João Nabais
Associate Professor
Contact:
- email: joao.nabais@esce.ips.pt

Polytechnic University of Setúbal
Department of Marketing and Logistics
Department of Marketing and Logistics
Highest degree:
Doctorate
Degree name:
Mechanical Engineering
Area of expertise:
Engineering and technology
Skills:
João Lemos Nabais holds a Ph.D. from the University of Lisbon, Instituto Superior Técnico, with a dissertation titled “Modeling, Monitoring, and Control of Transportation Networks – A Multi-Agent Flow Perspective.” He is an associate professor at the Polytechnic University of Setúbal in the School of Business Sciences. He served as Coordinator of the Bachelor’s Program in Distribution and Logistics Management from 2014 to 2020. He was Deputy Director of the School of Business Sciences from 2017 to 2025, responsible for curricular internships and community relations. He is currently a member of the Installation Committee of the Sines School of Sustainability, Industry, and Digital Technologies. He is the author of 7 articles in scientific journals, 5 book chapters, and 21 papers presented at international conferences. His research interests focus on logistics and supply chains, with applications in transportation chains and, in particular, synchromodal transportation, which requires cooperation among port communities in a manner similar to the concept of the Physical Internet.
E3UDRES2 Areas of interest:
Digital Solutions and (Applied) Deep Tech for RegionsResilient Economy and Innovation for Regions