José Firmino Aguilar Madeira

Institutional Governance

• (2025–) Elected member, Conselho Técnico-Científico (CTC) of ISEL — Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa
• (2025–) Elected member, Conselho Coordenador do Departamento de Matemática, ISEL/IPL

Jury of Academic Degrees

PhD Examinations

1. 2025 — Tiago José Rosário Lucas Frutuoso, Lifetime Management and Optimization of Wind Farms, PhD in Mechanical Engineering, IST/ULisboa. Role: Thesis Member.
   Keywords: multi-objective optimization, wind farm operations, surrogate models, Decision Sciences
2. 2025 — Everton José da Silva, Constrained Multiobjective Derivative-Free Optimization, PhD in Mathematics, NOVA School of Science and Technology. Role: Examiner (Main Arguer).
   Keywords: multi-objective optimization, derivative-free optimization, constrained optimization, Decision Sciences
3. 2024 — Aboozar Mohammadi, Trust-Region Methods for Multiobjective Derivative-Free Optimization, PhD in Mathematics, NOVA University Lisbon. Role: Examiner (Main Arguer).
   Keywords: trust-region methods, multi-objective optimization, derivative-free optimization, Decision Sciences
4. 2020 — Nelson da Silva Ribeiro, Surrogate-Based Design Optimization of Coronary Stents, PhD in Mechanical Engineering, IST/ULisboa. Role: Examiner (Main Arguer).
   Keywords: surrogate-based optimization, biomedical engineering, design optimization
5. 2016 — Ndilokelwa Fernandes Luis, Optimal Design of Piezoelectric Sensors and Actuators for the Attenuation of Vibrations in Multilaminated Structures, PhD in Mechanical Engineering, IST/ULisboa. Role: Supervisor.
   Keywords: structural optimization, piezoelectric systems, vibration control
6. 2016 — Dao Thi Thu Hang, Modelling and Optimization of Energy Services in Net Zero Energy House, PhD in Mechanical Engineering, IST/ULisboa. Role: Examiner (Main Arguer).
   Keywords: energy optimization, multi-objective optimization, Decision Sciences
7. 2015 — Raquel Inês Segurado, Integrated Planning of Energy and Water Supply in Islands, PhD in Mechanical Engineering, IST/ULisboa. Role: Examiner (Main Arguer).
   Keywords: integrated planning, energy systems, optimization, Decision Sciences

MSc and Final Project Examinations

1. 2025 — João Henrique da Silva Lourenço, Design Optimization of Subsea Mid-Water Arch Systems: A Focus on Fatigue, Extreme Loads, and Operational Efficiency, MSc, IST/ULisboa. Role: Supervisor.
2. 2025 — Pedro Augusto Pereira Magalhães, Multimodal Optimization of Piezoelectric Patch Placement and Shunt Circuit Design for Enhanced Structural Vibration Control, MSc, IST/ULisboa. Role: Supervisor.
3. 2025 — Gonçalo Seabra Lourenço Perdigão dos Santos, Planeamento de Afetação de Veículos de Transporte Público, ISEL/IPL. Role: Supervisor.
4. 2025 — Tiago Alexandre Gantes Garcia, SARIMAX Modeling of Electricity Prices with Energy Storage Systems Integration, ISEL/IPL. Role: Examiner (Main Arguer).
   Keywords: time series forecasting, electricity markets, energy storage optimization, Decision Sciences
5. 2025 — David da Silva Cunha, Modelação de Modelos capazes de realizar Previsões da Procura Semanal, ISEL/IPL. Role: Supervisor.
6. 2024 — Catarina Jin, Planeamento de Afetação de Veículos de Transporte Público, MSc, ISEL/IPL. Role: Supervisor.
7. 2022 — Beatriz Leitão Luis, Optimization of Passive Shunted Damping Configurations for Displacement Amplitude Reduction of a Plate, MSc, IST/ULisboa. Role: Supervisor.
8. 2021 — Bruno Ribeiro Cotrim, Optimal Passive Shunted Damping Configurations for Noise Reduction in Sandwich Panels, MSc, IST/ULisboa. Role: Examiner (Arguer).
9. 2021 — Valéria Danalachi, Machine Learning Aplicado à Indústria dos Moldes, ISEL/IPL. Role: Examiner (Main Arguer).
10. 2021 — Joana Inês Cunha Cabral, Multi-Objective Meta-Heuristics Applied to Flexible Job Shop Scheduling Problems, MSc, IST/ULisboa. Role: Examiner (Main Arguer).
    Keywords: meta-heuristics, scheduling optimization, multi-objective optimization, Decision Sciences
11. 2019 — Fábio Miguel Cascalheira Aguincha, Otimização Multi-Objetivo de Placas Compósitas Curvas, MSc, IST/ULisboa. Role: Supervisor.
12. 2019 — Marco Fontana, Optimization of Composite Structural Components for Energy Absorption, MSc, IST/ULisboa. Role: Supervisor.
13. 2018 — Pedro Simão de Assunção Caldeira, Multi-Objective Topology Optimization for Bi-dimensional Structures, MSc, IST/ULisboa. Role: Supervisor.
14. 2018 — João Francisco Matos Alves Ferreira, Structural Analysis and Optimization of a UAV Wing, MSc, IST/ULisboa. Role: Supervisor.
15. 2016 — Ricardo Miguel Graça Aquino Vieira, High Speed Train Pantograph Models Identification, MSc, IST/ULisboa. Role: Supervisor.
16. 2016 — Iúri Marcelo Pinheiro Figueiredo, Previsão do Comportamento Mecânico e Otimização de Placas em Material Compósito Híbrido, MSc, IST/ULisboa. Role: Supervisor.
17. 2016 — José Miguel Candeias Santos Mareco, Otimização de Reforços em Painéis Planos com Vigas Standard Utilizando Métodos de Otimização Discreta para Critérios de Rigidez, MSc, IST/ULisboa. Role: Supervisor.
18. 2015 — Francisco Xavier Moreira Huhn, Aerodynamic Shape Optimization with the Adjoint Method, MSc, IST/ULisboa. Role: Examiner (Main Arguer).
19. 2015 — André Filipe Barata Pereira Gonçalves, Automated University Timetable Creation with Metaheuristics, MSc, ISEL/IPL. Role: Examiner (Main Arguer).
    Keywords: metaheuristics, scheduling, combinatorial optimization, Decision Sciences
20. 2013 — Paulo Ricardo Valentim Francisco, Simulation and Multi-Objective Optimization of Road Traffic Accidents, MSc, IST/ULisboa. Role: Examiner (Main Arguer).
21. 2006 — Margarida Cristina Pereira da Silva Oliveira, Resolução Numérica de Equações Diferenciais pelo Método dos Elementos Finitos. Conceitos Fundamentais e Aplicações, MSc, FC/ULisboa. Role: Examiner (Main Arguer).

