Fernanda A. Ferreira is a Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at the School of Hospitality and Tourism of the Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal. She is Director of the Department of Information Systems and Mathematics and Vice-president of the Pedagogical Council. She holds a BS in Mathematics (1989), an M.Sc. (i002), and a PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Porto (2007). She also obtained a Diploma of Advanced Studies in Statistics and Operations Research from Vigo University (2004). A researcher and coordinator of UNIAG (Applied Management Research Unit, since 2013), she has more than 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters and proceedings, covering the research interest areas of industrial organization, game theory and tourism (ORCID ID: orcid.org/0000-0002-1335-7821). She is coauthor of two books on Mathematics. She supervised a master's thesis in the areas of Tourism, Hospitality, Game Theory, and Management. She also organizes the symposium on ”Operational Research and Applications” at several international conferences and has collaborated as a reviewer with several journals. She has presented several communications at international scientific conferences, and she serves as a member of the Program Board and Organizing Committees for some Scientific Committees of International Conferences. Her current research interests are Tourism Research, Hospitality Management, Industrial Organization, and Operational Research.