Program

Program Overview

Thursday, 29 October 2026

• 08:45-09:15 Registration (IPS/ESCE)
• 09:15-09:45 Opening session - Teresa Costa (Conference Chair) and Pedro Pardal (ESCE Dean) (Auditorium)
• 09:45-10:15 Keynote lecture - Invited speaker: Resilient and Sustainable Regions in the Context of Green, Digital and Social Transitions (Auditorium)
• 10:15-10:40 Pro-President - Raquel Barreira: Building Research Excellence Together: the E³UDRES² Applied Research Centers initiative
• 10:40-11:00 Coffee break
• 11:00-12:15 Special Session 1 - Resilient Tourism Territories: Governance, Innovation and Adaptation for a Sustainable Future (Auditorium)
• 12:15-13:30 Special Session 2 - INnovative and Sustainable iGovernance for High-Value Tourism (Auditorium)
• 12:15-13:30 – Parallel Sessions - Slot 1 (Rooms A, B, C)
  • Session 1 – Ports, sustainable logistics, artificial intelligence and decision support (Room A)
  • Session 2 – Tourism, events, digital marketing and destination resilience (Room B)
  • Session 3 – Circular economy, territorial sustainability and climate adaptation (Room C)
• 13:30-14:30 Light lunch/networking
• 14:30-15:00 Transfer to the boarding point
• 15:00-17:00 Boat trip (Setúbal/Sado)
• 17:00 End of Day 1 activities

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Friday, 30 October 2026

• 09:00-10:15 – Parallel Sessions - Slot 2 (Rooms A, B, C)
  • Session 4 – Society, education, behaviour and human sustainability (Room A)
  • Session 5 – Finance, SMEs, assets and sectoral economic resilience (Room B)
  • Session 6 – Environment, pollution, environmental health and bioremediation (Room C)
• 09:00-10:30 Special Session 3 - Connected Minds Projects (Casa da Baía)
• 10:15-10:45 Coffee break
• 10:45-12:00 – Parallel Sessions - Slot 3 (Rooms A, B, C)
  • Session 7 – Bioengineering, biomolecules and analytical methods (Room A)
  • Session 8 – Cognition, learning and human-centred sustainability (Room B)
  • Session 9 – Digital transformation, marketing and sustainable tourism (Room C)
• 10:30-12:30 Special Session 4 - Sustainability and Circular Models (Casa da Baía)
• 12:00-13:15 Lunch
• 13:15-14:15 Special Session 5 - EUDRES CoE (Auditorium)
• 14:15-15:30 – Parallel Sessions - Slot 4 (Rooms A, B, C, D)
  • Session 10 – Circular construction, materials and urban transformation (Room A)
  • Session 11 – Circular bioeconomy, agriculture and regional food systems (Room B)
  • Session 12 – Entrepreneurship, regional development and financial resilience (Room C)
  • Session 13 – Water, climate resilience and environmental biotechnology (Room D)
• 15:30-16:00 Coffee break
• 16:00-17:00 Special Session 6 - ESG and Financing Report for Resilient and Sustainable Regions / ESG e Relato Financeiro para Regiões Resilientes e Sustentáveis (Auditorium)
• 17:00 Closing session (Auditorium)

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Detailed Sessions

Parallel Sessions – Slot 1

Parallel Session 1 – Ports, sustainable logistics, artificial intelligence and decision support (Room A)

• Towards an Integrated Assessment Framework for UAV Adoption in Sustainable Port Logistics
  Gilvan Lima; Tiago Pinho; Marcela Castro; Ana Mendes; Inês Ferreira
• Towards Resilient and Sustainable Port Regions: Assessing UAV Adoption Through an Integrated Efficiency and Sustainability Framework
  Gilvan Lima; Ana de Jesus Mendes; Marcela Castro; Tiago Pinho
• Artificial Intelligence as an Enabler of Resilient and Sustainable Port Ecosystems: Insights from a Bibliometric Review
  Maria Rosilene Sabino; Ana de Jesus Mendes; Marcela Castro; Tiago Pinho
• Multi-Attribute Decision-Making: Weighting Criteria Analysis
  Nuno R. Costa; João M. Lourenço

Parallel Session 2 – Tourism, events, digital marketing and destination resilience (Room B)

• Event-Level Coordination Practices in Tourism Events: A Qualitative Study of Operational Routines Among Event Organisers
  Filipe Segurado Severino; Teresa Costa; Célia M. Q. Ramos
• How Tourists Narrate Resilience: A Qualitative Exploration of Destination Experiences
  Soufiane Benhaida; Rositsa Röntynen; Larbi Safaa
• Digital Marketing, Competitiveness and Customer Relationships in Tourism Companies
  Yolanda José; Teresa Costa; Filipe Segurado Severino
• Pet-Friendly Tourism as a Pathway Towards Resilient and Sustainable Destinations: A Four-Pillar Framework
  Laura Cruz; Filipe Segurado Severino

