Multidimensional Sustainability: Transitions and Convergences - Proceedings of ISPGAYA 2022

This volume contains the proceedings of the 2022 iteration of the ISPGAYA meeting, titled 'Multidimensional Sustainability: Transitions and Convergences' and held on September 29 and 30th, 2022 in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.  The conference and resulting book intend to explore the involvement of Portugal, a country on the semi-periphery of the world system, in developments regarding the understanding of and progress toward sustainability. The conference was organized by ISPGAYA, an institution belonging to the private polytechnic higher education system in Portugal, and brought together participants from around the world. This volume intends to establish a milestone in the multidimensional approach to the theme of sustainability, affirming the concept's multi- and interdisciplinary nature and bringing together scholars across disciplines.


Fernando Luís Almeida has a Ph.D. in Computer Science Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto (FEUP). He also holds an MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship and in Informatics Engineering from FEUP. He has around 12 years of teaching experience at higher education levels in the field of computer science and management. He has also worked for 20 years in several positions as a software engineer and project manager for large organizations and research centers like Critical Software, CICA/SEF, INESC TEC, and ISR Porto. He is a founder member of the International Association of Innovation Professionals. He has more than 220 scientific publications indexed in WoS, Scopus and Google Scholar. His current research areas include innovation policies, entrepreneurship, sustainability, and decision support systems.