Dr. Felipe T. Muñoz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the Universidad del Bío-Bío, Chile. He is a professional Industrial Engineer (awarded the Premio Universidad for Academic Excellence) and holds an M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from the Universidad del Bío-Bío and a Ph.D. in Engineering Systems from the Universidad de Chile. His research interests include operations research and management, scheduling, multi-objective optimization, algorithm design and analysis, supply chain management, logistics, and production planning. Dr. Muñoz is an active member of the Chilean Institute for Operations Research (ICHIO) and collaborates on interdisciplinary projects that integrate both theoretical and applied aspects of industrial systems.