Parallel Session 3 – Circular economy, territorial sustainability and climate adaptation (Room C)

• Emerging Organisational Pathways for Operationalising Doughnut Economics: Insights from a Bibliometric and Qualitative Analysis
  Sandrina B. Moreira
• Exploring the Determinants of Circular Practices in Leisure by Households Using the Theory of Planned Behavior: A Qualitative Directed Content Analysis
  Chathrika Kawmadi Lokuliyana; Aija van der Steina
• Solid Waste Management in Coastal Tourist Destinations: The Case of the Guardiãs do Sado and Its Contributions to the Circular Economy and Sustainable Tourism
  Luísa Carvalho; Pedro Pardal; Silvio Roberto Stefani; Josiane Rodrigues dos Santos; Ronaldo José Seramim; Célia Kozak; Juliana Terluk Kuchla
• Resiliência à Seca em Moçambique: Uma Perspetiva a Partir de Soluções Baseadas na Natureza
  Felizardo Masseko; José Mendes; Vasco Manta

Parallel Sessions – Slot 2

Parallel Session 4 – Society, education, behaviour and human sustainability (Room A)

• Agent-Based Modeling in Science Education and Research: Exploring Its Role in Understanding Resilient and Sustainable Systems
  Fábio Ferrentini Sampaio
• Family-Based Physical Activity as a Driver of Social Resilience and Human Sustainability: a Human Ecology Perspective
  Susana Garradas; Carolina A. Cabo; Mário C. Espada; José A. Parraça
• Model for Evaluation Factors That Influence Participation in Physical Activity Programs
  Carla Ramires; Paula V. Martins; Sílvia C. Fernandes; Jack Shakespeare; Eloy Mazon
• Dysfunction and the Reproduction of Structural Hole: Japan’s Community-Reactivating Cooperator Squad in Miyagi
  Haoyu Yao

Parallel Session 5 – Finance, SMEs, assets and sectoral economic resilience (Room B)

• Public Incentives, Structural Heterogeneity and SME Financial Performance: Evidence from Portuguese SMEs (2014–2023)
  Carlos Faustino; Carlos Borralho; Maria Basílio; André Carvalho
• The Profitability Trap: Firm Resilience in the European Accommodation Industry
  Carina Ramos Jesus; Luís Miguel Serra Coelho; Célia Maria Quitério Ramos
• Regenerative Asset Intelligence as a Framework for Resilient Residential Assets in Portugal
  Eduardo Amaral
• Determinants of the Performance of the Iberian Banking Sector (Portugal and Spain)
  Celina Sousa; Maria Basílio

Parallel Session 6 – Environment, pollution, environmental health and bioremediation (Room C)

• When Nanoplastics Meet Toxic Metals: Consequences for Bioaccumulation and Antioxidant Responses in Lettuce
  Susana Piçarra; Lara Araújo; Hugo F. Silva; Nelson Silva; José Coelho; Cristina Oliveira; Manuel Matos; Ana Maria Barreiros
• Oxidative Potential of Fine Particulate Matter in Sleep Environments: Assessing Human Exposure in Lisbon Dwellings
  Sara Gonçalves; Sergio Mendez; António Ferreira; Cristina M. Oliveira; Estela Vicente; Célia Alves; Susana Marta Almeida; Joana Lage; Carla Gamelas; Nuno Canha
• Isolation of Endemic Bacteria Isolated from Mining Sites in Sonora for Bioremediation of Lead Contamination
  Jennifer Peña Peralta; Jonathan de la Vega Olivas
• Development of a Colorimetric Method to Quantify Cr(VI) on Cultured Media for Bioremediation Applications
  Susana María Arreola Vega; Guadalupe Lopez Aviles; Francisco Javier Almendariz Tapia; Leticia Garcia Rico; Jonathan de la Vega Olivas

Parallel Sessions – Slot 3

Parallel Session 7 – Bioengineering, biomolecules and analytical methods (Room A)

• Analysis of the Use of Disaccharides for the Formulation of Nucleic Acid Stabilizing Solutions to Eliminate Cold Chain Dependency
  Dainery Ramos Capote; Guadalupe Lopez Aviles; Francisco Javier Almendariz Tapia; Patricia Guerrero German; Ana Gabriela Gonçalves Neves Gomes; Jonathan de la Vega Olivas
• Quantification of Cortisol in Sweat by Electrochemical Impedance
  German Javier Rivera Pacheco; Perla Patricia Alday Lara; Edgardo Uriel León Salguero; Jesús Porcayo Calderon; Jonathan de la Vega Olivas
• Occurrence and Characterization of Pigments in the Sea Star Astropecten aranciacus (Echinodermata: Asteroidea)
  David Leitão-Silva; Jorge Lobo-Arteaga; Sonia A. P. Santos; Pedro M. Costa
• A 96-Well Microplate Approach for Screening Microalgal Growth Responses to Wine Polyphenols
  Wilson Júnior; Gabriela Gomes; Carla Amarelo Santos

