Nuno Sousa holds a 4-year first-degree in physics (1995) and an M.Sc. in theoretical physics (1998) from the University of Coimbra, and a Ph.D. in high-energy physics (string theory) from Nijmegen University, currently Radboud Universiteit (2003). He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Science and Technology of the Open University of Portugal. In addition, he has held post-doc positions at the University of Oporto and Technical University of Lisbon (Instituto Superior Técnico) and several teaching positions at other higher education institutions in Portugal. He is a researcher at the Institute for Systems Engineering and Computers (INESC). His current research interests include operations research topics such as multi-objective modeling, location, routing, accessibility analysis, GIS, meta-heuristics and application of physics-based methods for optimization. He has published in scientific journals such as Physics Letters, Nuclear Physics, International Journal of Modern Physics, Computer- Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, Engineering Optimization, Engineering Sustainability - Institution of Civil Engineers (UK), Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, International Journal of Geo-Information, Journal of Infrastructure Systems - American Society of Civil Engineers, Municipal Engineer - Institution of Civil Engineer, UK (best paper award 2017), Sustainability, and Transport Policy.
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Nuno Sousa holds a 4-year first-degree in physics (1995) and an M.Sc. in theoretical physics (1998) from the University of Coimbra, and a Ph.D. in high-energy physics (string theory) from Nijmegen University, currently Radboud Universiteit (2003). He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Science and Technology of the Open University of Portugal. In addition, he has held post-doc positions at the University of Oporto and Technical University of Lisbon (Instituto Superior Técnico) and several teaching positions at other higher education institutions in Portugal. He is a researcher at the Institute for Systems Engineering and Computers (INESC). His current research interests include operations research topics such as multi-objective modeling, location, routing, accessibility analysis, GIS, meta-heuristics and application of physics-based methods for optimization. He has published in scientific journals such as Physics Letters, Nuclear Physics, International Journal of Modern Physics, Computer- Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, Engineering Optimization, Engineering Sustainability - Institution of Civil Engineers (UK), Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, International Journal of Geo-Information, Journal of Infrastructure Systems - American Society of Civil Engineers, Municipal Engineer - Institution of Civil Engineer, UK (best paper award 2017), Sustainability, and Transport Policy.
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