CONFERENCE CHAIR
Rui M. Lima, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal
Valquíria Villas-Boas, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Brazil
PROGRAM CHAIRS
Rui M. Sousa, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal
Miguel Romá, University of Alicante, Spain
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Anabela Alves, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal
Natascha van Hattum-Janssen, Saxion Research & Graduate School, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Enschede, the Netherlands
INDUSTRY SESSION CHAIRS
Dinis Carvalho, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal
Nélson Costa, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal
STUDENT SESSION CHAIRS
Sandra Fernandes, Portucalense University, Porto, Portugal
Jens Myrup Petersen, Aalborg University, Denmark
POST-EVENT K12 SESSION CHAIRS
Diana Mesquita, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal
Filomena Soares, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Rui M. Lima, University of Minho, Portugal (Chair)
Anabela Alves, University of Minho, Portugal
Diana Mesquita, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
Dinis Carvalho, University of Minho, Portugal
Nélson Costa, University of Minho, Portugal
Rui M. Sousa, University of Minho, Portugal
Sandra Fernandes, Portucalense University, Portugal
Valquíria Villas-Boas, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Brazil
Danna Dias, University of Minho, Portugal
PAEE/ALE STEERING COMMITTEE
Rui M. Lima, University of Minho, Portugal (Chair)
Anabela Alves, University of Minho, Portugal
Diana Mesquita, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
Dinis Carvalho, University of Minho, Portugal
Nélson Costa, University of Minho, Portugal
Rui M. Sousa, University of Minho, Portugal
Sandra Fernandes, Portucalense University,Portugal
Valquíria Villas-Boas, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Brazil (Chair)
Erik de Graaff, Aalborg University, Denmark
Jennifer DeBoer, Purdue University, USA
Jens Myrup Petersen, Aalborg University, Denmark
Lamjed Bettaieb, ESPRIT School of Engineering, Tunisia
Marietjie Havenga, School for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, North-West University, South Africa
Mauricio Duque Escobar, Universidad de Los Andes, Columbia
Miguel Romá, University of Alicante, Spain
Patricio Poblete, Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Chile
Pisut Koomsap, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
Rui M. Lima, Universidade do Minho, Portugal
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Aida Guerra, Aalborg Centre for PBL on Engineering Education and Sustainability under the auspices of UNESCO, Aalborg University, Denmark
Ana Margarida Veiga Simão, Faculty of Educational Science, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Ana Teresa Ferreira Oliveira, Technology and Management School, Viana do Castelo Polytechnic Institute, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Anabela Alves, Department of Production and Systems, Engineering School, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal
Anderson Assis, Universidade Federal de Itajubá (UNIFEI) – Campus de Itabira, Itabira, Brazil
André Fernando Uébe Mansur, Instituto Federal Fluminense e Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil
André Luiz Aquere, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Brasília, Brazil
Athakorn Kengpol, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand
Benedita Malheiro, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
Bernd M. Zunk, Institute of Business Economics and Industrial Sociology, Graz University of Technology, Austria
Carina Pimentel, Departamento de Economia, Gestão, Engenharia Industrial e Turismo, Universidade de Aveiro
Celina Pinto Leão, Department of Production and Systems, Engineering School, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal
Chin-Yin Huang, Tunghai University, Taiwan
Choon Seng Yap, Republic Polytechnic (RP), Singapore
Crediné Menezes, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Brazil
Cristian Mustață, Faculty of Engineering in Foreign Languages, University Politehnica of Bucharest
Cristiano Jesus, Algoritmi Center, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
Diana Mesquita, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Porto, Portugal
Dianne M. Viana, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Brasília, Brazil
Erik de Graaff, Department of Development and Planning, Aalborg University, Denmark
Faouzi Kamoun, ESPRIT Ingénieur, Tunisia
Filomena Soares, Department of Industrial Electronics, Engineering School, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal
Huynh Trung Luong, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
Isabel Loureiro, Department of Production and Systems, Engineering School, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal
Jaime Salazar, Executive Secretary of ASIBEI, Departamento de Ingeniería Civil y Agrícola, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia
Jens Myrup Pedersen, Aalborg University, Dept. of Electronic Systems, Denmark
João Mello da Silva, Production Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Brasília, Brazil
Jonte Bernhard, Linköping University, Sweden
Jorge Muniz Jr., Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Brazil
José Aquiles Grimoni, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Brazil
José de Souza Rodrigues, Faculdade de Engenharia de Bauru, Universidade Estadual de São Paulo (UNESP), Brazil
José Dinis-Carvalho, Department of Production and Systems, Engineering School, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal
José Manuel Oliveira, Higher Education Polytechnic School of Águeda, University of Aveiro, Portugal
José Roberto Cardoso, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Brazil
Kanchana Sethanan, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
Kaouther Akrout, ESPRIT Ingénieur, Tunisia
Klaas Stek, Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences Department Entrepreneurship, Technology and Supply, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Leidy Johanna Rendón Castrillón, Centro de Estudios y de Investigación en Biotecnología (CIBIOT), Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia
Luiz Carlos de Campos, Faculty of Science and Technology, PUC São Paulo, Brazil
Marco Antonio Pereira, Escola de Engenharia de Lorena (EEL), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Brazil
Marcos Ghislandi, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Brazil
Maria Assunção Flores, Institute of Education, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
MarIa Catalina Ramirez Cajiao, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
Mariem Chaabouni, ESPRIT Ingénieur, Tunisia
Marta Abelha, Department of Psychology and Education, Portucalense University, Portugal
Mauricio Duque, Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
Messias Borges Silva, School of Engineering of Lorena, São Paulo University, Brazil
Michaël Canu, Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia
Miguel Romá, University of Alicante, Spain
Mladen Radisic, Industrial Engineering and Management Department, Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Natascha van Hattum-Janssen, Saxion Research & Graduate School, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Enschede, the Netherlands
Nélson Costa, Department of Production and Systems, Engineering School, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal
Nicolae Ionescu, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
Octavio Mattasoglio Neto, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia, Escola de Engenharia Mauá – São Caetano do Sul – SP – Brazil
Otilia L. de Oliveira Martins Heinig, Universidade Regional de Blumenau (FURB), Blumenau, Brazil
Patrícia Araújo, IPAM Porto/ Universidade Europeia, Laureate International Universities, Porto, Portugal
Pisut Koomsap, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
Renata Chagas Perrenoud, UNISAL – Lorena, Brazil
Rodrigo Cutri, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia, Brazil
Ronald Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering, USA
Rosane Aragon, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil
Rui M. Lima, Department of Production and Systems, Engineering School, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal
Rui M. Sousa, Department of Production and Systems, Engineering School, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal
Salah Bousbia, ESPRIT Ingénieur, Tunisia
Sandra Fernandes, Department of Psychology and Education, Portucalense University, Portugal
Simone Borges Simão Monteiro, Department of Production Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Brasilia (UnB), Brasília, Brazil
Sonia Gomez Puente, Technical University of Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Stefan Grbenic, Institute of Business Economics and Industrial Sociology, Graz University of Technology, Austria
Stevan Stankovski, Industrial Engineering and Management Department, Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Subha Kumpaty, Milwaukee School of Engineering, USA
Thanate Ratanawilai, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
Tomasz Nitkiewicz, Częstochowa University of Technology, Poland
Valquiria Villas-Boas, Centro de Ciências Exatas e Tecnologia, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Brazil
Walter Nagai, Universidade Federal de Itajubá (UNIFEI) – Campus de Itabira, Itabira, Brazil
Wichai Chattinnawat, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Zied Alaya, ESPRIT Ingénieur, Tunisia