André M. Carvalho is Assistant Professor of Quality Engineering and Management at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

He holds an Integrated Master’s in Industrial Engineering and Management from the University of Minho and a PhD in Engineering Design and Advanced Manufacturing through the MIT Portugal Program. During his doctoral studies, he was a Visiting Student Researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a Visiting Scholar at Northeastern University. He also completed postdoctoral research at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), focusing on digital tools for quality and risk management.

Before joining academia, he held professional roles in quality management and logistics at Bosch Portugal and Logoplaste Brazil. His research focuses on quality and performance management, organizational culture, systems thinking, agility, sustainability, and organizational transformation. His work has received international recognition from organizations including the Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) Society, the International Academy for Quality (IAQ), and the American Society for Quality (ASQ).