Agostinho da Silva
Researcher
Agostinho da Silva has been the co-founder and managing director of CEI-Zipor Engineering Group (www.ceigroup.net) since 1995. As core-business, the CEI-Zipor group of companies develop and manufactures advanced industrial technologies for mineral resources, aeronautics, footwear, and automotive, among other sectors, and exports to Germany, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Belgium, Canada, USA, United Arab Emirates, New Zealand, Portugal, Netherlands, Qatar among others. He has a PhD in Management (Industry 4.0 Improving) from Evora University; Advanced Studies (PhD) in Operations Management and Logistics from ISCTE (Supply Chains 4.0); Advanced Studies (PhD) in Industrial Management from FEUP (Industry 4.0); MSc degree in Naval Engineering from Escola Superior Náutica Infante D. Henrique; MSc degree in Strategy and International Investment from Instituto Superior de Gestão. He is attending a Master's Degree in Cyber-Security and Forensic Computing at the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria; Degree in Naval Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Chemical Engineering. He is coordinator and researcher in 27 National and European R&D Projects, involving 29 research centres over a hundred national and foreign companies and over four hundred researchers.

PhD in Industrial Engineering and Management, Industry 4.0 and Service Innovation, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, 2021.
PhD in Management, Improving Industry 4.0 through the Service Science, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal, 2018.
Silva, A.; Capela, C.; Dionísio, A.; Rabadão, C.: "Impacto da Transição Digital nas Rochas Ornamentais em Portugal"; Edições InovSTONE4.0® ( ), Estremoz, Portugal, 2020.
Silva, A.: "Improving Blue Economy Through Industry 4.0"; Edições InovSTONE4.0® ( ), Estremoz, Portugal, 2019.
Silva, A.: "Práticas e Tecnologias Lean Thinking "; Edições InovSTONE4.0® ( ), Estremoz, Portugal, 2019.
Silva, A.: "Improving Industry 4.0"; Edições InovSTONE4.0® ( ), Estremoz, Portugal, 2018.
Barroso, S.; Pinto, F. R.; Silva, A.; Silva, F. G.; Duarte, A. M.; Gil, M. M.: "The Circular Economy Solution to Ocean Sustainability: Innovative Approaches for the Blue Economy"; Mapping, Managing, and Crafting Sustainable Business Strategies for the Circular Economy, Susana S. Rodrigues, Paulo J. Almeida and Nuno M. C. Almeida (Editor), , 139-165 pp., IGI Global (9781522598855), Hershey, USA, 2020.
Ramalho, A. L.; Silva, A.; Gaspar, M. C.; Capela, C.; Celorrio-Barragué, L.; Glăvan, D. O.: "Enhanced Reconditioning of Heavy-Duty Pulp Industry Equipment: Advantages of Abrasive Waterjet Cutting"; Handbook of Research on Driving Industrial Competitiveness With Innovative Design Principles, Luís Farinha and Daniel Raposo (Editor), , 219-235 pp., IGI Global (9781799836285), Hershey, USA, 2020.
Vilas-Boas, J.; Mirnoori, V.; Razy, A.; Silva, A.: "Outlining a New Collaborative Business Model as a Result of the Green Building Information Modelling Impact in the AEC Supply Chain"; Collaborative Networks and Digital Transformation, L. M. Camarinha-Matos, H. Afsarmanesh, D. Antonelli (Editor), , 405-417 pp., Springer (978-3-030-28464-0), Cham, Switzerland, 2019.
Silva, A.; Cardoso, A. J. M.: "Navigating the Digital Shift: A Service Blueprint for Coopetition Technology-Enabled Network"; Telkomnika (Telecommunication Computing Electronics and Control), Vol. 22, No. 5, pp. 1138-1146, October, 2024.
Silva, A.; Cardoso, A. J. M.: "Value Creation in Technology-Driven Ecosystems: Role of Coopetition in Industrial Networks"; Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research, Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 2343-2359, September, 2024.
Silva, A.; Cardoso, A. J. M.: "Enhancing Operational Scale in SMEs Through Coopetition: Insights from the Portuguese Ornamental Stone Industry"; Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 1-12, #100363, September, 2024.
Silva, A.; Cardoso, A. J. M.: "Advancing BIM and Sustainability with Coopetition: Evidence from the Portuguese Stone Industry"; Applied System Innovation, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 1-18, August, 2024.
Silva, A.; Cardoso, A. J. M.: "Carbon Footprint Reduction on Manufacturing SMEs from Digital Technologies"; Earth & Planetary Insights, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 23-36, July, 2024.
Silva, A.; Cardoso, A. J. M.: "Coopetition with the Industrial IoT: A Service-Dominant Logic Approach"; Applied System Innovation, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 1-17, #47, June, 2024.
Silva, A.; Cardoso, A. J. M.: "Co-Opetition and the Industrial Internet of Things: A Strategic Framework for Operational Efficiency in the Portuguese Ornamental Stone Sector"; Administrative Sciences, Vol. 14, No. 6, pp. 1-16, #125, June, 2024.
Silva, A.; Almeida, I.: "Coastal Erosion: from Coastal Natural Resources Loss to Territorial Imbalances"; International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 4-7, March, 2021.
Silva, A.; Gil, M. M.: "Industrial Processes Optimization in Digital Marketplace Context: A Case Study in Ornamental Stone Sector"; Results in Engineering, Vol. 7, No. , pp. 1-9, September, 2020.
Silva, A.; Almeida, I.: "Towards INDUSTRY 4.0 | a case STUDY in ornamental stone sector"; Resources Policy, Vol. 67, No. , pp. , August, 2020.