Evaluation Committees

1. 2025 — Member, Jury for recruitment of Junior Doctoral Researcher (Project UIDP/04044/2020), Instituto Politécnico de Leiria. Funded by FCT.
2. 2024 — Member of Selection Jury, Research Initiation Grant (BI/2024-IDMEC), project UIDB/50022/2020 (LAETA). Topic: numerical simulation and optimization of piezoelectric element distribution and shunt circuits for vibration reduction in composite panels. Jury: J. Miranda Guedes (President), A. Araújo, J. F. A. Madeira. IDMEC/IST, funded by FCT/MCTES.
3. 2024 — Member of Jury, Concurso documental interno de promoção à categoria de Professor Coordenador, área disciplinar de Matemática (Mat_ESTS), Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal. Edital nº 1726/2023, DR 2ª série, nº 184 (21-09-2023).
4. 2024 — Evaluator, Representative of the Department of Mathematics for the IDI&CA 2024 projects jury, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa.
5. 2023 — Member of Jury, Concurso documental para recrutamento de 2 postos de trabalho de Professor Coordenador, área disciplinar de Matemática, Universidade de Aveiro. CD-CTFP-183-SGRH/2022, DR 2ª série, nº 170 (02-09-2022).

Industry & Institutional Partnerships

• (2021–) Lusíadas Saúde — Hospital route optimization. Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) models for healthcare logistics, optimizing patient transport and medical supply distribution routes.
  Keywords: Vehicle Routing Problem, healthcare logistics, Operations Research, Decision Sciences
• (2020–) Paulo Duarte Group — Logistics optimization. Distribution route planning and fleet management models using Operations Research methods.
  Keywords: logistics optimization, fleet management, route planning, Decision Sciences
• (2020–) CGIUL/CML — Smart city analytics and urban data-driven decision-making. Mobility pattern analysis, urban indicator modelling, and data science applications for municipal planning in Lisbon.
  Keywords: smart city analytics, urban mobility, machine learning, geospatial analytics, Decision Sciences
• (2019–) Tecmic S.A. — Decision Sciences problems in public transport and intelligent transportation systems (ITS). Vehicle allocation planning, service optimization, and departure/arrival time estimation using machine learning. Multiple MSc theses supervised under this partnership.
  Keywords: public transport optimization, scheduling, vehicle allocation, machine learning, Decision Sciences
• (2019–) CML/EMEL — Urban mobility and Decision Sciences. Bike-sharing rebalancing optimization (Gira system, VRP), rental market analytics, and smart city mobility data analysis.
  Keywords: bike-sharing optimization, Vehicle Routing Problem, urban mobility, Decision Sciences
• (2018–2022) GALP/ENACOL (Cape Verde) — Maritime logistics optimization and Decision Support Systems. Optimal fuel distribution strategies across Cape Verdean islands, including ship capacity planning and multi-island routing. Formal cooperation protocol between institutions.
  Keywords: maritime logistics, multi-island routing, ship capacity planning, Operations Research, Decision Sciences
• (2020–2021) Delta Cafés (Novadelta S.A.) — Demand forecasting and inventory optimization. Predictive models for coffee stock management during COVID-19 disruptions, applying machine learning and time series analysis to supply chain decision-making under uncertainty.
  Keywords: demand forecasting, inventory optimization, supply chain, machine learning, Decision Sciences
• (2019–2020) Exide Technologies — Industrial scheduling optimization. Battery charging scheduling models using mathematical programming and optimization algorithms to improve production efficiency.
  Keywords: industrial scheduling, resource allocation, mathematical programming, Decision Sciences
• (2018–2019) CTT — Correios de Portugal — Postal delivery route optimization. Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) models for mail distribution networks, minimizing delivery costs and improving service coverage.
  Keywords: Vehicle Routing Problem, postal logistics, combinatorial optimization, Operations Research

Other Useful Links

• Titles in Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
• Optimization Algorithms and Methods (Wikipedia)
• Decision Tree for Optimization Software (NEOS)
• Using MATLAB with Python (MathWorks)
• Design Optimization (APMonitor)