Parallel Session 8 – Cognition, learning and human-centred sustainability (Room B)

• Visualizing the Dualism of Psyche in the Deep Cognition
  Svitlana Manzhara
• Knowledge, Attitudes and Consumption of Fermented Foods Among Portuguese Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
  Ana Maria Pires; Ana Cláudia Sousa
• Improving Indoor Comfort Conditions in Educational Spaces
  Daniela-Roxana Tămaș-Gavrea; Raluca Iștoan; Simona Emanuela Stanca; Alina-Iulia Verdeș
• From Data to Lived Experience: Transformative Learning Methodology
  Sandrina B. Moreira; Lurdes Pedro; Aldina Soares; Cláudia Coelho; Célia Quintas; José Rebelo

Parallel Session 9 – Digital transformation, marketing and sustainable tourism (Room C)

• A Quantitative Study of the Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Colombia’s Coffee Industry
  Glyn Atwal; Aniket Sengupta; Douglas Bryson
• Marketing Strategies and Sustainability: A PRISMA-Based Bibliometric and Systematic Literature Review
  Albérico Rosário; Paula Lopes; Filipe Rosário
• Digital Transformation, Marketing, and Sustainable Development: A Bibliometric Review and Future Research Agenda
  Albérico Travassos Rosário; Carla Viana

Parallel Sessions – Slot 4

Parallel Session 10 – Circular construction, materials and urban transformation (Room A)

• From Assembly to Disassembly: Circular Pathways in Modular Housing
  Kenza Belkhiri
• Towards a Resilient Tomorrow: Upcycling Textile Waste in the Building Materials Sector
  Raluca Iștoan; Daniela-Roxana Tămaș-Gavrea; Ana-Alexandra Deak; Karina-Sabina Sbiera
• Adaptive Transformation of Historical Canals and Quay Walls in Java, Indonesia
  Bjorn Hettema; Bram Entrop; Chely Novia Bramiana
• Urban Regeneration and Transportation Infrastructure Redesign in Upstate New York
  Carlos Balsas

Parallel Session 11 – Circular bioeconomy, agriculture and regional food systems (Room B)

• From Waste to Resource: Farmers’ Perspectives on Developing Circular Wool Value Chains in Romania
  Corina Sosdean; Emanoil Linul
• Towards a One Health-Based Resilience Framework for Regional Food Systems: A Pesticide Use Case from Lower Saxony, Germany
  Hannah Schöneberg; Melanie Speck; Julia Heinz; Kirsten Reichardt; Robin Becker; Tim Stelzner; Stefan Stiene; Martin Atzmueller; Antje Risius
• Microalgae-Based Fertilisers for Low-Impact Agriculture
  Valter Mateus; Ana Gabriela Gomes; Carla Amarelo Santos; Ana Cláudia de Sousa Coelho
• Polyphenol Extraction and Purification from Winery By-Products Collected After Red Wine Fermentation
  Clementina Bernardo Mendes; Carla A. Santos; Ana Gabriela Gomes

Parallel Session 12 – Entrepreneurship, regional development and financial resilience (Room C)

• From Necessity to Action: Rethinking Regional Development for a Sustainable Future
  Carmina S. Nunes; Susana Garrido
• Artificial Intelligence in Entrepreneurship Education: Competencies, Challenges, and Trends from a Delphi Panel of Entrepreneurs in a IPS StartUp Ecosystem
  Hortense Santos; Luísa Carvalho; Josiane Rodrigues dos Santos; Silvio Roberto Stefani; Ronaldo José Seramim
• Gross e Net Ceiling: variáveis que convertem a Capacidade Financeira Bruta em Capacidade Financeira Líquida
  José Carlos Correia; Jorge Robalo; Cândido Peres
• Building Local Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for Regional Resilience: Evidence from an Integrated Development Initiative in Portugal
  Pedro Mares; Teresa Costa; Filipe Severino

Parallel Session 13 – Water, climate resilience and environmental biotechnology (Room D)

• Wastewater-Based Epidemiology: the Challenge of Thermal-Driven Viral RNA Instability
  Denise Barros; Afonso Marques Morais; Gabriela Gomes; Ana Cláudia Coelho; Helena Caria; Marta Campos Justino
• Selection and Characterization of Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Resilience in Mediterranean Agro-Silvo-Pastoral Ecosystems
  Vittorio de Oliveira Pavan; Maria Paula Mendes
• Towards Resilient Water Treatment Using Bioremediation and Biomass-Based Approaches
  Gonçalo Soares; Kiné Deme; Thyphaine Maerten; Camille Menard; Gabriela Gomes; Ana Cláudia Coelho; Carla Amarelo Santos; Maria de Fátima Serralha; Susana Piçarra
• Mountain Oases in Transformation: A Dynamic Assessment of Water Resilience
  Bouchra Kouissi; Julien Burte; Younes Bekkar; Hela Gasmi; Khadija Jaafary; Eduardo Sávio Passos Rodrigues Martins; Jader de Oliveira Santos; Nassreddine Maatala