Silva, A.; Dionísio, A.; Coelho, L.: "Improving Industry4.0 Through the Service Science"; International Journal of Service Sciences, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 58-80, June, 2020.
Silva, A.; Gil, M. M.; Duarte, E.: "Service Innovation | A Service Blueprinting for Industry 4.0"; International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research, Vol. 52, No. 2, pp. 33-49, June, 2020.
Silva, A.; Dionísio, A.; Coelho, L.: "Improving Industry 4.0 | A Service Science Perspective"; International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research, Vol. 52, No. 2, pp. 17-32, June, 2020.
Silva, A.; Dionísio, A.; Almeida, I.: "Enabling Cyber-Physical Systems for Industry 4.0 operations: A Service Science Perspective"; International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering, Vol. 9, No. 8, pp. 838-846, June, 2020.
Silva, A.; Dionísio, A.; Coelho, L.: "Flexible-lean processes optimization: A case study in stone sector"; Results in Engineering, Vol. 6, No. , pp. 1-8, June, 2020.
Silva, A.; Dionísio, A.; Coelho, L.: "Methodological Research Design for Industry 4.0 | A Service Science Approach"; International Journal of Service Sciences, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 81-99, June, 2020.
Silva, A.; Rabadão, C.; Capela, C.: "Towards Industry 4.0 | A case study of BIM deployment in ornamental stones sector"; International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research, Vol. 52, No. 2, pp. 233-250, June, 2020.
Silva, A.; Cardoso, A. J. M.: "Design Science for Networks Designing: A Service-Dominant Logic Approach"; European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies, Porto, Portugal, pp. 35-42, July, 2024.
Silva, A.; Cardoso, A. J. M.: "Carbon Footprint Reduction on Manufacturing SMEs from Digital Technologies"; International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM, Vienna, Austria, pp. 523-529, November / December, 2023.
Silva, A.; Cardoso, A. J. M.: "Technology Paths towards Coopetition Ecosystems - The Portuguese Stone Sector"; Global Stone Congress, Batalha, Portugal, pp. , June, 2023.
Pata, A.; Silva, A.: "Risk Assessment and Management in Machine Manufacturing for the Stone Industry"; Global Stone Congress, Batalha, Portugal, pp. , June, 2023.
Silva, A.; Cardoso, A. J. M.: "BIM-based Supply Chain in AEC: New Challenges for Stone Companies"; Global Stone Congress, Batalha, Portugal, pp. , June, 2023.
Cremoni, C. E.; Vasco, J. C.; Capela, C.; Silva, A.; Gaspar, M. C.: "4.0 Concept in the Portuguese Natural Stone Cluster"; Global Stone Congress, Batalha, Portugal, pp. , June, 2023.
Almeida, I.; Silva, A.: "The Circularity Endeavour in the Ornamental Stone Sector"; International Conference on Power Electronics Machines and Drives, Cambridge, UK, pp. , September, 2022.
Razy, A.; Mirnoori, V.; Silva, J. M.; Silva, A.; Möhring, M. M.; Almeida, I.: "Sustainable Customer Relationship Management for BIM Procurement in the Ornamental Stones Cluster under Industry 4.0"; International Conference on Power Electronics Machines and Drives, Helsinki, Finland, pp. 1-10, June, 2019.
Domingues, S. F. C., "Co-Creation of Value in Digital Supply Chains (in Portuguese)", Supervisor: Silva, A., ISG - Business & Economics School, Portugal, 2024.
Loureiro, J. D., "Additive Manufacturing Technologies in Food Production: Case study | Food for the Elderly with Dysphagia", Supervisor: Silva, A., ISG – Business & Economics School, Portugal, 2023.
Magalhães, J. P. M. M., "Paths to Collaborative Production: The Footwear Sector in Portugal", Supervisor: Silva, A., ISG – Business & Economics School, Portugal, 2023.
Augusto, F., "Impact of Blockchain Technology on the Maritime Industry", Supervisor: Silva, A., ISG - Business & Economics School, Portugal, 2022.
Loureiro, J. D., "Additive Manufacturing Technologies in Food Production - Case Study | Food for the Elderly with Dysphagia (in Portuguese)", Supervisor: Silva, A., ISG - Business & Economics School, Portugal, 2022.
Albuquerque, A. C. P., "Brazilian Agri-Food Sector: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic (in Portuguese)", Supervisor: Silva, A., ISG - Business & Economics School, Portugal, 2022.
Perdigão, J. J. C., "Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Transition to the New Economy (in Portuguese)", Supervisor: Silva, A., ISG - Business & Economics School, Portugal, 2022.
Abreu, J. D. B., "Direct Digital Manufacturing in Traditional Sectors Case Study: Footwear Production (in Portuguese)", Supervisor: Silva, A., Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal, 2022.
Menezes, R. C. M. B., "CEI as a Stone Cluster Mobilizing Agent (in Portuguese)", Supervisor: Silva, A., ISG - Business & Economics School, Portugal, 2018.
Municipal Medal of Merit: Gold Grade (2024)
Awarded by the Oeiras Municipal Council
Career Award (2022)
Awarded by the Escola Superior Náutica Infante D. Henrique
Entrepreneurial Merit Gold Award (2017)
Awarded by the Municipality of São João da Madeira
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award (2015)
Awarded by the Associação Portuguesa de Capital de Risco e Desenvolvimento
Commander of the Order of Entrepreneurial Merit - Industrial Merit (2015)
Awareded by the President of the Portuguese Republic Cavaco Silva
AEP Technology Transfer Award (2009)
Awarded by the Associação Empresarial de Portugal