Radu Godina is currently an Assistant Professor at the NOVA School of Science and Technology, FCT NOVA, NOVA UNIVERSITY LISBON. He received his Ph.D. degree from University of Beira Interior (UBI), Covilhã, Portugal. Radu Godina is on the Board of Directors of the Research and Development Unit in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (UNIDEMI), which is part of Associated Laboratory of Intelligent Systems (LASI), located in Guimarães, Portugal. He has authored or co-authored more than 200 indexed international journals, book chapters and conference proceedings papers on such topics as industrial symbiosis, sustainability, lean manufacturing, electric vehicles, circular economy, life cycle assessment and quality control. He has published with 30 international universities and 14 distinct enterprises and/or corporations. He is a full member of the EurOMA (European Operations Management Association) and full member of the IEOM Society International Association (Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Society - IEOM).