Fri, 03/17/2023 - 08:41
Quality 4.0 - online seminar

We invite academic lecturers to the first online seminar dedicated to Quality 4.0. Dr Pedro Domingues will present the topic Digital transformation: Towards human-centric, resilient and sustainable management systems. The seminar will start on March 28, 2023, at 11:00 CEST. The seminar is addressed to academic teachers interested in the area of Quality 4.0 and Industry 4.0. Participation requires prior registration. The link will be sent to registered participants.

Pedro Domingues holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry (1996), an MSc. in Textile Environmental Chemistry (2001) and a PhD. in Industrial Engineering and Systems (2013), all of them from the University of Minho. His doctorate thesis addressed the topic of integrated management systems and the development of a maturity model. Currently, he is a Principal Researcher at ALGORITMI Research Centre (University of Minho, Portugal) engaged in several projects addressing topics such as integrated management systems, digital transformation of management systems, Quality 4.0, and successful sustainable development of companies. Additionally, he lectures at the University of Minho. The research is being carried out at the IEM research line (ALGORITMI research centre). He is a co-author in circa 90 papers (journals, conference proceedings, book chapters), some of them recognized and awarded both in Portugal and abroad. His research interests encompass the digital transition of management systems, Quality 4.0 and successful sustainable development of companies.

The seminar is part of Improving quality management teaching in the era of Industry 4.0 project. The project is co-financed by the Governments of Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from International Visegrad Fund. The mission of the fund is to advance ideas for sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe.