing more information about agents and distributors in foreign markets. Thus, we can say that, despite the internet and global opportunities that firms can directly benefit from, the role of IBAs is still relevant for SME’s internationalisation, and there is still room for improvement.

2022

Adapting Concept of Operations Analysis for Digital Transformation

Autores
Cardoso, JL; Rebentisch, E; Rhodes, DH; Soares, A;

Publicação
Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering

Abstract
The topic of digital transformation has become increasingly prevalent in recent decades. Its importance is justified by the fact that not only can it change the way companies operate, but also bring to light new business strategies. Indeed, companies have ramped up operational data collection opportunities and adopted digital practices to facilitate new flows of design information, allow teams to interoperate in different ways, or improve system performance. Given that a digital transformation occurs under certain sociotechnical contexts and with specific purposes, their success can critically depend on the ability to unambiguously describe this context and the intended transformation in the form of new operational scenarios. One of the challenges faced when attempting a digital transformation is that these efforts can be ad-hoc and poorly structured, which does not tie the transformation to strategic objectives and operational strengths and limitations. This paper aims at addressing this issue by leveraging an existing systems engineering analysis method called Concept of Operations to provide structure to the digital transformation process. Our work shows that this method has the potential to accelerate the sociotechnical system redesign cycle and generate actionable decisions aligned with strategic goals and operational strengths and limitations. © 2022 The authors and IOS Press.

2022

Application and Evaluation of a Taxonomy in the Context of Software Requirements Management

Autores
Fagundes, PB; de Macedo, DDJ; Soares, AL;

Publicação
DATA AND INFORMATION IN ONLINE ENVIRONMENTS, DIONE 2022

Abstract
The requirements of a software are the characteristics of the system, being identified based on information provided by the users or by experts in the business; and the effective management of this information is essential to ensure that the system meets the needs of those who will use it. According to research, one of the problems that negatively impacts the software development process is related to the conduction of the project requirements management activity. And in order to alleviate this problem, we carried out a research to verify if taxonomies, as tools used by the area of information management, can be applied in the context of requirements management. For this, we developed a taxonomy to meet a real software project and the results were evaluated in relation to its complexity, satisfaction, resources involved and adaptability. The present research is characterized in terms of nature as an applied research, aiming at solving real-world problems; as for the objectives, as exploratory and descriptive; and as for the approach, mixed methods are used, since it combines qualitative and quantitative forms of research in the same study. As for the methodological procedures, the bibliographic research was chosen to understand the concepts related to information management, taxonomies and requirements management. The evaluation results showed that taxonomies can contribute to the activities of the requirements management process and consequently increase the chances of project success.

2022

Value of concept of operations analysis for digital transformation using digital twins

Autores
Cardoso, JLdFP; Rebentisch, ES; Rhodes, DH; Soares, AL;

Publicação
Product Management & Development

Abstract

Teses
supervisionadas

2022

Immersive Technologies in Complex Manufacturing Systems as an Informational Problem: A Human-Centered Approach

Autor
Filipa Rente Ramalho

Instituição
UP-FEUP

2022

Representação Digital e Gestão de Equipamentos Numa Plataforma IIoT

Autor
João António Gamboa Correia

Instituição
UP-FEUP

2022

Towards a Digital-Twin Based, Multi-sided Market of Data-enabled Product-Services Systems

Autor
Henrique Diogo Cardoso da Silva

Instituição
UP-FEUP

2022

A Framework to Support The Deployment of Circular Economy Ecosystems

Autor
Gonçalo José Marantes Pimenta da Costa Monteiro

Instituição
UP-FEUP

2022

Classificação de Objetos BIM para Mapas de Trabalhos e Quantidades

Autor
Eva Alexandra Machado Pinho Silva

Instituição
UP-FEUP