Rui Borges Lopes graduated in Industrial Engineering and Management from the University of Aveiro in 2002 and obtained a Master's degree in Operations Management in 2005 and a PhD in Industrial Management in 2011. He has taught at the University of Aveiro since 2005 and is currently an Assistant Professor in the field of Industrial Engineering and Management. From 2003 to 2007, he worked as an IT consultant. He is an integrated member of the Center for Research and Development in Mathematics and Applications (CIDMA) of the University of Aveiro. His research areas are operations research (i.e., logistic problems of location and distribution) and decision support systems.